Chapter 5: Adaptation to Anaerobic Training Flashcards
Objective Questions:
Discuss ways in which force output of a muscle can be increased.
Discuss basic neural adaptations to anaerobic training.
Explain responses of muscle, bone, and connective tissue to anaerobic training
Explain acute responses and chronic adaptations of the endocrine and cardiovascular systems to anaerobic training.
Discuss the potential for enhancement of muscle
strength/endurance/power, flexibility, and motor
performance during anaerobic training.
Recognize causes, signs, symptoms, and effects of overtraining and detraining.
High-intensity, intermittent bouts of exercise such as:
(in intervals)
(weight, plyometrics, speed)
anaerobic training
(hit training)
Neural Adaptations
Anaerobic training may elicit adaptations along the neuromuscular chain
neural adaptations typically occur before muscle morphological changes
Central Adaptations
Motor cortex activity increases with increased muscular force demands. (and learnig nw ones
Enhanced motor unit recruitment
Many neural changes with anaerobic training take place along descending corticospinal tracts…
Adaptations of Motor Units
What are the 3 affects of it?
“Increases in maximal strength and power of agonist muscles result from an increase in”
The More muscle fibers you can increase the more force you have:
1. Recruitment—More active motor units
2. Rate of Firing — Motor neurons propagate AP’s Fatser
3. Synchronization of Fire —More motor firing at the same time
Neuromuscular Junction
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Neuromuscular Reflex Potentiation
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Anaerobic Training and Electromyography Studies
An increase in EMG activity indicates greater neural activation
Neural adaptations —> increases neural drive
Size Principle
Predominate early in training
without significant increases in muscle
hypertrophy
Hypertrophy
occurs later in training (e.g., 4 weeks) but eventually plateaus over time
- Neural activity decreases with increases in hypertrophy, as muscle becomes more
efficient - Variation and progressive overload can lead to further neural adaptations over time
Cross-education
Training 1 limb can result in increased strength in other
(contralateral) limb
Bilateral deficit
Force produced through bilateral contractions < sum of
unilateral contractions
Antagonistic activity
Co-contraction of antagonists increases joint stability and
reduces risk of injury
Too much co-contraction can inhibit maximal force production
Too much co-contraction can inhibit maximal force production
Resistance training
reduces antagonist activity, increasing force production capabilities
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Do the muscle structurally change in respnse to anerobic training?
yes