Chapter 5 Adaptations to Anaerobic Training Programs Flashcards
anaerobic training requires _ to be made at a faster rate than the aerobic energy system is capable of
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
what system is known as the anaerobic alactic system
phosphagen or creatine phosphate system
what system is known as the anaerobic lactic system
glycolytic system
the aerobic system has limited involvement in high intensity anaerobic activities, but during low intensity, it does play a role where?
recovery of energy sources during periods of low intensnity exercise or rest
sprints and plyometric drills primarily stress what system?
phosphagen system
for athletes, the integration of high intensity exercise with short rest periods is considered an important aspect of anaerobic training, why?
they are often required to perform near maximally under fatigued conditions during competitions
anaerobic training has the potential to elicit long term adaptations thru out the _
neuromuscular system
-starting in the high brain centers and continuing down to individual muscle fibers
how is augmented neural drive thought to occur?
- increased agonist muscle recruitment
- improved **neuronal firing rates **
- greater synchronization (in the timing of neural discharge during high intensity muscular contractions)
which occurs first, neural adaptations or skeletal muscle adaptations?
neural adaptations
- these typically occur before any structural changes in skeletal muscle are apparent
where does motor unit activation begin, and what is its intent?
hint: its intent is to produce max levels of _
increased motor unit activation begins in the higher brain centers, where the intent to produce maximal levels of muscular force and power causes motor cortex activity to increase
as the level of force developed rises, or when a new exercise/movement is being learned, __ is elevated to support the enhanced need for neuromuscular function
adaptations to anaerobic training methods are then reflected by substantial neural changes in the __ particularly along the descending __
primary motor cortex activity
spinal cord
corticospinal tracts
after anaerobic training methods, the recruitment of __ motor units has been shown to be elevated as a means to support heightened levels of __ expression
fast twitch
force
In untrained people or those rehabilitating from injury, Electrical stimulation has been shown to be more effective than voluntary activation in eliciting beneficial gains. This response indicates what?
these population’s inability to successfully activate all available muscle fibers
how much % of muscle tissue is activated during max efforts in untrained populations ?
71
what is the functional unit of neuromuscular system
motor unit
consisting of the __ and the __ that it activates, a motor unit may innervate
__ muscle fibers for small, intricate muscles
__ muscle fibers for large, powerful trunk and limb muscles
alpha motor neuron and the muscle fibers
<10
>100
which of the following does NOT improve during resistance training
a) aerobic power
b) muscular endurance
c) anaerobic power
d) rate of force production
e) vertical jump
f) sprint speed
aerobic power
which of the following does NOT improve during resistance training
a) fiber cross sectional area
b) capillary density
c) mitochondrial density
d) myofibrillar density
e) myofibrillar volume
f) cytoplasmic density
g) myosin heavy chain
capillary density - no change or decreases
mitochondrial density - decreases
myofibrillar density - no change
what enzyme activity does not change or is a variable resistance training adaptation?
lactate dehydrogenase
what enzyme activities increase as a result of resistance training adaptation?
creatine phosphokinase
myokinase
phosphofructokinase (PFK)
sodium potassium ATPase
which metabolic energy stores are sure to increase as a result of resistance training adaptation ?
a) stored ATP
b) stored creatine phosphate
c) stored glycogen
d) stored triglycerides
stored ATP, CP, glycogen
stored triglycerides MAY increase only
which connective tissue either does not change or increases as a result of resistance training adaptation?
bone density
which connective tissues increase as a result of resistance training adaptation
ligament strength
tendon strength
collagen content
what increases and decreases in body composition as a result of resistance training adaptation
FFM - increases
BF% - decreases
T OR F when expression of submaximal force is desired, all available motor units must be activated within a muscle
F, it’s maximal
gains in max strength and power of agonist muscles are generally associated with: increase in __, greater __ of neural discharge, increased rate of __ , combination of all these factors
increase in recruitment
greater synchronization of neural discharge
increased rate of firing - acts to coordinate activity of multiple muscles in synergy
with increased motor unit firing rates, muscle fibers are continually activated by subsequent __ before they have time to completely relax in a prior __
action potential
action potential
recruitment or derecruitment of motor units in an orderly manner is governed by what principle?
size principle
size principle represents the relationship between __ and __
motor unit twitch force and recruitment threshold
based on the size principle, how are motor units recruited?
