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Anabolic Androgenic Steroids

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“to build up” and “sex steroids”; testosterone; combined with adequate protein and hard training can be a dangerous shortcut to muscle building and performance

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Steroid Side Effects

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possible liver dysfunction, possible CV problems (increases bad cholesterol), increased aggression, deeper voice/more body hair/menstrual dysfunction/morphologies in children for women; decreased natural testosterone/testicular atrophy/breast tissue for men

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Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

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the sensation of discomfort or pain in the skeletal muscles; normally increases in intensity in the first 24 hours after exercise

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Aetiology of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage

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Unaccustomed exercise/especially with eccentric contractions; ultrastructural damage occurs to contractile and connective tissue; Intracellular protein leakage (CrK, myoglobin)

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Mechanical Stress Inducing DOMS

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disruption in the contractile apparatus; actual tearing of the muscle fibers

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Metabolic Stress Inducing DOMS

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Reduced ATP synthesis, calcium leakage, waste product accumulation; inhibits excitation-contraction coupling, breaks down phospholipids in the cell membrane, and the muscle fiber self destructs; all of this damage then causes pain response by nerve afferents

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Acute Inflammatory Response to Exercise

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breakup of muscle leads to macrophages/immune/inflammatory response into damaged tissue; breakdown of necrotic tissue; repair and regeneration

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Eccentric Contraction’s Affects on DOMs

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causes a larger response over time; increase in myoglobin concentration (72 hours later), increase in soreness, increase in creatine kinase, increase in circumference, decrease in ROM, decreased maximal voluntary contraction

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Proposed Sequence of Events fir DOMS

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neutrophil accumulation, release of lysosomal enzymes, macrophage accumulation, increase size of lesion, signs of regeneration, soreness sensation (lactic acid buildup is not involved!!)

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Cytokines (DOMS)

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mediate and regulate inflammation

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Impaired Recovery (DOMS)

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inflammatory response (soreness), muscular dysfunction, limitations on subsequent exercise, increased physiological responses

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Repeated bout Effect

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physical conditioning results in an adaptation such that all indicators of damage are reduced following repeated bouts of exercise; decreased sensation of soreness; repair and degeneration leads to strengthening; present up to 6 weeks post exercise without soreness (no longer get DOMS)

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Assessment of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage

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perceived soreness, muscle function decreased, myofibril protein influx, oxidative damage, inflammatory markers, immune cell counts increase, antioxidant levels

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Possible Treatment for DOMS

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acupuncture, NSAIDS, massage, stretching, cryotherapy; ice bath

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What is an Optimal Diet?

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30% fat, 40-60% CHO, 10-20% protein; supplies required nutrients in adequate amounts for tissue maintenance, repair, and growth without food (energy) intake

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Goals for an Optimal Training Diet

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provides caloric and nutrient requirements, incorporates nutritional practices that promote good health, achieves and maintains optimal body composition, promotes recovery from training sessions for physiological adaptations, determines body’s responses to pre-competition fuel and fluid intake requirements

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Carbohydrate as a Nutrient

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provides energy, particularly during high-intensity exercise; our body’s preferred source of energy; most efficient and allows for anaerobic metabolism; regulates fat and protein metabolism; exclusive energy source for the nervous system; synthesized into muscle and liver glycogen

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“Popcorn Ball” Analogy

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glycogen; a bunch of glucoses stuck together; how we store CHO; allows us to efficiently store glucose without dehydrating the body;

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Simple Carbohydrates

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elevates blood glucose levels; relies on insulin to move in to cells; doesn’t require much breakdown to become glucose; when intake exceeds usage, stored within the cells as fats; simply glucose

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Complex Carbohydrates

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requires more time to break down; produces a smaller and slower rise in blood glucose; might have other stuff like vitamins, fiber, and minerals; has less impact on blood lipid levels;

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High Glycemic Index foods

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simple sugars; much larger change in blood levels; more insulin is required and blood glucose levels increase; takes more than 6 hours to come back to resting glucose levels; “the crash”; very low glucose levels 5 hours after high intake; not good to have before a competition;

