Energy Systems & VO2 Max
Heat, Hydration & Environment
Muscle, Fatigue and Training
Nutrition and Hormones
Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Nervous System Category Name
100

Endurance training programs typically improve VO₂ max by this percentage range.

15% - 25%

100

This is the primary source of heat production during exercise.

Contracting skeletal muscles

100

This theory explains the mechanism of muscle contraction.

Sliding Filament Theory 

100

According to the AMDR, this percentage of calories should come from carbohydrates.

45- 65%

100

The motor neuron and all muscle fibers it innervates form this structure.

Motor Unit

200

Training-based improvements in VO₂ max are usually greatest in this type of individual.

Sedentary beginners

200

This physiological concept refers to maintaining a relatively constant internal environment.

Homeostasis

200

This structure stores calcium within skeletal muscle fibers.

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

200

This hormone is commonly called the “stress hormone.”

Cortisol

200

This term refers to the mechanical process of moving air in and out of the lungs.

Ventilation

300

Energy for a maximal effort 400-meter race comes from this combination of energy systems.

Aerobic AND anaerobic metabolism with most coming from anaerobic 

Anaerobic glycolysis

300

This term describes the inability to maintain power output during repeated contractions.

Fatigue

300

Initial increases in strength during the first 8 weeks of resistance training are primarily due to this.

Neural Adaptations

300

Hormones only affect tissues containing these.

Specific receptors

300

This ECG wave represents ventricular repolarization.

T Wave

400

These are the two major determinants of VO₂ max.

oxygen delivery by the cardiovascular system and oxygen use by skeletal muscle

400

Evaporation of sweat depends on these three environmental factors.

Temperature, wind speed, vapor pressure

400

Endurance training increasing mitochondrial density but not glycolytic capacity is an example of this principle.

Specificity 

400

Insulin secretion is highest after this type of meal.

High Carbohydrate meal

400

The rapid portion of EPOC is largely due to restoration of these substances.

Phosphocreatine and oxygen stores

500

To break the 2-hour marathon, scientists believe athletes need these three things.

uperior VO₂ max, excellent running economy, and a strict training regimen

500

These are the primary adaptations that occur during heat acclimatization

increased plasma volume, earlier onset of sweating, and a higher sweat rate

500

Delayed onset muscle soreness is most likely due to this.

Microscopic tears in muscle 

500

This term describes the increase in muscle glycogen after exhaustive exercise followed by a high-carbohydrate diet.

Glycogen supercompensation

500

Most oxygen in the blood is transported in this form.

Oxyhemoglobin

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