they are recruited in an ascending order according to their recruitment thresholds and firing rates
what happens to muscle fiber size during heavy RT
gets bigger
max force prod not only requires the recruitment of a maximum percentage of available __ but also relies on the recruitment occurring at very high ___ which promotes _____
max percentage of available motor units
very high firing frequencies
summation of activated motor units
once a motor unit is recruited __ activation is needed for it to be recruited
less
Why is selective recruitment critical when force production is required at very high speeds for expression of muscular power?
it creates exceptions to the size principle, wherein one is able to inhibit lower threshold motor units and in their place activate higher threshold motor units
how is selective recruitment important in a CMJ?
as time between CM and subsequent jump takeoff is short (often less than 0.4s), there’s insufficient time to recruit all of the motor units in order and still do an explosive jump
T OR F selective recruitment appears to be beneficial intrinsic neural mechanism favoring explosive exercise
T
with heavy RT, all muscle fibers get __ because motor units are recruited in a __ order by their size to make high levels of force
larger i.e. hypertrophy
sequential
in advanced lifters, the CNS may adapt to allow to recruit some motor units in a _ order, by recruiting _ ones first to promote greater prod of power or speed in a movement
non sequential
larger
T OR F as muscle size increases it requires more neural activation to lift a given load
F, it requires less
T OR F increase in firing rate (vs recruitment) appears to be independent on muscle size
F, it’s dependent
what do smaller muscles and bigger muscles rely more on? firing rate or recruitment?
- smaller muscles rely more on increased firing rate (to modulate force)
- bigger muscles rely more on recruitment (due to size principle)
what is more critical in synchronization, timing of force production or overall level of force developed.
synchronization is potentially more critical to the timing of force production and less signficant with overall level of force developed
it is the interface between the nerve and the skeletal muscle fibers, and it represents another potential site for neural adaptation following anaerobic training
NMJ
After both high and low intensity running, what happens to the NMJ’s total area?
high intensity training had more dispersed, irregular shaped synapses and a greater total length of nerve terminal branching vs low intensity training, why?
In high-intensity training, the nervous system adapts to handle faster, more powerful muscle contractions by making synapses more irregular and nerve terminals longer, which helps with quick communication and greater muscle fiber recruitment.
In low-intensity training, the nervous system doesn’t need these same adaptations because the demand for speed and force is lower. Thus, synapses and nerve terminals remain more regular and shorter.
anaerobic training causes positive changes in the __ of the neuromuscular system and enhances the magnitude and RFD via this __
stretch reflex
reflex
this harnesses the involuntary elastic properties of the muscle and CT and acts to positively increased force production without any additional energy requirement
myotatic reflex
involuntary reflex that causes a muscle to contract when it’s stretched
this type of EMG requires placement of adhesive electrodes on the surface of the skin where they are able to monitor a large area of underlying muscle
surface emg
why is surface EMG more effective for monitoring superficial muscle?
since it can’t bypass the action potentials of superficial muscles and detect deeper muscle activity. Also the more body fat one has, the weaker the EMG signal is likely to be with use of this methodology
the skin surface is numbed and a needle electrode is inserted thru the skin and positioned into the belly of the muscle itself
intramuscular EMG
why does intramuscular EMG use fine wire electrodes?
they are located in the muscle of interest and accurately record localized motor unit action potentials
increase in EMG signal indicates __ neuromuscular activity
greater
to what extent are the neural adaptations and muscle hypertrophy during early phase?
neural adaptations predominate the early phase without any concomitant increases in muscle hypertrophy
hypertrophy is associated with __ EMG activity
a decline in EMG activity
around how many weeks does the ff take place?
neural adaptation
muscle hypertrophy
neural adaptation: 6-10 weeks
muscle hypertrophy >10weeks
why does muscle hypertrophy plateau occur?
accommodation to the training load occurs
if an athlete incorporates a new variation or progressive overload, __ will once again contribute to the performance improvements
neural adaptations
neural factors are especially important for strength gains that use __ training intensities around __ %RM
very high
>85% 1RM
Programs designed to elicit muscular power also give a potent stimulus to the nervous system and result in __ post training EMG activity
higher
what is cross education?
exercising muscle undergoing unilateral resistance training makes increased strength and neural activity in the contralateral resting muscle
increase in strength of the untrained limb in cross education is up to __ and average strength increases of approximately __ . increase in strength is accompanied by greater __ activity in that limb
22%
8%
EMG
where is bilateral deficit evident, untrained or trained individuals?
untrained
where is bilateral facilitation evident, untrained or trained individuals?
