Exercise Prescription, Physiology, and Conditioning Flashcards

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How should a return to run program be structured?

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Start with running multiple days per week for short periods and gradually increasing the run duration but advise against daily running
(i.e. run 3x/week on soft surfaces for 5 minutes,then increase 5 min per session for several weeks and cross training on off days)

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What exercise intensity can result in weight loss?

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Both moderate and vigorous intensity

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How does weightlifting benefit prepubescent children?

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Increases strength through neuromuscular recruitment without muscle hypertrophy

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What process is the most efficient source of skeletal muscle ATP?

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oxidative phosphorylation of intracellular glycogen and FFA - occurs with prolonged exercise

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What is the first lactate threshold?

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The workload at which lactate concentration first increases by 1mm above baseline or as an arbitrary point

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What is periodization within endurance training?

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intervals of intense training interspersed with adequate times to recover to make gains in performance

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What is functional overtraining?

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Presence of short term decrements in performance that can be overcome with adequate recovery with supercompensation in overall improvement

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What is non-functional overtraining?

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Athlete does not allow adequate recovery leading to maladaptive state with decreased performance and fatigue; resolves in several days to 2 weeks

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What duration of maladaptive training is considered overtraining syndrome?

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> 2 weeks of poor performance, fatigue, depression, mood changes, sleep difficulties, infections, and increased RHR

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What is hypothesized to be the cause of OTS?

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hormonal disturbances along the HPA axis and imbalance of the SNS and PaNS responses to stress

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