Physiology of Exercise Flashcards
Cardiac Output
Product of heart rate and stroke volume (quantity of blood pumped per heartbeat)
Angina
Pressure or tightness in chest (or arm, jaw, or shoulder)
Collagen
Most abundant protein in the body: inflexible
structures containing large amount of collagen tend to limit motion and resist stretch; main constituents of tendons and ligaments that are subjected to pulling force
Positive Risk Factor: Dyslipidemia
LDL ≥ 130 mg/dL
HDL < 40 mg/dL
Steady State
When the energy and physiological demands of the exercise bout are met by the physiological systems in the body
Positive Risk Factor: Sedentary
Less than 30 m 3x/week of exercise in last three months
First Ventilatory Threshold (VT1)
aka Anaerobic or Lactate Threshold
When lactate begins to accumulate in blood faster than it can be cleared, which causes a person to breathe faster in an effort to blow off the extra CO₂ produced by the buffering of acid metabolites
When fats are primary fuel (below VT1), the demand for O₂ is met by increasing tidal volume (taking deeper breaths).
Positive Risk Factor: Cigarettes
Current smoker or quick within six months
Autogenic Inhibition
Relaxation of muscle due to contraction in antagonist muscle group due to GTO activation
—–> prevents tearing of muscle
Systolic Blood Pressure
Represents pressure created by the heart as it pumps blood into circulation
= one cardiac cycle’s greatest pressure
= higher number in blood pressure measurement
Minute Ventilation (VE)
A measure of the amount of air that passes through the lungs in one minute; tidal volume multiplied by ventilatory rate
Elastin
Made up of amino acids, elastin (elastic muscle fibers) determines possible range of extensibility of muscle cells and succumbs readily to stretching
–> Almost always found with collagen fibers, which work together to support and facilitate joint movement
Negative Risk Factor: HDL Cholestorol
≥ 60 mg/dL
Diastolic Blood Pressure
Represents pressure exerted on the artery walls as blood remains in arteries during filling stage of cardiac cycle (between beats)
= minimum pressure during one cardiac cycle
= lower number in blood pressure measurement
Positive Risk Factor: Obesity
BMI ≥ 30
Hypertension HR
SBP: 140 or above; DBP 90 or above
Two main areas to measure heart rate
Wrist (radial artery) and neck (carotid artery)
Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO)
Senses increased tension within its associated muscle when the muscle contracts or is stretched
- ->When muscle tension is reduced due to fatigue, GTO output is reduced, allowing muscle to increase its contractile ability
- ->GTO activation results in an enhanced contraction of the antagonist muscle group
Ratings of Perceived Exertion
Category Ratio Scale 0–10
Positive Risk Factor: Prediabetes
Fasting plasma glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL
Active Isolated Stretching
Hold stretch for 2 seconds, then back to starting point
Several repetitions, increasing stretch by a few degrees each time
Vagal Withdrawal
When exercise begins and the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) takes over
Positive Risk Factor: Hypertension
SBP ≥ 140 mmHg
DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
Differences between Type IIa and Type IIx Muscle Fibers
Type IIx: cannot sustain effort for more than a few seconds; high anaerobic capacity; largest and fastest and create most force; less efficient
Type IIa: used in strength and power activities but can sustain effort longer than IIx (three minutes in highly trained athletes)
Stroke Volume
Quantity of blood pumped per heartbeat
Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers (Types IIa and IIx)
Muscles primarily responsible for joint movement and generating larger forces generally contain higher concentrations of Type II fibers. These muscles are better suited for strength and power-type training (higher-intensity, lower volume).
V0₂ Max
Estimate of the maximal amount of oxygen (mL) that a person can use in one minute per kilogram of body weight –> aka maximal oxygen update and maximal aerobic power
Pulmonary Ventilation
Function of both rate and depth (tidal volume) of breathing
Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers (Type I)
Enhance a stabilizer muscle’s capacity for endurance, which allows the muscle to efficiently stabilize the joint for prolonged periods without undue fatigue.
Lower force output and are more efficient.
Type I fibers have large amounts of mitochondria, are surrounded by more capillaries, and have higher concentrations of myoglobin
Postural muscles are typically deeper muscles that have more concentration of Type I fibers
Positive Risk Factor: Age
men: ≥ 45
women: ≥ 55
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
A stretch in which the client resists force for six seconds, then is passively stretched (by someone) for thirty seconds (aka contract/relax)
Promotes response of proprioceptors in an attempt to gain more stretch in a muscle
Positive Risk Factor: Family History (3)
Myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, or sudden death before age 55 in father or age 65 in mother
Center of Gravity
what/where
The point at which a body’s mass is considered to concentrate and where it is balanced on either side in all planes
where: typically second sacral vertebra
Lactate Threshold (LT)
Point during exercise of increasing intensity at which blood lactate begins to accumulate above resting levels; when lactate clearance can’t keep up with lactate production
What are the two acceptable formulas for determining maximum heart rate?
Gellish et al. = 206.9 – (.67 x age)
Tanaka et al. = 208 – (.7 x age)
Average heart rate
70–72 BPM
Prehypertension HR Range
SBP: 120–139; DBP 80–89
Second Ventilatory Threshold (VT2)
aka the Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation (OBLA)
The point where lactate is rapidly increasing with intensity and represents the hyperventilation even relative to the extra CO₂ being produced.
When carbs become primary fuel (above VT1), the demand for CO₂ removal is met by increasing breathing rate (faster breaths).
Ventilatory Threshold
Point of transition between predominantly aerobic energy production to anaerobic energy production; during exercise, when the body increases respiration in order to blow off excessive CO₂
Remodeling
The body’s continual process of reshaping and rebuilding the skeleton
Anaerobic Power vs Anaerobic Capacity
Anaerobic power: amount of work performed in a given unit of time (usually one repetition at max efforts)
Anaerobic capacity: sustainability of power output for a brief period of time
Percentage of Essential Body Fat
Men: 2–5%
Women: 10–13%
BMI Formula
Weight (kg)/height² (m)
(Weight (lb)/height²) x 703
Tidal Volume
The volume of air inhaled and exhaled per breath
Anaerobic Glycolysis
Metabolic pathway that uses glucose (or glycogen) for production of ATP rapidly and without requiring oxygen.
Can only be used to a limited extent during sustained activity; provides main source of ATP for during high-intensity exercise, up to 3 minutes
The glycolytic system predominates in speed and agility drills that require moderate power at a moderate duration.
Two Parts of Digestion
Mechanical digestion: chewing, swallowing, and propelling food through GI tract
Chemical digestion: enzymes breaking down nutrients
Carbohydrates
Body’s preferred energy source, made up of chains of sugar molecules. Carbs not immediately used for energy are stored in liver and muscle cells as glycogen.