trained or stronger individuals
-an increase in voluntary activation of the agonist muscle grp occurs
How is antagonist activity during ballistic movements that require high levels of joint stability or when people are unfamiliar with a task and require more inherent stability
greater antagonist activity
refers to the enlargement of muscle fiber cross sectional area (CSA) following training
muscle hypertrophy
process of hypertrophy involves increases in what?
increase in the net accretion (ie synthesis, reduction in degradation or both) of actin and myosin
increase in the # of myofibrils within a muscle fiber
in addition to contractile proteins (actin and myosin), other structural proteins are also synthesized proportionately to the myofilament changes, namely?
titin and nebulin
how does new filaments stimulate hypertrophy in the muscle?
they are added to the periphery of the myofibril and result in an increase in its diameter.
Mechanical deformation of muscle activates 3 pathways which are?
protein kinase B (Akt)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway
adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway
mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway
which pathway in mechanical deformation is important in directly regulating adaptations to RT
protein kinase B (Akt)-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway
when muscle fiber contract, Akt/mTOR signaling increases and has a response called _ which is critical for what?
Myogenesis is critical for increasing muscle protein synthesis and subsequent growth
downregulation of __ suggests that resistance exercise significantly affects a plethora of growth signaling and breakdown pathways
inhibitory growth factors eg myostatin
magnitude of increased protein synthesis depends on many factors including
-__ and __ intake
-__ availability
-timing of __
-__ of the weight training workout
-muscle cell __ levels
-___ and subsequent __ response
CHO & protein intake
AA availability
timing of nutrient intake
mechanical stress of the weight training workout
muscle cell hydration levels
anabolic hornomal and subsequent receptor responses
__ and disruption of __ and the uniform structure of __ after high intensity anaerobic training also have a marked effect on muscle growth
EIMD
myofibrils
muscle fiber sarcomeres
__ responses and increased __ ultimately contribute to long term hypertrophic adaptations
inflammatory responses
increased protein turnover
sequence of protein synthesis involves
__ uptake
__ and __ synthesis
water uptake
non contractile protein and contractile protein synthesis
T OR F increased degradation acts to maintain the size of fibers by reducing net protein loss
F, it’s reduced degradation
this refers to the quanity of mineral deposited in a given area of the bone
bone mineral density (BMD)
metabolic factors center on
__ intensity or
__ intensity training with __ volumes and __ RI
low to moderate intensity
moderately high intensity training with high volumes and short RI
T OR F mechanical factors result in optimal recruitment of muscle fibers, growth factor expression and potentiial disruption to the sarcomeres all of which increased muscle CSA
T
this stress the glycolytic energy system and result in increased metabolites that may be involved in muscle growth
metabolic factors
increase in number of fibers via longitudinal fiber splitting in response to high intensity RT
hyperplasia
T OR F if hyperplasia occurs, it may be response to muscle fibers reaching a theoretical upper limit size
T
which usually manifests greater increases in size, type I or type II
type II
muscle fibers are theoretically positioned on a continuum. how?
from most oxidatve to least oxidative
I, Ic, IIc, IIac, IIa, IIax, IIx
T OR F proportions of type I and II fibers and their subtypes are genetically determined
F, although the proportions of type I and II fibers are genetically determined, changes within each sub type can occur after anaerobic training
with training and activation of the high threshold motor units, what muscle fiber transition occurs?
from type IIx to type IIa
type IIx fibers represent a reservoir that, upon consistent activation, changes into a more oxidative form along the continuum
when does change in the muscle fiber type continuum and associated MHCs occur when doing a RT program?
a) early
b) mid
c) late
early
with detraining, what muscle fiber transition occurs?
increased type IIx, decreased type IIa
T OR F transformation from type I to type II or vice versa appears less probably, but most likely due to differing MHC isoforms and relative oxidative enzyme content
T
this affects the force production capabilities as well as ROM of a muscle
pennation angle
why are larger pennation angles good?
they accommodate greater protein deposition and allow for greater increases in CSA
how does RT affect angle of pennation in pennate muscle?
increases the angle
is fascicle length shorter or greater in strength trained athletes
greater
RT has been shown to increase
__ volume
__, __, and __ density
__ activity
myofibrillar volume
sarcoplasmic, T-tubule, cytoplasmic densities
sodium potassium ATPase activity
how does heavy RT affect mitochondrial density
reduces it
muscle hypertrophy also results in decreased capillary density, but its number per fiber can increase somewhat. how does that help?
having more capillaries per fiber may assist in clearance of metabolites from exercise