Chapter 14 – Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Question 1

Submaximal tests

Answer 1

A category of assessment methods in which test protocols do not reach the maximal capacities of the systems; maximal measures are predicted by incorporating physiological responses to these submaximal workloads.

Question 2

Heart rate training zone

Answer 2

A heart rate range relative to an individual’s heart rate max that should be maintained during cardiovascular training to obtain targeted adaptations.

Question 3

Graded exercise test

Answer 3

An evaluation of cardiorespiratory capacity in which periodic increases in intensity are employed to achieve maximal or sub maximal workloads, often using a treadmill or cycle ergometer.

Question 4

Max Heart Rate Formula

Answer 4

220 – age = Max HR

Question 5

Multifactor General Population Formula for Max Heart Rate in Men

Answer 5

Max HR = 203.9 – (0.812 x age) + (0.276 x RHR) – (0.084 x kg) – (4.5 x smoking code)

Question 6

Multifactor General Population Formula for Max Heart Rate in Women

Answer 6

Max HR = 204.8 – (0.718 x age) + (0.162 x RHR) – (0.105 x kg) – (6.2 x smoking code)

Question 7

Multifactor General Population Formula for Max Heart Rate in Obese Individuals

Answer 7

Max HR = 200 – (0.5 x age)

Question 8

Multifactor General Population Formula for Max Heart Rate in Older Adults

Answer 8

Max HR = 208 – (0.7 x age)

Question 9

Heart Rate Reserve Method

Answer 9

Heart Rate Reserve = Max HR – Resting HR

then

Training HR = (HRR x Training Intensity expressed as a percentage) + RHR

Question 10

Lactate threshold training

Answer 10

Lactate threshold training employs tactics that vary the amount of anaerobic contribution during the aerobic exercise bout.

Question 11

Lactate threshold

Answer 11

The point where lactate production equals the rate of lactate clearance.

Question 12

Cross Training

Answer 12

utilizes different exercise modes for aerobic improvements. In some cases, the exercise mode varies by exercise session. In other cases, different modes are used within the same workout.

Question 13

Cardio Circuit Training

Answer 13

Cardio circuit training is aerobic conditioning that utilizes different exercise types, and often total-body contributions during the exercise session.

Question 14

Fartlek training

Answer 14

Swedish for “speed play”, a training method that blends interval and aerobic training by using unstructured fluctuations of higher and lower intensity efforts.

Question 15

Positive feedback loop

Answer 15

A cyclic process in which the body’s response to a stimulus results in a further amplification of the stimulus.

Question 16

Hypoxia

Answer 16

Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.

Question 17

Shin splints

Answer 17

A common term for medial tibial stress syndrome, a condition characterized by pain along the inner edge of the tibia