PPT 7 - Adaptions to Anaerobic Programs (Ch5) Flashcards
What is anaerobic training?
is characterized by high-intensity, intermittent bouts of exercise.
Anaerobic training modalities include…
resistance training, plyometric (drills) training, speed training, agility training, & interval training.
When does motor cortex activity increase?
- the level of force developed increases.
- new exercises or movements are being learned
During anaerobic training,
many neural changes take place along the ________________________ tracts.
descending corticospinal tracts.
Which motor units can untrained individuals NOT recruit more than the other?
Cant recruit fast twitch more than slow twitch
Gains in maximal strength & power of agonist muscles are generally associated with:
an increase in recruitment,
an increased rate of firing,
greater synchronization of neural discharge, or
a combination of all these factors.
Henneman’s Size Principle
is a rule describing the orderly recruitment & decruitment of motor units.
Type I or Type II: Which have smaller diameter?
Type I
Type I or Type II: Which has higher recuitment thresholds?
Type II
Type I or Type II: Which has lower recruitment thresholds?
Type I
Type I or Type II: Which has higher input resistance?
Type I
Type I or Type II: Which is less excitable?
Type II
Type I or Type II: Which are typically recruited first?
Type I
In what example will high-threshold motor units be selectively recruited to rapidly achieve more force and power.
Explosive, ballistic contractions
What happens to muscle fibers with heavy resistance training?
all muscle fibers get larger because motor units are recruited in a sequential order by their size to produce high levels of force.
Advanced lifters vs. muscle fibers
the CNS might adapt by allowing these well-trained athletes to recruit some motor units in a nonconsecutive order, by recruiting larger ones first to promote greater production of power or speed in a movement.
Anaerobic training enhances the __________ response.
reflex (thereby enhancing the magnitude and rate of force development)
When do dramatic increases in neural adaptations tape place during training program?
early on in the program (6-10 weeks)