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Episode #241: Anemia
Barbell Medicine Podcast
How Does Anemia Affect Sports Performance?
Anemia in athletes does not actually result in a true anemia, but rather a decrease in hematocrit and hemoglobin caused by endurance training. This is due to exercise-induced plasma volume expansion, where the body increases plasma volume to adapt to endurance exercise. While athletes have lower hemoglobin concentration than the general population, their absolute hemoglobin mass is actually increased to meet the oxygen demands of exercising muscles.
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