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Reactive Hypoglycemia

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after high intake of simple sugars (high glycemic); there is a crash into hypoglycemia due to insulin overshooting in levels

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Low Glycemic Index Foods

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requires 3 hours to come back to resting glucose levels; will release glucose more slowly and steadily, which leads to more suitable after meal blood glucose readings; digest and absorb at a slow rate to provide a steady supply of slow release glucose during prolonged exercise

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Recommended Intake of CHO (untrained)

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3-5 g of CHO/kg of body weight/day;

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Recommended Intake of CHO (trained)

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6-10g of CHO/kg of body weight/day

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Intake of CHO recommendations after Exercise

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50-70g of moderate to high glycemic index CHO each hour post-exercise to optimize glycogen replenishment; 1.5 g/kg during the first 30 minutes and then every 2 hours for 4-6 hours

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%Energy Supplied by CHO during different intensities

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proportional to at what % of VO2 max someone is at; the higher the intensity the more the CHO utilization; also, the higher the intensity the longer it takes for CHO% used to come back down

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CHO stores in the body

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12kcal in blood, 400kcal in liver, 1600kcal in muscle; muscle glycogen can not leave the muscle and is only used in contraction;

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Fatigue

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inability to maintain desired intensity; can be caused by hypoglycemia and/or muscle glycogen depletion;

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Liver Glycogen Replenishment

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can be replenished in 12-24 hours; can be replenished 5-7% per hour

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Muscle Glycogen Replenishment

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can be replenished in 24-48;

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Pre-Exercise CHO intake

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should be ingested greater than 60 minutes before OR 5 minutes before; ingesting 15-60 minutes before could cause reactive-hypoglycemia

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During Exercise CHO Intake

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60 g CHO hourly to enhance high intensity endurance performance

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Ergogenic Properties of CHO

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muscle glycogen loading may delay onset of fatigue; maintaining normal blood glucose levels may allow the muscles to obtain more energy from blood glucose; spares liver and muscle glycogen reserves; good for activities over 1 hour

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Pre-Competition Meals: General

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includes foods high in CHO and relatively low in lipids and proteins;; consume three hours prior to event; individualize meal; should maximize muscle/liver glycogen storage and provide glucose for intestinal absorption during activity;

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Three Goals for Pre-Competition Meal

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contain 150-300g of CHO (3-5g per kg in either solid or liquid form); consumed 1-4 hours before exercise with complete digestion and absorption; contain low fat and fiber to facilitate gastric emptying

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Personalizing Pre-Competition Meal

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consider athlete’s food preference, psychological set of competition, and digestibility of foods (CHO is easier to digest)

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Classical CHO Loading

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day 1- glycogen depleting workout; 2/3/4- diet high in protein and fat and low in CHO; 5/6/7- increase in CHO, 70% of diet

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Tapering/Contemporary CHO Loading

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Day 1- 1.5 hours of exercise at 75% VO2 max; 2/3/4 normal diet of 50% carbs; 5/6/7- increase in CHO to 70% of diet; days 2-7 gradually taper exercise time but maintain normal diet

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Limitations of CHO feeding

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at an intensity of 60-80% VO2 max postpones fatigue 15-30 minutes (but doesn’t prevent fatigue)

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Fluids with CHO

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ingesting fluid before and during exercise minimizes detrimental effects of dehydration on CV dynamics; adding CHO provides additional glucose energy; spares muscle glycogen

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Protein and Training

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adding protein to CHOO (1:3 or 1:4 ratio) may increase endurance performance and promote glycogen synthesis; builds fat free muscle mass; diets exceeding 2.0g/kg provides no extra benefit

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Strength Athlete Protein Recommendation

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1.4-1.8g per kg of body weight;

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Endurance Athlete Protein Recommendation

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1.2-1.4g per kg of body weight

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Liquid Meals

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offer well-balanced nutritive value, contributes to fluid needs, is absorbed rapidly, and leaves little residue in the GI tract; can be implemented to supplement caloric intake; practical approach during high energy output phases of training

