Lecture 15: Energy systems development Flashcards
What are the energy systems?
- PCR - phosphagen creatine system
- Anaerobic glycolysis/ lactic system
- Oxidative
Anaerobic glycolysis intensity and duration
Intensity: moderate-very high
Duration: 30s-3 min
Phosphagen creatine system
Fuel: phosphocreatine
Intensity: extremely high
Duration 0-30 sec
Oxidative system (aerobic)
Fuel: Fat, CHO, lactate
Intensity: low
Duration: >3min
Phosphagen system rate and capacity of ATP production
Fastest and least
Oxidation of carbs rate and capacity of ATP production
Slow and great
Oxidation of fats and proteins rate and capacity of ATP production
Slowest and greatest
Aerobic
Presence of oxygen is required to produce ATP
Anaerobic
No use of oxygen during ATP production
Alactic
Short, maximal intensity, ATP-PC
Lactic
Anaerobic glycolysis
Aerobic capacity
Max rate in which oxygen can be used (VO2max)
Anaerobic power
Maximal amount of power created during a maximal activity
Anaerobic capacity
Ability to maintain anaerobic power “fatigue index”
Lactate threshold 1
First increase in blood lactate above resting levels, associated with the first increases in ventilation
1mmol/L above baseline values (linear inflection point)
Lactate threshold 2
Increase in both VO2 and VCO2, steep, non-linear inflection point in lactate production (4mmol/L)
Onset of blood lactate accumulation
Exercise intensity at 4mmol/L where blood lactate is accumulating quicker than it can be removed
Fatigue index
Comparing power production at the end of a movement with the beginning to observe the fall off
When does fatigue occur?
When ATP demand>ATP supply
What does ESD (energy system development) work to improve?
- Rate of energy production (power)
- Duration of energy production (capacity)
- Efficiency of energy expenditure (specificity)
Central adaptations of aerobic system
Heart and lungs
- Improved heart contractility
- Increased BV
- Increased SV (increased LV mass)
- Decreased RHR
- Increased CO
- Increased aerobic threshold
Peripheral adaptations
Muscle, circulatory system, mitochondria and enzymes
- Increased capillary density
- Increased mitochondria
- Increase hemoglobin capacity
- Increased glycogen storage
- Increased fat metabolism
Acute adaptations of aerobic training
Increased HR
Increased SV
Increased cardiac output
Increased VO2
Chronic adaptations to aerobic training
Decreased resting heart rate
Increased SV
Increased VO2 (5-20%)
Important factors for aerobic endurance performance
1) High VO2max
2) High lactate threshold
3) Good exercise economy
4) High efficiency of using fat as a fuel source
5) High percentage of type 1 muscle fibres
VO2 max and performance
There is a threshold point that increasing it more doesn’t aid performance
Why didn’t Lance Armstrong win his first marathon?
Exercise specific economy
Cyclists don’t easily convert to runners
Lactate threshold and perfromance
Want to shift the curve to the right to prolong fatigue at maximal VO2
Good exercise economy
Postures and techniques that come with running
By increasing maximal output, operational output becomes more efficient (everything at sub-maximal levels)
Type 1 muscle fibres
Slow twitch are better for aerobic exercise
Aerobic training frequency
2-5 days per week
Maintaining aerobic adaptations
Fewer training sessions needed to maintain aerobic adaptations than are required to achieve them
Recovery for aerobic exercise
Imp for endurance sports as the development is purely physiological
Imp factors for recovery from aerobic training
Rehydration
Restoration of fuel
CHO intake
Sleep
Muscle recovery
Ways to quantify training intensity
- Blood lactate
- HR
- VO2
- Modified Borg RPE
HRR
Heart rate reserve
Directly correlated to VO2
Karvonen method of calculating target heart rate
[(220-age)-RHR] Training intensity + RHR
Types of aerobic programs
- Long, slow distance (LSD)
- Pace/tempo
- Interval
- High-intensity interval training
- Fartlek
LSD frequency
1-2 days per week
LSD duration
30-120 min
LSD intensity
70% of VO2 max
Pace/tempo frequency
1-2 days per week
Pace/tempo duration
20-30 min
Pace/tempo intensity
At lactate threshold
Interval frequency
1-2 days a week
Interval duration
3-5 min
Interval intensity
Close to VO2 max
High intensity interval training frequency
1 day a week
High intensity interval training duration
30-90 sec
High intensity interval training intensity
Greater than VO2 max
Fartlek frequency
1 day a week
Fartlek duration
20-60 min
Fartlek intensity
Varies btwn LSD and pace/tempo
Outcome of LSD training
Improves fat utilization
Outcome of pace/tempo training
Improves running economy and increases lactate threshold
Outcome of interval training
Improves VO2 max and enhances anaerobic metabolism
Outcome of high intensity interval training
Improves running speed and economy
Outcome of fartlek
Improves VO2 max, lactate threshold, running economy and fuel utilization
Do all energy systems operate simultaneously?
Yes just at diff capacities depending on task
What is fartlek training?
Periods of faster running mixed with periods of easy running
What aerobic program would improve Vo2max?
Interval and fartlek
What aerobic program would improve lactate threshold?
Pace/tempo and fartlek
What aerobic program would improve exercise economy?
HITT and fartlek
What aerobic program would result in a high efficiency of utilizing fats as a fuel source?
LSD and fartlek
What aerobic program would result in a high percentage of type 1 muscle fibres?
LSD
What percentage of individual variations in response to cardiorespiratory training can be accounted for by heritability?
50%