CORE 2. Flashcards
Energy systems: ATP/PC: Source of fuel
Creatine phosphate
Energy systems: ATP/PC: Efficiency of ATP production
Very quick production but for a limited time
Energy systems: ATP/PC: Duration that the system can operate
0-10 seconds of high intensity activity, 90%+MHR
Energy systems: ATP/PC: Cause of fatigue
Limited stores of ATP and PC. Depletion of creatine phosphate
Energy systems: ATP/PC: By-products
heat
Energy systems: ATP/PC: rate of recovery
50% recovered in 30 seconds fully recovered in approx 2 minutes
Energy systems: ATP/PC: Process of recovery
Activity intensity decreases or ceases. Increased breathing rate as PC is replenished in the presence of oxygen
Energy systems: ATP/PC: Sporting examples
100m sprint, shot put,
is ATP/PC aerobic or anaerobic?
anaerobic
other name of ATP/PC system
alactacid
Energy systems: LACTIC ACID: Source of fuel
Carbohydrate stored in the muscle and liver as glycogen and glucose in the blood
Energy systems: LACTIC ACID: Efficiency of ATP production
Quick ATP production but fatigues drastically as lactic acid levels increase
Energy systems: LACTIC ACID: Duration that the system can operate
10 seconds to 2/3 minutes of relatively high intensity activity, 85%+ MHR
Energy systems: LACTIC ACID: Cause of fatigue
The cause of fatigue in the lactic acid system is the build-up of pyruvic acid in the muscle which is caused by production of lactate exceeding dispersal, this results in an increase in the Hydrogen ion in the muscle which causes fatigue
Energy systems: LACTIC ACID: By-products
Lactate/ lactic acid (Hydrogen ion)
Energy systems: LACTIC ACID: rate of recovery
30 minutes to two hours, will depend on level of lactate that has built up
Energy systems: LACTIC ACID:Process of recovery
Activity intensity decreases or ceases. Increased breathing rate as lactic acid is broken down in the presence of oxygen
Energy systems: LACTIC ACID: Sporting examples
200m sprint, 400m sprint
Energy systems: Another name for lactic acid system
Anaerobic glycolysis
Energy systems: is lactic acid system aerobic or anaerobic?
anaerobic
Energy systems: AEROBIC: Source of fuel
Carbohydrates stored in muscles and liver as glycogen, fats and occasionally protein
Energy systems: AEROBIC: Efficiency of ATP production
Slower ATP production but an endless supply, depending on intensity of exercise
Energy systems: AEROBIC: Duration that the system can operate
Endless supply at low to moderate levels of intensity, 60-85%MHR
Energy systems: AEROBIC: Cause of fatigue
Depletion of glycogen levels and fat stores, reliance on fat as a fuel
Energy systems: AEROBIC: By-products
Water and carbon dioxide
Energy systems: AEROBIC: rate of recovery
Up to 48 hours depending on level of depletion
Energy systems: AEROBIC: Process of recovery
Replenishment of glycogen stores through appropriate dietary intake
Energy systems: AEROBIC: Sporting examples
Marathon running, triathlon
c/f continuous training
When an athlete does the same activity at the same intensity for a prolonged period of time. (minimum 20 minutes).
what does continuous training focus on?
general conditioning
advantages of continuous training
- Consistency
- Improved cardiovascular endurance
- Easy to manipulate FITT principle
- Time effective and convenient
- Cheap - doesn’t require a lot of equipment
disadvantages of continuous training
- Repetitive and boring
- Overuse injuries
- Not sport specific
list the types of aerobic training
continuous
fartlek
interval
circuit
c/f fartlek training
When an athlete does the same activity for a certain period of time at different intensities.
sports suitable for continuous training
running, cycling, swimming
sports suitable for fartlek training
netball
afl
rugby
advantages of fartlek training
- Mirrors game setting sport specific
- More variety
disadvantages of fartlek
- Overuse injuries
- Hard to monitor (ratio of high-low intensity
c/f interval training
when you swap between periods of exercise and periods of rest.