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Nutrition Powders

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10-50g of protein per serving; contains vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements; should not substitute for regular food

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Recovery From Exercise/Nutrition

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1.2 g CHO/kg during the first 30 mins, then every 2 hours; muscle glycogen stores replenish at about 5-7%/hour;

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Ejection Fraction

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the percentage of blood pumped out of the heart/ beat; about 60% at rest; allows for an increase in stroke volume during exercise by just increasing this percentage and not necessarily bring in more blood; 90% at maximal Exercise

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Ejection Fraction Equation

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Stroke Volume/ End Diastolic Volume

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Stroke Volume Equation

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End Diastolic Volume - End Systolic Volume

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Heart Rate Adaptation to Endurance Training

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resting HR decreases, submax HR decreases (because SV goes up); also VO2 max has increased; as we get more fit, the same workload causes HR to decrease; max HR stays the same; parasympathetic system dominates as fitness increases

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Stroke Volume Adaptation to Training

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SV increases at same workload; restring stroke volume increases; submaximal and maximal SV increases; this is because there is more filling, so more volume is pumped out; the only factor that changes the max CO

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VO2 relationship to CO

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As Vo2 increases, CO increases

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Other CV Adaptations

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increased left ventricular volume, increased coronary blood flow, increased max CO; increased VO2; increased mitochondria count

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Left Ventricular Volume Adaptation

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pressure overload and volume overload; pressure- strength training increases BP and how forceful the heart pumps so muscular wall increases; volume- increasing the amount of blood so the left chamber gets larger

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CO Adaptation

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max HR doesn’t increase, so only max SV increases; as more blood is being pumped, the more oxygen there is available for aerobic training; if we can deliver more blood, we can make more energy aerobically saving us from anaerobic

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Effect of Environment Temperature

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can increase HR from 10-20bpm for the same intensity because some of our blood is going to transport blood to cool us off; thus not all of it is helping us in exercise;

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3 physiological mechanisms increasing SV during exercise

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Enhanced cardiac filling in diastole; neurohormonal influences causes an increase in contractility; training adaptations increase blood volume and reduces resistance to blood flow in peripheral tissues

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How much can stroke volume improve?

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70-120mL

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Oxygen in veins/arteries during exercise

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oxygen difference between the arteries and veins increases as exercise increases

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Blood Volume

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if fully dilated, 20L; but we only hold 5

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Anatomical Review

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heart, aorta, arteries, arterioles (most important! dilation and direction of blood flow is determined), capillaries; arteries have elastin in their walls so they can fill up and come back to original shape

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Blood flow to body at rest

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mostly muscle, liver, kidneys, and brain; about 4% heart

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Blood flow to Body at Exercise

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almost all to muscle! only 1-4% to vital organs

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Typical Resting and Maximal Cardiac Output

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5 L/min at rest; 22L/min at max

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Blood Flow

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a function of change in pressure divided by resistance;

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Volume of Blood Flow

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relates directly to the pressure gradient between the two ends of the vessels and inversely to the resistance encountered to fluid flow

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Highest Pressure of Blood

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left ventricle and aorta

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Lowest Pressure of Blood

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right atrium and superior vena cava

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Poiseuille’s Law

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expresses the general relationship among pressure differential, resistance, and flow; pressure gradient x vessel radius / vessel length x viscosity; VESSEL RADIUS is most important; vascular tone increases as radius decreases

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Sympathetic Neurotransmitters

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epinephrine/norepinephrine; can result in vasoconstriction or vasodilation depending on the type of concentration of receptors

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Pre-Capillary Sphincters

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as these open, we get a perfusion of blood to muscles; during exercise we open up blood vessels to increase amount of flow

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Effect of Exercise on Blood Flow

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any increase in energy expenditure requires rapid adjustments in blood flow that impact the entire CV system; arterioles of active muscles dilate while vessels to tissues constrict;

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Local Control of Blood Flow

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decreased tissue O2 supply stimulates vasodilation in skeletal/cardiac muscle; also increases in temperature, H+, Co2, adenosine, and metabolites keeps vessels open to working muscle; overrides sympathetic nervous system

