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These events are most impaired at altitude.
What are aerobic activities?
The term for low barometric pressure.
What is hypobaria?
Individuals reduce their reliance on this fuel source during prolonged cold exposure.
What is fat?
This is how blood pressure and stroke volume differ between adults and children.
Lower in children
The body's preferred fuel at altitude during rest and exercise.
What are carbohydrates?
The primary methods of heat dissipation during resting conditions.
What are radiation and convection?
This part of the body has larger strength differences between men and women.
What is the upper body?
Children in a resistance training program primarily see strength gains due to this.
What is neural adaptations?
The IAAF policy on hyperandrogenism states female athletes must undergo testing for this.
What is testosterone?
How early you should arrive at your performance destination in order to acclimatize.
What is two weeks?
The most variable component of energy expenditure.
What is TEA?
This happens to sweat glands with exercise training.
What is decrease electrolyte content of sweat secretion?
Precooling has shown improvement in these sports events.
What is endurance events?
Kidney's excrete this at altitude to help offset alkalosis at altitude and return the blood pH values back to normal.
What is bicarbonate?
This is when a core temperature is not excessively high, but an athlete is still exhibiting dizziness; nausea or vomiting, and a rapid, weak pulse.
What is heat exhaustion?
This is how older adults compensate for reduced blood flow during exercise to maintain oxidative capacity.
What is enhanced muscle oxygen extraction?
The difference in oxygen consumption between adults and children running at the same absolute intensity is due to this.
What is running economy?
This activity will increase resting metabolic rate.
What is resistance training?
Muscle adaptations to microgravity environments
What are decrease muscle size and strength?
What combination of living and training will lead to the best running performance?
live high, train low
The recommended macronutrient diet from the dietary guidelines for Americans.
45-65% carbohydrates
25-35% fat
10-30% protein
A mineral present in hemoglobin and myoglobin and its critical for oxygen transport.
What is iron?
This hormone is secreted from the kidneys and stimulates red blood cell production.
EPO (erythropoietin)
Athletes should lose weight gradually to preserve their fat free mass (FFM). They should lose more more than this amount of weight weekly.
What is two pounds?
An individual weighing 180lbs and exercises for 30min should consume this much water during the day.
102 oz