what ratio is used in interval training?
work:rest 3:1
sports suitable for interval training
E.G. ALTERNATING PARTNER SETS AT GYM, TENNIS (RESTS BETWEEN GAMES), SOCCER (DEFENSIVE PLAYERS), RUGBY UNION (SCRUMS, RUCKS, LINEOUTS)
advantages of aerobic interval training
- Mirrors intensity of a game sport specific
- Wider application to sports
- Easy to monitor and apply FITT principle
disadvantages of interval training
repetitive and boring
c/f circuit training
Athletes do a range of different activities that are set up in a circuit.
sports that use circuit training
cross fit
swimming
rugby league
netball
advantages of circuit training
full body workout
variation
disadvantages of circuit training
must be planned and organised
requires equipment
can be dangerous - requires knowledge
is anaerobic training shorter or longer than aerobic?
shorter - uses anaerobic systems
c/f anaerobic training
Maximum intensity (85-100%), short periods of time and short rest. usually 3:1 ratio and <2mins
what is the most effective way to develop anaerobic system?
anaerobic interval training
what is anaerobic interval training designed to do?
overload the anaerobic energy system - improve ATP/PC stores and lactic acid tolerance
sports that use anaerobic training
HITT
what are the two systems the anaerobic interval training can choose to target?
ATP/PC
Lactic Acid
E.G. Anaerobic interval training: target system ATP/PC
10x30m sprint wtih 30sec recovery
- improves power and speed
beneficial for rugby soccer and netball
E.G. Anaerobic interval training: target system lactic acid
- 8x1min runs with 3min recovery
- Improves muscle tolerance to lactic acid
- Beneficial for AFL, rugby, soccer
why is flexibility training important?
- Prevention of injury and increased range of motion in the joints
- Improved coordination between muscle groups
- Muscular relaxation, decreased soreness and tightness
c/f static stretching
muscle slowly stretched to end point and held for >30scs
advantages of static stretching
safe
easy
disadvantages of static stretching
no progressive overload
boring/repetitive
c/f ballistic training
repeated movements such as bouncing to activate stretch reflex
e.g. of static stretching
quad stretch
c/f PNF stretching
lengthening a muscle against resistance
e.g. of PNF stretching
hip flexor/ calf stretch against wall, mainly partner stretching
c/f dynamic stretching
speed and momentum to conduct controlled and repetitive movements
benefit of using dynamic stretching
mimics game situations
e.g. of dynamic stretching
leg/arm swings
list the types of flexibility training
static
dynamic
ballistic
PNF
list the types of strength training
free/fixed weights
elastic
hydraulic
c/f & r/ship free weights
- Free weights often involve lifting dumbbells, barbells and sometimes the weight plate itself.
Causes the body to not just develop the major muscles being used in the activity, but also develops the smaller muscles used to stabilise the movements.
advantages of free weights
- Works major and stabiliser muscles
- Large variety
- Inexpensive
disadvantages of free weights
- Requires more coordination
- Greater risk of injury
- Usually requires a spotter
c/f fixed weights
FIXED WEIGHTS : Fixed weights utilise machines to life the weight and often have a pulley system.
advantages of fixed weights
- Easy to use and can be used alone
- Safe - low risk of injury
disadvantages of fixed weights
- Little variety and involvement of stabiliser muscles
- Expensive
c/f elastic weights
ELASTIC : Elastic training uses various forms of elastic to provide the resistance to develop strength. The intensity of this type of training is limited and the resistance increases as the elastic is stretched.
advantages of elastic training
- Can be used anywhere
- Inexpensive
- Great for rehabilitation
disadvantages of elastic training
no hypertrophy (can potentially be gained through progressive overload)
c/f hydraulic weights
During hydraulic resistance training each effort made is confronted by an opposing force. Resistance is felt through the entire movement; that is, if you lift something, you must also pull it back.