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Mean Arterial Pressure

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overall average pressure (how hard your heart is working); MAP = DBP + .33 (SBP-DBP)

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Highest BP to lowest among various exercise

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two leg heavy load leg press, two arm curl heavy load, aerobic exercise, rest

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Total Blood Volume

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4-6 Liters (exercisers have more blood)

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Oxygen Carrying Capacity

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hemoglobin has an affinity for O2 and is critical to the oxygen carrying capacity of blood; males have 150g Hb/L, females have 130g Hb/L of blood; each gram of Hb carries 1.34 mL of O2; .2 L of O2 used per min

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Plasma

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Can be pushed out and pulled back into the vessel (while the blood cells stay in the vessels) to get different amounts of hemoconcentration; water is 92% of plasma; other 8% is glucose, fats, plasma proteins (responsible for osmotic pressure); BP pushes some fluid out, but plasma proteins draw it back in

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Blood Volume and Exercise

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blood volume goes down slightly in response to exercise because of sweat; also, higher BP forces fluid into the interstitial space

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Hemoconcentration and Exercise

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the solid phase becomes more concentrated during exercise; this is due to the liquid phase being pushed out

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Hematocrit and Exercise

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% of RBCs in whole blood; increases with exercise

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Oxygen Carrying Capacity and Exercise

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stays the same, but per liter oxygen carrying capacity goes up; this is due to the higher % hematocrit;

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Blood Doping

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if we can get more red blood cells into the blood, we can carry more oxygen if our activity is huge for aerobic metabolism; it works if you keep the RBCs alive before injecting them; you can also use eurythropoetin to increase production of RBCs

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Blood Chronic Adaptations to Exercise

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you get more blood in your system as you train (both fluid AND cells); but you make slightly more plasma than cells, which can lead to athletic anemia

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Athletic Anemia

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making more fluid than cells, so hematocrit comes up low; however, it is not clinical because they have more blood cells as well, but the percentage of blood cells in the fluid is lower

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Training

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the net summation of the adaptations induced by regular exercise bouts for what you desire to get as a result

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Overload

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submitting a system of the body to loads greater than what it is used to; progressive overload is continuing to increase overload over time

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Specificity

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training for the activity you will be performing;

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Reversibility

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use it or lose it; if you don’t have a maintenance program, you lose strength you gained previously; our gains are reversible

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Hard/Easy Principle

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there is such a thing as overtraining; you adapt a lot in your recovery time; don’t push yourself every single day; your body can break

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Rate of Improvement

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based on intensity; intensity dictates rate of improvement; higher intensity = higher rate; but the higher the intensity the greater the risk of injury

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Individualization

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response to training is unique to the individual; genetically determined; both early and late responders; the exact same training in two different people will get better at different degrees and at different times

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Interval Training

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repeated bouts of exercise interspersed with some kind of exercise; you do more total work at a higher overall intensity and you can train for longer bouts of higher intensity

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Interval Training Guidelines: Intensity and length of the Work Interval

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the energy system dictates the intensity and work interval; ask what energy system is being used, and if that system is effective for the activity the individual wants to train for;

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Review: Time intervals for three different metabolic systems

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ATP-CP: 0-30 sec
Anaerobic Glycolysis: 30sec-2min
Aerobic Metabolism: 2min-end of exercise (anytime)

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Interval Training Guidelines: Length of Rest Time (Recovery)

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HR method (age group dependent; when HR gets down under a certain percentage of max HR, exercise can begin again); higher the intenstiy of the work interval, the longer the rest; but for longer bouts of exercise the intensity is less (intensity dictates duration), so recovery can go down in length

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Interval Training Guidelines: Type of Rest/Recovery

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Dependent on Energy System; ATP/CP- rest recovery (you need to replenish ATP via CP); Anaerobic Glycolysis- active recovery (by pumping more blood, you have a chance to flush out lactic acid; allows you to not have to go through ATP/CP again); Aerobic- rest recovery

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