Lesson 17: Cardiorespiratory Training Flashcards
How do Type 1 Muscle Fibers adapt to low-intensity exercise?
- they create an increase in size and number of mitochondria to increase ATP production
- they increase capillaries around recruited muscle fibers to enhance delivery of oxygenated blood to fibers
How do Type 2 Muscle Fibers adapt to high-intensity exercise?
by increasing the number of anaerobic enzymes for anaerobic ATP production
What happens to the heart during exercise due to the expansion of blood volume with endurance training?
The heart muscle will hypertrophy, enlarging its chambers and becoming a bigger and stronger muscle to deliver a higher cardiac output.
What is stroke volume?
The amount of blood pumped per beat.
According to studies, does stroke volume or max heart rate increase during exercise?
stroke volume
Why does stroke volume increase during exercise?
Due to chamber enlargement and greater amounts of chamber filling (end-diastolic volume) and greater chamber emptying (ejection fraction) with each beat.
What is end-diastolic volume?
The volume of blood that is present in the left and right ventricle during filling phase or at end-load phase
What is ejection fraction?
The volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each beat.
What is vasodilation?
The widening of blood vessels.
Where does the cardiovascular system interface with the respiratory system?
The alveoli
What muscles are involved in respiration? (6)
Diaphragm, group of muscles that pull the ribcage upwards (sternocleidomastoid, scalene, serratus anterior) and downwards (rectus abdominis, quadratus lumborum)
What is tidal volume?
Normal volume of air that the lungs inspire and expire with no extra effort needed.
How long does it take for VO2 Max to peak and/or plateau?
About 6 months
What are changes in the ventilatory threshold attributed to?
- capillary growth
- increased mitochondrial density in active muscles
What supports changes in Ventilatory Threshold and VO2 Max?
Changes in the muscle’s capacity to store additional glycogen and ability to use fatty acids for fuel.
What does the term steady state refer to?
The state in the body’s energy and physiological demands of exercise are met by the delivery of the physiological systems in the body.
What body processes reach a stable state within the steady state? (6)
oxygen uptake heart rate cardiac output ventilation blood lactate concentration body temp
Exercise duration is primarily limited by either the willingness to continue or 3 physiological demands, what are they?
- availability of oxygen
- muscle glycogen
- blood glucose
How long does it take to reach steady state?
from 45 seconds to 3/4 mins
Why do some people oppose to stretching as part of a warm-up?
Because stretching improves muscle elasticity which lowers the force-generating capacity of the contractile proteins of the muscle.
What type of stretching should a gymnast do opposed to the type a runner should do in warm-up?
A gymnast should perform static stretching as this will benefit their flexibility. A runner should do dynamic stretching.
What is the cardiovascular drift?
A gradual increase in heart rate response during a steady-state bout of exercise.
What causes the cardiovascular drift?
- Small reductions in blood volume (due to fluid loss) which increases HR to maintain cardiac output and therefore offsets stroke volume
- An increase in the core temperature that directs blood to the skin to decrease heat - which decreased blood available for exercising muscles
What is a lactate sink?
A structure that is proficient at using lactate for energy.
Exercise intervals of 15 - 30 seconds will utilise which type of muscle fibers?
Type 2
According to the US Department of Health & Human Services, what are the specific weekly exercise guidelines for adults aged 18-64?
- perform 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week or 75 mins of vigorous exercise
- perform 10 min aerobic bouts throughout the week
- participate in muscle strengthening at least three times a week
What does the FITT acronym stand for?
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
What methods can be used by the trainer to monitor exercise intensity?
- heart rate
- Rates of Perceived Exertion
- VO2 or metabolic equivalents
- caloric expenditure
- talk test/VT1
- blood lactate/VT2
What varaibles impact MHR?
- genetics
- exercise modality (type)
- medications
- body size
- altitude
- age
What is a concern for the 220 - age MHR formula?
It can overestimate a young adult’s MHR and underestimate an older person’s MHR.
What is the Karvonen Method formula for calculating target heart rate?
(Heart Rate Reserve x % Intensity) + Resting Heart Rate
By how many beats does RHR differ from lying to standing position?
10 Beats
What is the classical scale and contemporary category scale for Ratings of Perceived Exertion?
Classical = 6-20 Contemporary = 1-10
What are the number categories for light, moderate and vigorous METs?
light = < 3 moderate = 3-6 vigorous = > 6
How is caloric expenditure calculated?
By measuring or estimating total quantity of O2 consumed per minute and multiplying it by 4kcal/liter of O2.
What is the formula for calculating caloric expenditure?
(VO2 x body weight / 1000) x 5kcal
How do you calculate someone’s gross or absolute VO2 from their relative VO2?
multiply her VO2 by her body weight.
What does lactate threshold refer to?
The point at which lactate production becomes greater than lactate removal which results in an initial rise in blood lactate values.
What does the Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation technically refer to?
The point at which lactate levels begin to rise exponentially due to an accumulation within the blood and inability to buffer the influx of acid.
When blood lactate levels reach above 4 mmol (onset of blood lactate accumulation) how long can the client generally work out for?
20-30 mins
Why is the talk test a better monitoring test than a given VO2 max or MHR?
Because it is down to the clients unique metabolic or ventilatory response so provides a reasonable/accurate marker for exercise.
_____ continue to contribute significantly to the number of calories burned at VT1.
fats
The accumulation of lactate causes disturbances in blood PH balance of the body, how is this accumulation prevented and buffered?
It is buffered by the bicarbonate buffering system in the blood. The body produces extra CO2 which causes a subsequent increase in breathing (VT1) to buffer out lactate.
What are blood buffers?
Compounds that help to neutralize acidosis and reduce muscle fiber acidosis.
What is minute ventilation?
The amount of air the client moves within one minute.
What develops at the point in which ventilation deviates from the progressive linear increase in exercise intensity?
Muscle and blood acidosis.
What occurs as exercise intensity increases ventilation wise?
As exercise intensity increases, ventilation may begin to deviate from a linear fashion and minute ventilation occurs. Blood buffers to reduce muscle fiber acidosis and there is an increase in CO2 which the body tries to eliminate through increased ventilation.
Why does the body move from VT1 to VT2 through increased exercise intensity?
With higher intensities, the buffering mechanism cannot keep up with the extra acid production and the pH of the blood begins to fall due to lactate accumulation. This causes another increase in ventilation which is the VT2.
What is the HR Turnpoint/Deflection Point?
The point during incremental aerobic exercise at which the HR no longer increases linearly but shows a more curvilinear response.
What is the HR Turnpoint/Deflection Point related to?
Lactate accumulation during exercise.