Adaptations Flashcards
1
Q
What adaptations are experienced with regard to ventilatory efficiency?
A
Improved ventilatory efficiency caused by:
- Increased strength and endurance of muscle.
2
Q
What are 6 peripheral adaptations that can occur with regard to oxygen utilization and at a tissue level?
A
- Increased myoglobin in muscles.
- Increased mitochondrial size + number.
- Increase in oxidative enzyme activity.
- Increased storage of glycogen + triglycerides in muscles.
- Increased oxygen capacity of slow + fast twitch fibres.
- Increased muscle hypertrophy.