Week 9- effects of aerobic and anaerobic training Flashcards

1
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What should you consider when training and performing?

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-sources of energy and fibres used for force production
-contributions of the ATP-PC system, anaerobic glycolysis and aerobic metabolism during maximal effort
-muscle fibres recruitment in increased intensities

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What are the principles of training?

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-Overload
-Specificity
-Reversibility

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3
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When does training effects occur?

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when physiological system is exercised at a level beyond which it is normally accustomed to

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4
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What is training effect specific to?

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-muscle fibre recruitment during exercise
-energy systems involved
-velocity of contraction
-type of contraction

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5
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What is the definition of reversibility?

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gains are lost when training ceases

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6
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What should your training be to increase VO2max?

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20-60mins, >3x per week, >50% VO2max

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7
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How much of VO2max is determined by genetics?

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50% in sedentary adults

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8
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What do low responders to exercising training VO2max improve to?

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2-3%

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9
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what do high responders VO2max increase to following exercise?

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by 50% with vigorous training

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10
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what is the average improvement to VO2max to exercise?

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15-20%

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11
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What is the primary cause of differences in VO2max between individuals?

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SVmax

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12
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How does short duration training increase VO2max?

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increase in SV

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13
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How does longer duration training increase VO2max?

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SV and a-VO2 increase

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14
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How does endurance training increase stroke volume?

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-increase preload (EDV)
-increased plasma volume
-increase venous return
-increased ventricular volume
-decreased afterload
-decreased arterial constriction
increased maximal muscle blood flow with no change in arterial mean pressure
-increased contractility

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15
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When does 12-20% increase in plasma volume occur?

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after 3-6 aerobic training sessions

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16
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What is eccentric hypertrophy?

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when chamber wall and wall thickness is increased

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17
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With any given submaximal workload what effect does it have on HR following training?

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lower heart rate due to an increase in stroke volume

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18
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What is the consequences of HR being lower after training?

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-cardiac output is achieved in fewer beats
-vagal tone is increased
-allows for greater ventricle filling time (EDV)

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19
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What are the training-induced increases in arteriovenous O2 difference?

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-muscle blood flow increased
-improved ability of muscle fibres to extract and utilise O2 from the blood

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20
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What causes the muscle blood flow to increase?

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-decrease in SNS vasoconstriction
-increased diameter of compliant arteries
-increased arterial diameter is specific to limb being used
-permits greater ‘volume of flow per beat’ to limb

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21
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What allows for an improved ability of muscle fibres to extract and utilise oxygen from the blood?

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-increased capillary density
-increased mitochondrial number/volume

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22
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What is the effect of increased number of capillaries?

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shorter diffusion distance

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23
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After training, what results in improved oxidative capacity and ability to utilise fat as fuel?

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increase in mitochondria in the muscle

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24
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How long does it take for muscle mitochondria number to double?

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5 weeks

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25
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Why is blood flow in trained muscle lower?

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A-V difference is greater and therefore better oxygen extraction

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26
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What is the ability to perform prolonged, submaximal exercise dependent on?

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ability to maintain homeostasis

27
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What does the training-induced improvements in homeostatic pressure result in?

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-more rapid transition from rest to stead state
-a reduced reliance on limited liver and muscle glycogen stores
-numerous cardiovascular and thermoregulatory adaptations that assist in maintaining homeostasis.

28
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What are the adaptations of endurance exercise training in muscle fibres that assist in maintaining homeostasis?

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-shift in muscle fibre type (fast-to-slow) and increase in number of capillaries
-increased mitochondrial volume
-training-induced training in fuel utilisation
-increased antioxidant capacity
-improved acid base regulation

29
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What is the difference between slow myosin isoform and fast myosin isoform?

A

slow myosin isoform have lower myosin ATPase activity but better efficiency

30
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What determines the magnitude of fibre type change?

A

duration and intensity of training and genetics

31
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What does the increased number of capillaries surrounding muscle fibres impact?

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-enhanced diffusion of oxygen
-improved removal of wastes

32
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What is mitochondrial turnover?

