Altitude training for long-distance runners was started in 1990 at Kunming in China and Colorado in USA.The Altitude training of the athletes was carried out with the scientific committee members from 1990 to 1994 at Colorado.The Scientific data related to the changes of physical and mental condition were collected precisely during whole altitude training period.Based on the physical condition for each athlete,the appropriate altitude,training period,times of repetition and combination of other training methods were designed.These training were not always particular with the changes of hemoglobin.Therefore,most of Japanese athletes was not affected about "the living high and training low" method.The "LH&TL" takes a cost for Japanese.On the other side,hypoxic training was adapted to the athletes of speed-skating using a hypoxic tent or the mask method to inspire hypoxic air.Most of athletes who engaged these training got positive results in their performance of the special athletic event.