Lecture 7 - Recovery Flashcards
As repeated sprints are a key indicator of athletics performance what happens to capacity for this if 3 games are player back to back ?
Following the first game sprint performance is decreased for 2 days, returning to baseline by day 3.
However, following a game on day 4 it takes an extra day for performance to return to normal. This effect is seen again of a game is played again on day 9, with 4 days being needed to return to baseline.
Indications of this are for teams who play many games in a week as they are unlikely to be recovering fully.
What are some influences that can effect the amount of sleep an athlete may get ?
- Light
- Napping
- Caffeine
- Alcohol
- Game arousal
- Travel fatigue
- Scheduled inconsistency
- Specific player sleep needs
Are cool downs following training sessions worth it?
No, as there is no benefit to doing these as it makes no difference on subsequent performance, or injury prevention.
It may help remove some of the lactate that could be circulating however, if you are already low on carbohydrate stores you are going to fatigue yourself more by doing this.
What is the purpose of post exercise protein ingestion ?
Protein ingestion is important post exercise to stimulate muscle protein synthesis. This allows repair to the damaged muscle, therefore, facilitating recovery.
If only carbohydrate is given then their is a net loss of protein as muscle protein is broken down during exercise.
If you want to optimise muscle glycogen recovery what is the best method ?
- Moderate carb alone ?
- Moderate carb and protein ?
- High carb ?
High Carb alone is the best response if glycogen recovery is the goal. Whereas moderate carb and protein does result in a better insulin response and glycogen recovery tat moderate carb alone, high carb still resulted in a higher level.
If an athlete cannot take in a very high carb level than protein accompaniment is usefull.
Intake was 1.2g Carbs per kg for 5 hours post exercise.
How do measures of Doms and knee extensor ROM support fatigue following football games ?
Doms is elevated and ROM is reduced in the groups who played the games following the football matches and this increases with every game.
What are the suggested benefits of cold water immersion ?
- Lowering inflammation
- Lowering muscle pain
- Lowering swelling and spasms
- Lowering muscle damage
- Increasing venous return.
As glycogen is stored in the liver is their a best method to restore this post exercise ?
Yes, Intake of glucose ALONGSIDE fructose or sucrose resulted in an elevated liver glycogen synthesis.
Does Foam Rolling enhance performance ?
There is no evidence for foam rolling to improve performance and recovery. However, it has been shown to improve feelings of DOMS and ROM.
What is the issue with consuming alcohol post exercise for MPS ?
1.5g/kg bm alcohol with protein impairs MPS compared to protein alone.
What has beetroot juice been shown to improvement compared to a control ?
- CMJ performance does not drop as much
- RSI doesn’t drop as much
- Pain perception is improved
What are suggested interventions to aid re-hydration ?
Measure pre and post session weights to measure the amount of water lost.
- Intake more fluid than was lost during exercise
- Drink this fluid slowly to store more
- intake some carb, protein and sodium with drinks
Carb, protein and sodium used as these enhance cell osmolarity to ensure fluid is retained. thus reducing urine output.
What is the recommended sleep level for athletes and what are some factors that are impaired with inadequate sleep ?
Minimum 8 Hours
Impaired factors
- Accuracy
- Alertness
- Reaction time
- Situational reactions
Motor skill and cognitive performance impaired
In general is protein and carb intake with fluid beneficial to performance ?
Yes, as water co-ingested with carbohydrates improves following endurance performance, no matter if they trained in fasted or non fasted state.
There is sometimes a performance enhance from protein intake as well, however this is likely from the added calories protein will bring. overall there is less support for protein intake and performance recovery.
Can carbohydrate intake during exercise effect performance ?
Yes, as high carbohydrate resulted in a significantly increased time to fatigue then a lower dine of carbs alone or with protein.
What are some detrimental effects on post exercise fatigue with sleep disturbance ?
- Inhibited muscle glycogen re-synthesis
- Muscle damage increases and inhibition or muscle repair.
- Cognitive impairment
- Mental fatigue increase.
What are some metabolic consequences of dehydration ?
- ↓ VO2max
- ↑ anaerobic metabolism
- ↑ lactic acid production
- ↑ muscle glycogen utilisation
- Accelerated fatigue
What are the cognitive consequences of dehydration ?
Impairment of
- Reaction time
- False alarms
- Incorrect responses
- Response time
- Tension anxiety
- Fatigue/ inertia.
If oxidative stress and inflammation is an issue, what nutritional interventions can be done to address this ?
Anti-oxidant foods, such as tart cherry can be consumed to reduce losses in
- MVC and CMJ performance.
- Its also reduced VAS scores and IL6 levels, thus reducing inflammation.
What happens to glycogen levels following a football match if no interventions are given ?
Muscle glycogen levels are significantly reduced for 24 hours. It has still not recovered fully by 48 hours and takes 72 hours to fully recover following 1 football match.
What are the strength and endurance associated benefits of compression garments ?
Strength recovery is improved 2-9 hours post exercise
Endurance performance is improved compared to control at 24 hours post exercise.
What does a heightened level of free radials post exercise indicate about fatigue and performance status of the muscle ?
Elevated free radicals interact with the membrane lipids and cellular proteins resulting in the muscle being unable to performance the same amount of contractile ability.
What are the suggested benefits of cryotherapy?
And is is actually effective?
- Lowering inflammation
- Lowering muscle pain
- Lowering swelling and spasms
- Lowering muscle damage
- Increasing venous return.
According to a review there is no difference in level of DOMS, or recovery compared to rest.
What are the suggested benefits of using contrast therapy ?
And does it actually work ?
- Lowering inflammation
- Lowering muscle pain
- Lowering swelling and spasms
- Lowering muscle damage
- Increasing venous return
- Increased blood flow
- This does work to assist DOMS, muscle damage, strength and power.