Week 2 - Carbohydrates and Fat

Question 1

How does exercise impact liver glucose

Answer 1

Increases liver glucose output in an intensity dependent manner

Question 2

How does exercise impact blood glucose

Answer 2

Blood glucose stays the same but can sometimes increase due to adrenaline

Question 3

How does exercise impact carbohydrate oxidation?

Answer 3

In an intensity dependent manner

Question 4

Carbohydrate utilisation during exercise

Answer 4

Increased muscle glycogen breakdown

Question 5

Fatigue is strongly correlated with carbohydrate depletion

Answer 5

Muscle glycogen depletion, Hypoglycemia reflecting liver glycogen depletion

Question 6

How can the diet effect some of these processes

Answer 6

carbohydrate loading to increase muscle glycogen, carbohydrate during exercise to maintain blood glucose

Question 7

What is the point of acute fuelling strategies

Answer 7

Promoting high carbohydrate available diets to promote optimal performance in key training sessions or competition