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breakdown of damaged mitochondria and replaced with healthy mitochondria

33
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What is the breakdown of damaged mitochondria termed?

A

mitophagy

34
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What does the increase in mitochondrial volume result in?

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-Greater capacity for oxidative phosphorylation
-decreased ADP due to increased ADP transporters in mitochondrial membrane

35
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What does the decrease in cystolic (ADP) result in?

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-less lactate and H formation
-less PC depletion

36
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What is a result of high fat utilisation for energy production?

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-spares plasma glucose and muscle glycogen

37
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How does endurance training adaptations improve plasma FFA transport and oxidation?

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  • increased capillary density
    -fatty acid binding protein and fatty acid translocase
    -higher levels of carnitine palmitoyl transferase and FAT
    -increased enzymes of b-oxidation
    -increased rate of acetyl-CoA formation
    -High citrate level inhibits PFK and glycolysis
38
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What is a radical?

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chemical molecule that contains unpaired electrons, making them highly reactive

39
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What can radicals damage?

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Proteins, cell membrane and DNA

40
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What doe radicals promote?

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oxidative damage and muscle fatigue

41
Q

What does training increasing endogenous antioxidant enzymes improve and protect?

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-improves the fibres ability to remove radicals
-protects against exercise induced oxidative damage and muscle fatigue

42
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What happens if there is less carbohydrate utilisation?

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less lactate formation

43
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What does an increased NADH shuttles reduce?

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the availability of NADH for lactic acid formation

44
Q

What does endurance and resistance exercise training promote?

A

protein synthesis in fibres

45
Q

What does exercise ‘stress’ activate?

A

gene transcription

46
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What is the process of exercise-induced muscle adaptations?

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-muscle contraction activates primary and secondary messengers
-results in expression of genes and synthesis of new proteins
-mRNA levels typically in 4-8 hours, back to baseline within 24hrs
-daily exercise require for training-induced adaptations

47
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What are the primary signals for muscle adaptations?

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-mechanical stretch (resistance training)
-calcium (endurance training)
-AMP/ATP
-Free radicals

48
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What are the secondary messengers in skeletal muscles?

A

-AMP kinase
-Mitogen
-PGC-1a
-Calmodulin- dependent kinase
-Calcineurin (phosphates)
-Nuclear factor Kappa B (NFkB)
-mTOR

49
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Why is AMPK important?

A

promotes glucose uptake and linked to gene expression by activation of transcriptional activating factors

50
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What is PGC-1a the master regulator of?

A

mitochondrial biogenesis
promotes angiogenesis
synthesis of antioxidant enzymes

51
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When is calmodulin-dependent kinase activated?

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by increases in cytosolic Ca- promotes activation of PGC-1a

52
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What does calcineurin participate in?

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-fibre regeneration
-fast to slow fibre switch

53
Q

What does NFkB promote?

A

synthesis of antioxidant enzymes

54
Q

what does mTOR regulate?

A

protein synthesis and muscle size

55
Q

What causes training-induced reductions in heart rate and ventilation?

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-reduced ‘feedback’ from muscle chemoreceptors to cardiovascular control centre from group 3 and 4 nerve fibres
-reduced number of motor units recruited

56
Q

What does improvement in muscle fibre oxidative capacity result in?

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fewer motor units required for submaximal work

57
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What are the consequences of detraining?

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-rapid decrease in VO2max
-decrease in SVmax
-decrease in maximal a-vO2 difference
–decrease in mitochondria
–decrease in oxidative capacity
–decrease in type IIa fibres and increases Type IIx fibres

58
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What is detraining primarily due to?

A

changes in mitochondria

59
Q

When are the majority of the adaptations lost?

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in two weeks

60
Q

How long does it require of retraining to regain mitochondrial adaptations?

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3-4 weeks

61
Q

What muscle fibre types are recruited with anaerobic adaptation?

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Type I and II

62
Q

What does sprint training result in?

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hypertrophy of type II muscle fibres and elevates enzymes involved in both ATP-PC system and glycolysis

63
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What does high intensity interval training>30seconds promote?

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mitochondrial biogenesis

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