Energy Systems
This energy system is used for 0–10 seconds.
What is the ATP-PC system?
This plane divides the body into left and right halves.
Answer: What is the Sagittal Plane?
This macronutrient is the primary fuel source for high-intensity exercise.
Answer: What are carbohydrates?
This body system pumps blood throughout the body.
Answer: What is the Cardiovascular System?
This principle describes one muscle contracting while the opposite muscle relaxes.
Answer: What is reciprocal inhibition?
This energy system primarily uses carbohydrates and produces lactate.
What is the Glycolytic System?
Bending the elbow during a curl is this movement.
Answer: What is flexion?
This macronutrient is most important for muscle repair and recovery.
Answer: What is protein?
This body system controls hormones.
Answer: What is the Endocrine System?
These two proteins slide past each other during contraction.
Answer: What are actin and myosin?
This energy system is most active during a marathon.
Answer: What is the Oxidative System?
A lateral lunge is performed in what plane?
Answer: What is the frontal plane?
When an athlete experiences decreased strength, muscle cramping, loss of endurance, and focus?
Answer, what is dehydration.
This body system controls communication and reaction time and voluntary movements.
Answer: What is the Nervous System?
This muscle fiber type is primarily used for endurance events.
Answer: What is Type I Slow-Twitch?
This fuel source is stored in muscles and liver for high-intensity exercise.
Answer: What is glycogen?
This type of contraction occurs when lowering into a squat.
Answer: What is an eccentric contraction?
This nutrition strategy is recommended over relying on supplements for athletes.
Answer: What is a “food first” approach?
The system that breaks down food and is involuntary?
Answer, Digestive System.
This structure connects muscle to bone.
Answer: What is a tendon?
This energy system is the slowest but most sustainable.
Answer: What is the Oxidative System?
This movement occurs in the knee when kicking a soccer ball?
Answer: What is extension?
This term describes the stored form of carbohydrates in muscles and the liver.
Answer: What is glycogen?
This system is responsible for gas exchange?
Answer, Whats is Respiratory.
This training principle means gradually increasing difficulty over time.
Answer: What is progression?