Monday 12 November 2007

A2 Scientific principles of exercise and performance

In the next part of the course we will be looking at Fatigue and Recovery.

Here are the keywords that you will need to understand for this section.

Fatigue

Depletion of fuels (PC, glycogen)
Lactic acid increase
Dehydration
Electrolyte loss

Recovery

Restoration of ATP/PC and glycogen stores
EPOC/Oxygen debt –
ATP/PC and lactic acid components
How these occur and time taken
Restoration of muscle glycogen stores
Muscle myoglobin buffering, removal, recycling and oxidation of lactic acid

Nutrition

Sources of energy for exercise
Carbo-loading
Reasons for ergogenic aids (drugs/supplements – CP ingestion).

6 comments:

Mr Ibrahim said...

Useful link to explain EPOC in an easy way....

http://www.sailgb.com/sshop/tech_info.asp?ID=170

Mr Ibrahim said...

...and another one.....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excess_post-exercise_oxygen_consumption

Mr Ibrahim said...

...and with a bit more depth....

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/oxdebit.htm

Mr Ibrahim said...

...all things physiology...

http://www.brianmac.co.uk/oxdebit.htm

Kimberley said...

Recovery
http://www.brianmac.co.uk/recovery.htm

Kimberley said...

(Fatigue) Electrolytes loss:
http://www.brianmac.co.uk/drinks.htm