Practical Conditioning Strategies Flashcards
A bit about aerobic metabolism?
Demands for energy are low
Oxygen, fat & glucose are used to produce ATP
Limiting factor is availability in working muscle
A bit about anaerobic metabolism?
Glycogen is used to produce ATP & lactate
Limiting factor is glycogen availability and lactate accumulation in muscle
When a horse is working at high intensity exercise both ….. & ….. pathways are used for energy production.
The majority of energy is produced by ….. metabolism
anaerobic & aerobic pathways
aerobic metabolism
What is a horses resting heart rate?
20-40bpm
What is the purpose of conditioning exercises?
Maximises performance
Maintains soundness
Induces physiological and structural adaptations
What is the purpose of schooling exercises?
Develops neuromuscular coordination (motor control)
mental discipline
reinforces desirable behaviours
discourages/extinguishes undesirable behaviours
What is LSD and what are the benefits of this training method?
Long Slow Distance -initial stage of conditioning (walking/trotting)
Improves CV & metabolic efficiency
Slow progress, good for young horses & rehabilitating
Stimulates adaptive changes in limbs & feet
Objective is to maintain fitness
A bit about aerobic conditioning?
High aerobic endurance and capacity
ability to exercise for prolonged periods
Lower reliance on anaerobic metabolism
Delays onset of fatigue due to lactic acid accumulation
What is interval training and what are the advantages?
exercise broken up -short ‘works’ seperated by partial recovery ‘rest intervals’
Allows more work/day then continuous exercise
A bit about anaerobic conditioning?
Good for rapid acceleration & deceleration
-sprinting, jumping, abrupt changes of direction
used in last stage of training progress
Strength training is…? and a bit about it
sport specific -knowledge of movements & action of sport
enhances ability to recruit more fibres, increases muscle size (hypertrophy)
High intensity work =…?
large % of fibres recruited, opposite for low intensity work
How do we manage DOMS? (delayed onset muscular soreness)
good warm up & warm down
suppling exercises
rest day w/ light exercise
Adequate conditioning
Warm down enhances…?
lactic acid removal
List 4 stages of the daily work out
warm up
schooling or conditioning exercises
warm down
cooling out
