Adaptations To Mod-High Intensity Activity

Question 1

Compensatory Hypertrophy Model

Answer 1

When another muscle needs to provide a load that it is normal under it will increase its CSA, amount of tension it can provide

Question 2

Intermittent Electrical Stimulation

Answer 2

Longer durations have a slowing of velocity

Short total time still recruits type 2x, better hypertrophy and force production

Question 3

Neural Adaptations due to Hypertrophy

Answer 3

Increased firing rates
Increased torque development
Improved timing and coordination
Initially all gains are due to neural

Question 4

Physiological Adaptations

Answer 4

Increase protein synthesis
Increase in pennation angle
Increase in growth hormone, testosterone and IGF
Increase in blood flow
Increase in NMJ (power)
Increase in non-contractile protein content