Antioxidants/ free radicals

Question 1

what are free radical/ reactant oxygen what do they damage where do they come from

Answer 1

contain unpaired electrons in outer shell
can create chain of many free rads
damage membranes, pro + dna
from mitochondria

Question 2

What are the exogenous Antioxidants

Answer 2

Vit. C
Vit E
carotenoids 
Flaveniods 
Ubiquinones

Question 3

free rads can be produced thru

Answer 3

normal ox. metabolism
redistribution of blood flow
immune respone
disruption of calcium homeostasis

Question 4

how does free rads affect signal cascade post workout

Answer 4

ROS iss signaling molecule that triggers muscle adaptive processes but too much antioxidants can interfere w the process.

Question 5

positives/ negatives of antioxidants

Answer 5

pos- recovery, less fatigue, less muscle damage

neg- less angiogenesis, less insulin sensitivity, less hypertrophy, recover

Question 6

The inflammatory response post ex. and how does antioxidants affect it

Answer 6

post ex. there is an increase in free rads+ inflammation
other immune cells such as neutrophils+ macrophages/monocytes are attracted to site (remove damaged tissue)

too much anti alter the recruitment of these cells and muscle regeneration process