e.g. of hydraulic weights
- For example, bicep curls requires that you curl the weight by contracting the biceps, then returning it to the original position using the triceps
advantages of hydraulic weights
both concentric and eccentric contractions
ideal for low resistance and high reps
disadvantages of hydraulic weights
very expensive
not ideal for producing hypertrophy
not portable
c/f progressive overload
PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD is the gradual increase of stress placed upon the body during exercise training.
how can progressive overload be conducted in aerobic training
FITT principle
how can resistance training be implemented in resistance training
increase:
weights
reps
sets
decrease:
rest periods
training should be specific to:
- task requirements
- energy systems required in the task
- muscle groups required in the task
- components of fitness involved in the task
specificity in AEROBIC Rugby league
The session would involve a variety of aerobic exercises which focuses on specific muscle groups and energy systems that are necessary for improvement in performance in their sport. These sessions should also involve a ball if possible to keep their touch at the same time as improving their fitness
specificity in resistance training:
Train the muscles that need to be developed for the sport/performance
Train the appropriate type of strength training suited to the sport/performance
Train the muscles at the speed of contraction needed for the sport/performance e.g. explosive movements need fast contractions like those involved in plyometrics
c/f reversibility
- if a person stops exercising (or fails to exercise often enough or hard enough), the training effects will be quickly lost, and the person’s performance will decline.
when is reversibility likely to occur for a rugby league player?
off season
what is the main impact of reversibility on aerobic training
The main impact of reversibility on aerobic training is the loss of the ability to hold up at 70-85% of your MHR without hitting fatigue before the 30 minute mark.
reversibility in resistance training
Losses in strength are greater than aerobic capacity losses over a given time frame
Regular stimulation of specific muscle fibers are needed to avoid a detraining effect, for example twice a week per muscle/muscle group
c/f variety
VARIETY Is ensuring that the session involves different activities and sessions vary day to day within the week.
e.g. of a sport/activity that aerobic training varies for?
cross training
how can variety be incorporated in rugby league?
doing boxing once a week
how can variety be incorporated into resistance training
There are a variety of exercises for each muscle and muscle group so it is suggested that you change your program at approximately 4 -8 week intervals
You can use different equipment to create variety, for example dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells, resistance bands, medicine balls, and machine weights
c/f training thresholds
TRAINING THRESHOLDS refer to the level of intensity needed in order to stress the body enough to cause an adaptation or improvement in performance
training thresholds for aerobic training:
Individuals need to train within the aerobic training zone, being 60-80% maximum heart rate and ensure that they train above aerobic training threshold. If they train below their training threshold there will be little adaptation.
training thresholds for strength training
IN STRENGTH TRAINING:
Depending on the type of strength training that is being performed (absolute strength, power, muscular endurance, lean body mass) vary level of intensity.
Absolute strength requires a very high intensity (resistance) as few repetitions are performed targets anaerobic
Muscular endurance has a lower intensity (resistance) so more repetitions can be performed Targets aerobic
what does a warm up do?
prepares the body for the rigours of training or competition by increasing the range of movement around joints, elevating the heart rate.
warm up/cool down in AEROBIC training
Large muscle group aerobic activities are required to warm up, such as jogging, swimming, rowing, cycling stretching, both static and dynamic, are needed of the large muscle groups involved
Specific warm up involving the major muscle groups is then followed by activities such as calisthenics (push-ups, star jumps) and other movements specific to the activity
Stretching and low intensity aerobic work for a cool down.
warmup/cooldown in strength training
leg workouts or rowing for upper body workouts
Stretching of all muscles involved in the workout, including static and dynamic stretching
Repeated for the cool down
For strength training it is also advised to stretch each muscle group between sets and at the end of the sets before moving onto another body part/muscle
physiological response:resting heart rate
RHR DECREASES
Due to an increase in the size (hypertrophy) of the heart muscle. Means that heart has to beat less to deliver oxygen to the cells.
RESTING HEART RATE: training principles
Specificity: Exercises must be specific to the energy system and training threshold the athlete is trying to achieve, activities must be aerobic in nature – and follow the FITT principle.
