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composition of endurance athlete

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  • low muscle mass
  • slow twitch muscle composition
  • low power output maintained
  • high fatigue resistance
  • adapted CV and respiratory systems
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composition of sprinters

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  • large muscle mass
  • fast twitch muscle composition
  • high power output that is instantaneous
  • low fatigue resistance
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muscle classifications (new)

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  • colour
  • twitch characterisitics
  • twitch & fatiguability
  • contractile & metabolic
  • myosin ATPase activity
  • molecular motor
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early muscle classifications

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  • colour
  • twitch characterisitics
  • twitch & fatiguability
  • contractile & metabolic
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different muscle colours

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red = slow, high myoglobin content 
white = fast, low myoglobin content
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what gives muscle its colour

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myoglobin content

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colour of fast muscle

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white

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colour of slow muscle

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red

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which muscle has high myoglobin content

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slow, red

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what determines the speed of a twitch

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  • activation caused by release of calcium from SR

- cross-bridge kinetics of myosin ATPase and isoform composition

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can you activate one muscle fibre

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no, you can activate one motor unit

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characteristics of slow fibre

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has not time to relax = fused twitches at lower frequenies

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characteristics of fast fibre

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has time to relax giving unfused at higher frequencies

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how do fast and slow fibre twitch force compare

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high frequency of stimulation is needed of fast fibres to give some force as slow fibres

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different types of twitch fatiguability

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based on selective activation of motor units

  • slow-fatigue resistant SFR
  • fast-fatigue resistant FFR
  • fast-fatiguable FF (force is reduced sooner)
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contractile and metabolic classification

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based on:
- speed of contraction 
- substrate and enzyme characteristics 
called:
- slow twitch
- fast twitch oxidative
- fast twitch glycolytic
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different types of metabolic enzymes for contraction

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oxidative (HAD, SDH, CS)

glycolytic (LDG, PFK, PHOS)

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enzymes of slow twitch

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high oxidative

low glycolytic

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enzymes of fast twitch oxidative

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medium oxidative

medium glycolytic

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enzymes of fast twitch glycolytic

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low oxidative

high glycolytic

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myosin ATPase activity characterisation

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low [ATPase] in slow fibres
high [ATPase] in fast fibres

acid inhibits fast fibres
base inhibits slow fibred

using ATPas histochemistry with pre-incubation at different pH to identify fibre types

  • slow are dark at low ph, light at high pH
  • fast A and B are dark at high and light at pH 4.4
  • fast A is dark at 4.6
  • fast B is light at 4.6
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molecular motor classification

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heavy chain myosin isoforms
MHC-I
MHC-IIA
MHC-IIX

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Three overall groups of muscle fibres

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slow
fast
fastest

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SLOW

  • colour
  • twitch characterisitics
  • twitch & fatiguability
  • contractile & metabolic
  • myosin ATPase activity
  • molecular motor
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  • colour = red
  • twitch characterisitics = ST
  • twitch & fatiguability = ST
  • contractile & metabolic = SO
  • myosin ATPase activity = Type I
  • molecular motor = MHC-I
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FAST - colour - twitch characterisitics - twitch & fatiguability - contractile & metabolic - myosin ATPase activity - molecular motor
- colour = white - twitch characterisitics = FTa - twitch & fatiguability = FFR - contractile & metabolic = FO - myosin ATPase activity = Type IIa - molecular motor = MHC-IIa
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FASTEST - colour - twitch characterisitics - twitch & fatiguability - contractile & metabolic - myosin ATPase activity - molecular motor
- colour = white - twitch characterisitics = FTB - twitch & fatiguability = FF - contractile & metabolic = FG - myosin ATPase activity = Type IIb - molecular motor = MHC-IIx
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- colour = white - twitch characterisitics = FTa - twitch & fatiguability = FFR - contractile & metabolic = FO - myosin ATPase activity = Type IIa - molecular motor = MHC-IIa
fast muscle fibre
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- colour = white - twitch characterisitics = FTB - twitch & fatiguability = FF - contractile & metabolic = FG - myosin ATPase activity = Type IIb - molecular motor = MHC-IIx
fastest muscle fibre
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- colour = red - twitch characterisitics = ST - twitch & fatiguability = ST - contractile & metabolic = SO - myosin ATPase activity = Type I - molecular motor = MHC-I
slow muscle fibre
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why are there difference in metabolic and contractile functions of fibre types
muscles with different functional demands have different compositions - some muscles need fatigues resistant - some muscles need rapid power
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what determines expression of fibre types
genetics
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sprinter fibre type
primarily TII
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endurance athlete fibre type
primarily TI
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problem with removing muscle fibres for analysis
muscle fibres can be removed and single fibres teased out but by removing them from tendons, there is no longer a membrane potential for them to be activated for contraction
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what maintains membrane potential of muscle
Na+ K+
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alternative method for analysing muscle fibres
chemically skinned and then activated by immuring in a solution of calcium - force is normalised at the cross section of the fibre for relative comparison
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method of analysing function of myosin
in vitro motility assay | - speed of actin filament sliding on a rail of myosin is calculated
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why is the speed of a rat fibre faster than human
- rat sarcomere is same length as a human sarcomere - humans gain power from having large muscles with lots of sarcomeres in parallel - rats rely on high velocity sarcomeres in series because they have small muscles - different muscle compostions will have different optimal velocities to produce the sam power
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when all other things are equal, what does the arrangement of sarcomere determine?
- force (parallel gives large CSA) - velocity (in series gives length) - power (total sarcomere gives volume)
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why does muscle power reduce with ageing
- loss of MCH-II isoforms | older muscle has less fast fibres following selective atrophy and hypertrophy
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what modulates force from a whole muscle
- motor unit recruitment | - rate of firing of individual motor unit (frequency)
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Henneman's size principle
order of recruitment - muscle fibres in a single motor unit are all the same size - motor units are recruited on the basis of the size of their nerve cell body (smallest to largest) - TI recruited first then TIIa, TIIx
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are motor units recruited on basis of their size
yes, but of their nerve cell body size (smallest to largest) | not the size or number of fibres in the motor unit
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what gives a muscle good endurance
oxygen delivery | oxygen utilisation
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what determines a muscle's oxygen utilisation
mitochondrion
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what gives muscles oxygen delivery
capillary supply
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what fibres favour endurance and why
Type I - high mitochondrial density - high capillary density - high myoglobin content - high TAG content - high oxidative enzyme activity
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how does exercise effect muscle fibre type
we cannot change fibre type but we can improve endurance through increased mitochondria and improved capillary performance = we can train to improve the metabolism of fibres
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three essential muscle fibre protein isoforms
Type I Type IIa Type IIx (Type IIb in rodents)
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why doe fibres differentiations in mechanical properties
myosin heavy chain isoform composition range from slow to fast I -> IIa -> IIx
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how are TI designed for endurance (summary)
metabolic properties of TI designed for more oxidative metabolism because of their higher mitochondrial content
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what what does [ATPase] tell about fibre type
ATPase activity postively correlated with muscle contraction and so interpreted for contraction speed - during the cross-bridge cycle, the myosin molecule itself binds and hydrolyzes ATP during force generation
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why are muscle fibres preincubated for ATPase analysis
- acid inhibts ATPase actiity in fast fibres but not slow fibres - basic condtions inhibit ATPase activity in slow fibres bt now fast fibres = dark colour shows which fibre types are present
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how does acid affect ATPase acitivty
inhibts it in fast fibres only | therefore dark colour in acid = slow fibres present
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how do basic conditions affect ATPase acitivity
inhibits it in slow fibres only | therefore dark colour in basic conditions = fast fibres present

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