ATP-PC Energy System
Name a sport/event that mainly uses the ATP-PC energy system?
100m sprint, Shot Put, Hammer Throw
(Anything explosive that is sub 15 seconds)
Name a sport/event that mainly uses the Anaerobic Glycolysis energy system?
200m sprint, 100m freestyle, Long Jump
(Anything that is over 10 seconds but under 2 minutes and dosen't require oxygen)
Name a sport/event that mainly uses the Aerobic energy system?
Marathon, Football, Basketball, 5km running race
(Anything that requires oxygen and last over 2 minutes)
What are the 3 ways fuel is stored in the body?
Fat, Carbohydrates, Protein
What would be an appropriate test for speed for a group of school kids?
20m sprint test
What fuel does the ATP-PC energy system require?
Creatine Phosphate
What fuel does the Anaerobic Glycolysis energy system use?
Carbohydrates
What fuel(s) does the Aerobic Energy System use?
Oxygen, Carbohydrates and Protein
What is an amino acid?
A fuel derived from protein.
List one Cardiovascular and one Muscular fitness component:
Cardiovascular: Agility, Anaerobic, Power Flexibility, Aerobic Power, Body Composition.
Muscular: Speed, Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, Muscular Power.
What period of time does the ATP-PC Energy System dominant for?
Up to 15 seconds
What period of time does the Anaerobic Glycolysis Energy System dominant for?
Up to 75 seconds
What period of time does the Aerobic Energy System dominant for?
2 minutes to multiple hours
What is the function of carbohydrates?
To fuel the body and give energy
What fitness component would a 1-RM bench press test for?
Muscular Strength
How is ATP resynthesised?
To restore or 'replenish’ ATP The energy requirement is achieved via the breakdown of different fuels including: carbohydrates (CHO), fats (lipids) and proteins.
ADP + Pi + energy <---> ATP
The substance that accumulates in the muscle during Anaerobic Glycolysis is known as?
Latic Acid
What are the by products of the aerobic energy system?
Water and Carbon Dioxide
Carbohydrates are stored in our muscles as?
Glycogen
Define Muscular Endurance:
How much ATP is produced by the breakdown of 1 glucose molecule in the ATP-PC Energy System?
0.7-1
What Anaerobic Glycolysis?
The transformation of glucose to energy with no oxygen
How does the Aerobic Energy System replenish ATP?
Uses carbohydrate and oxygen to replenish ATP
What are excess Carbohydrates stored as?
Adipose Tissue
Define Body composition:
Body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone, water, and muscle in human bodies.