Progressive Overload – the heart must be overloaded in order for improvements to occur, overload should be either in intensity or duration. To improve and decrease heart rate the athlete should ensure they overload the body on a regular basis by doing aerobic training.
Training thresholds – Training thresholds must be reached in the aerobic training zone (dependant on the sport) in order for SV and CO to increase
Reversibility – If training ceases, gains will be lost, training must be continuous for at minimum of 10 – 12 weeks.
Variety – In order to reduce and decrease injury boredom the athlete must have variety – fartlek, Circuit, interval or continuous training
Warm-up / Cool Down – essential prior to aerobic training
how does a lower RHR improve performance
Having a lower RHR and a lower sub maximal HR simply means that more work can be done at the same intensity or the same work can be done with less effort.
Also having a lower HR means that your body is more efficient at maximal exercise, it is particularly good as it means the heart rate spike is lower as the trained athlete can pump more blood.
what is stroke volume
how much blood is pumped out of the left ventricle each beat
what is cardiac output
the amount of blood ejected out by the heart each minute
Physiological response: Stroke volume
STROKE VOLUME INCREASES mainly due to an increase in the size and strength of the heart (left ventricle)
STROKE VOLUME AND CARDIAC OUTPUT training principles
Specificity: Exercises must be specific to the energy system and training threshold the athlete is trying to achieve, activities must be aerobic in nature – and follow the FITT principle.
Progressive Overload – the heart must be overloaded in order for improvements to occur, overload should be either in intensity or duration. To improve and increase the size and strength of the left ventricle the athlete should ensure they overload the body on a regular basis by doing aerobic training.
Training thresholds – Training thresholds must be reached in either the aerobic or anaerobic training zone (dependant on the sport) in order for heart rate to be reduced.
Reversibility – If training ceases, gains will be lost, training must be continuous for at minimum of 10 – 12 weeks.
Variety – In order to reduce and decrease injury boredom the athlete must have variety – fartlek, Circuit, interval or continuous training
Warm-up / Cool Down – essential prior to aerobic training
how does increased SV improve performance
Increased SV means less heat beats or contractions are required to do the same work. Also having a lower HR means that your body is more efficient at maximal exercise, it is particularly good as it means the heart rate spike is lower as the trained athlete can pump more blood.
c/f oxygen uptake
refers to the body’s ability to absorb O2 into the blood stream
c/f lung capacity
Lung capacity is the amount of air that can be inhaled and exhaled in a single breath
oxygen uptake physiological response
increases/ improves
lung capacity physiological response
slight increase
oxygen uptake and lung capacity training principles
Specificity: Exercises must be specific to the energy system and training threshold the athlete is trying to achieve, activities must be aerobic in nature – and follow the FITT principle.
Progressive Overload –.As intensity increases so does the O2 requirements and this increased level of O2 allows for more work to be done
Training thresholds –. oxygen uptake increases when working in the aerobic training zone due to an increase in Hb levels as well as lung capacity
Reversibility – If training ceases, gains will be lost, training must be continuous for at minimum of 10 – 12 weeks.
Variety – In order to reduce and decrease injury boredom the athlete must have variety – fartlek, Circuit, interval or continuous training
Warm-up / Cool Down – essential prior to aerobic training
how does increase lung capacity and oxygen uptake improve performance
Increased O2 uptake and lung capacity means that more O2 can be introduced in the athlete’s system which means that more work can be done
what is haemoglobin (hb)
Hb is a type of protein in the blood that helps carry O2 from lungs to working muscles and cells
haemoglobin levels physiological response
increase
haemoglobin levels training principles
Specificity: Exercises must be specific to the energy system and training threshold the athlete is trying to achieve, activities must be aerobic in nature – and follow the FITT principle.
Progressive Overload –.As intensity increases so does the O2 requirements and this increased level of O2 allows for more work to be done
Training thresholds –. oxygen uptake increases when working in the aerobic training zone due to an increase in Hb levels as well as lung capacity
Reversibility – If training ceases, gains will be lost, training must be continuous for at minimum of 10 – 12 weeks.
