Energy for exercise Flashcards
1
Q
Whats involved in the Alactacid stage of recovery?
A
- Uses approx 4L of oxygen
- Restores ATP and Pc stores
- Takes between 2-3 minutes to fully recover
- fast stage
2
Q
Whats involved in the Lactacid stage of recovery?
A
- slow stage
- uses between 5/8L of Oxygen
- Lactic acid is removed
- Glycogen stores replenished
3
Q
Whats involved in the ATP/PC system?
A
- Chemical fuel is phosphocreatine
- enzyme used to breakdown pc is creatine kinase
- Pc is broken down to release energy
- this energy then builds ADP + P to form ATP
- this is a couple reaction
- intensity is very high
- ratio 1:1
4
Q
What are pros and cons to ATP/PC system?
A
- rapid and simple reaction
- no fatiguing by products
- Duration is short
- Hasn’t got a high yield
5
Q
Whats involved in the Glycolytic system?
A
