TRAIN TO PLAY AT ALTITUDE
1 MOVE
IN JOHANNESBURG, where the British & Irish Lions play two Tests this summer, the rugby grounds are 1,880m above sea level, writes high-performance coach Adam Beard. Many great teams have fallen to the altitude-adapted Boks there – between 1928 and 2004, the All Blacks only won three Tests in 11 there.
As you increase elevation, barometric pressure decreases, making it harder for the body to utilise oxygen. Fatigue,