Variety – In order to reduce and decrease injury boredom the athlete must have variety – fartlek, Circuit, interval or continuous training
Warm-up / Cool Down – essential prior to aerobic training
how does increased haemoglobin levels improve performance
Having an increased Hb level means that more O2 can be absorbed quicker into the blood stream. Cells and muscles require O2 to work as the intensity increases so does the demand for O2.Having a higher Hb level means that the body can transport more O2 for the same contraction or pump of the heart.
what is hypertrophy
increase in size of a muscle
what does bigger muscles allow for?
= Allows greater force to be exerted faster, increasing strength, power and muscular endurance.
muscle hypertrophy physiological response
This is the size or bulk of muscles. Muscle bulk increases in muscles that have been specifically targeted in a training program with strength or resistance incorporated not an aerobic training program. Muscle fibres increase in size due to the production of more myofibrils and increased stores of glycogen and ATP-PC
muscle hypertrophy training principles
Specificity: Training must be specific strength or resistance training
Progressive Overload –.increase either the weight, reps or sets to overload the muscles.
Training thresholds –. Need to work in the anaerobic training zone in order to increase muscle size
Reversibility – hypertrophy will decrease if training ceases (atrophy)
Variety – In order to avoid boredom different equipment, programs etc should be incorporated e.g, kettlebells
Warm-up / Cool Down – essential prior to strength training
how does increased muscle hypertrophy improve performance
As muscle bulk increases so does the muscles ability to perform strength based exercises.
fast/slow twitch muscle fibres Physiological response
Fast twitch fibres have a rapid ATP generation rate these fibres fatigue quickly but allow for more explosive efforts. ANAEROBIC - WHITE
Slow twitch fibres – are more efficient and generate a slower output of effort, these contain a high amount of capillaries and can generate large amounts of ATP slowly. AEROBIC - RED
There is an increase of slow twitch fibres from aerobic training and an increase of fast twitch fibres from anaerobic interval style training or resistance training.
Aerobic training encourages the production of capillaries (which transfer O2) as O2 is required during the aerobic process.
Anaerobic training encourages rapid production of ATP-PC or LACTIC SYSTEM, not requiring O2 and therefore capillaries do not increase.
fast/slow twitch muscle fibres - training principles
Specificity: Training must be specific to the muscle fibre e.g. fat twitch = anaerobic training, slow twitch = aerobic endurance training
Progressive Overload –.increased effort = adaptation.
Training thresholds –. Need to work in the anaerobic training zone in order to increase fast twitch fibres, need to work in aerobic training zone to increase slow twitch fibres
Reversibility – hypertrophy will decrease if training ceases (atrophy)
Variety – In order to reduce and decrease injury boredom the athlete must have variety – fartlek, Circuit, interval or continuous training
Warm-up / Cool Down – essential prior to strength training
how does increased fast/slow twitch muscle fibres improve performance
Increased slow twitch fibres means an increase in an athlete’s muscular endurance. Increase in fast twitch fibres means the ability to perform short fast efforts
c/f motivation
Motivation is the reason for an athlete’s participation, training and improvement in their sport
c/f positive motivation
Motivation is driven by happiness, satisfaction or a reward
e.g. of positive motivation
golfer motivated by $10000 winning reward, or motivated by the personal satisfaction
c/f negative motivation
motivation is driven by desire to avoid negative consequences or punishment.
e.g. neg motivation
boxer wants to do well as they don’t want to be hit/hurt or personal disappointment
c/f intrinsic motivation
motivation coming from within an athlete
e.g. intrinsic motivation
E.G. athlete telling themself they are doing well used in marathon running
c/f extrinsic motivation
motivation coming from external forces outside of the athlete
e.g. extrinsic motivation
E.G. money, coaches, fans
NRL player - may be motivated by higher pay or screaming fans during their games
Boxer - wanting approval from his coach
c/f anxiety
Negative mental state of worry and nervousness.