Fitness Flashcards
Interval training should allow
lactic acid to disperse
Speed is recommended every
4 days - as this allows stores of glycogen to be replenished
Swimming-
In order to achieve significant benefits with respect to cardiovascular and muscular fitness, a minimum of
3 sessions per week of 10 min duration and at a moderate to high intensity are likely to be required.
Advanced Eventing Speed
570 mpm - 10 (4* ) to 12 (5*)minutes
Fitness can increase Heart Size - the average heart size is
9lb up to 14lb , with great stoke volume (moore blood pumped each beat)
Fitness can increase the red blood cell count
therefore greater oxygen carrying capacity
Fitness can lead to improved capillarisation in muscle
working longer areobically, in alveoli , more 02 into bloodstream
Fitness can improve alveolar recruitment
leading to greater lung capacity , more o2 into bloodstream
Training strengthens tendons
as it stimulates the shedding and replacing of collagen fibres
Training strengthens bone
as it stimulates remodelling process
Respiratory rate at rest
12 breaths a minute
Respiratory rate at gallop
150 breaths a minute
after strenuous exercise muscle takes
24 to 48 hours to recover
After strenous exercise tendons and connetive tissues take
48- 72 hours to recover
Oestoclasts
break down old bone
Glycogen metabolism results in lactice acid it damages muscle cells producing
CK
Increases in creatine kinase (CK) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) may indicate various myopathies such as
recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis, polysaccharide storage
myopathy or viral myositis
Interval rest periods
1 minutes to 4 minutes
Aerobic threshold
under 165 bpm
3.3.3.3.3.
Novice
4 minutes
Intermediate
Advanced
5 minutes
FEI endurance riders are
80 -160 km
Water treadmill - want to avoid excess hindlimb retraction
keep it slow
30 km ride fitness
an hour daily plus 3 hour active ride one a week
horses competing at 30-50 km
similar to novice eventing
