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Student Name: David Stanton

Reference: Etheredge, C., Judge, L. W. , Bellar, David M. (2014) The effects of a personal oxygen
supplement on performance, recovery, and cognitive function during and after exhaustive exercise, Journal
of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(5), 1255-1262 doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000371

Brief Summary (250-word max)

Oxygen supplementation has been used for athletes in high altitude who experience
altitude sickness and has gained popularity for enhancing sport performance. This study
evaluated the efficacy of intermittent hyperoxia from a personal oxygen supplementation
(OS) on performance and respiratory responses during exhaustive exercise, and cognitive
function after exhaustive exercise. 20 college students participated in repeated measures
single blind, placebo-controlled design for this experiment. Each participant went through
a VO2 max assessment, and 2 runs to exhaustion at 80% VO2 speed while receiving
personal OS in a random order. Results of this study showed no significant effects for
time to exhaustion and respiratory measures during exercise, or heart rate during
recovery. RPE and pain scale measures during exercise also showed insignificant results
between the hyperoxia and placebo groups. Overall, the results of this study showed that
intermittent hyperoxia through personal oxygen supplementation did not have any
significant effects on performance, or cognitive function. These results contrast with
previous research which had found that oxygen significantly improved impaired reaction
time in hypoxic conditions. This study suggests that oxygen supplementation may not be
as effective of an ergonomic aid as expected, so consideration of these results showed be
taken prior to using similar supplementation.