Why does carbohydrate loading work? Carbohydrate loading useful for what type of athletes?
It increases the glycogen that is stored in body. The more glycogen the longer fatigue can be delayed in endurance sports.
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Define a motor unit and innervation ratio.
A motor unit is a motor neuron and all the muscle fibers that it innervates.
The innervation ratio is the ratio of the number of muscle fibers per motor neuron.
400
Prevention of dehydration during exercise is important to maximize athlete's performance. How do you ensure adequate hydration?
Hydrate prior to performance
Consume 150-300 ml of fluid every 15-20 min
Ensure adequate rehydration
Monitor urine color
400
Following an endurance training program, your body has an Increased capacity of skeletal muscles to extract oxygen from arterial blood. Why?
Increase in capillary density
Increase in mitochondria number (and aerobic enzyme levels)
400
What is oxygen deficit? Why is it lower following endurance training?
lack in oxygen uptake at beginning of exercise. Energy requirement can be met earlier by oxidative ATP production at the onset of exercise. Less lactate and H+ formation, Less PC depletion.
400
Why might a combined strength and endurance training program lead to lower gains in strength than strength training alone?
Neural factors
Low muscle glycogen content
Overtraining
Depressed protein synthesis
400
Most, if not all, of the increase in muscle size due to strength training is the result of
What is hypertrophy?
500
Evaporation depends on what 3 things?
Temp & relative humidity
Convective currents around the body
Amount of skin surface exposed
500
The primary signal during resistance training is an _____________ which leads to _______________.
Increase in muscle stretch
Muscle hypertrophy
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What are the contractile properties of muscle fibers that are highest in type IIx?
Maximal force production
Speed of contraction
Maximal power output
500
Explain the steps leading up to DOMS.
Strenuous muscle contraction results in muscle damage
Membrane damage occurs
Calcium leaks out of SR and collects in mitochondria
Activates proteases which degrade contractile proteins
Results in inflammatory process
Edema and histamines stimulate pain receptors
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What does the conversion of pyruvate to lactate require?