Norwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken wore an elevation training mask when he was found dead in a hotel room in Italy, ...

The performance-enhancing altitude mask that Olympic hopeful Sivert Guttorm Bakken was wearing when he was found dead this week “is not part of the Norwegian Biathlon Association’s organized training ...

Keenan Lewis isn't willing to be the player in 2015 who gets beat during an opponent's two-minute drill. According to Joel A. Erickson of The New Orleans Advocate, Lewis has taken to wearing a ...

The thin air at high altitudes has long been recognized as a training superpower for athletes. If you live and train at altitude, you’ll likely wipe the floor with your lowland competitors. That’s why ...

Chet Fortune works out using an altitude training mask at to increase his lung capacity. Fortune is a co-owner of Warrior Fitness Center in La Vista. Video: Weird mask, great workout In April, a few ...

JUPITER, Fla.-- Athletes are always looking for the latest trend in sports technology to help them get a competitive edge. A handful of Miami Marlins, like several others around Major League Baseball, ...

Norwegian authorities have revealed that biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken was wearing an elevation training mask when found ...

Altitude training refers to exposing the body to hypoxic environments (those which limit the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues) long enough to elicit physiological adaptations. These adaptations ...

There’s a reason elite runners flock to towns such as Park City, Utah (altitude 6,936 feet above sea level), Flagstaff, ...