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Exercise Physiology
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Physiology – the physiological
responses that occur in the body during
exercise. We will also discuss how these
responses can be manipulated and trained to
elicit desired results and benefits
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Exercise Principles
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Consistency - (most important)
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Progression
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Overload
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Specificity
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Reversibility
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Components of Health Related Fitness
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Cardiorespiratory
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Muscular Strength
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Muscular Endurance (conditioning)
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Flexibility
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Body Composition
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Balance
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Physiology of the Cardiorespiratory
System
Components of Cardiorespiratory System:
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Heart
Lungs
Vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries)
Blood
Cardiac Cycle:
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Systole
Diastole
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Physiology of the Cardiorespiratory System
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Vocabulary
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Heart Rate (RHR, Ex HR)
Stroke Volume
Cardiac Output (SV x HR = CO)
Ejection Fraction
Ischemia
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Angina Pectoris (heart)
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Myocardial Infarction (heart)
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Cerebral Vascular Accident (Brain) …Stroke…
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General Training Effects (CV)
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VO2max – Intake, Delivery, UTILIZATION of O2
Lungs – External, Internal & Cellular respiration
Heart – SV, HR, CO, EF
Metabolism
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Anaerobic Metabolism – the productions of energy
within the body in the absence of O2
Aerobic Metabolism – the production of energy
within the body in the presence of O2
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Fuel Sources
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Glucose (4Kcals/g) most utilized
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Glycogen – stored form of glucose
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Fat (9Kcals/g) most caloricaly dense
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Protein (4Kcals/g)
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Anaerobic Metabolism
(-O2)
Outside Mitochondria
Lactic Acid (waste)
Anaerobic Enzymes
-O2
Energy
(2 ATP)
+O2
Aerobic Metabolism
Anaerobic Metabolism
+O2
Inside Mitochondria
-O2
Outside Mitochondria
Lactic Acid
(waste)
Anaerobic Enzymes
-O2
+O2
(waste
Energy
(2 ATP)
Beta Oxidation
(Fat Metabolism)
ENERGY
(36 ATP)
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Mechanical Adaptations to the Cardiorespiratory
System due to Aerobic Activity
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Increase Lung Function
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Increase Cardiac Efficiency
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Increase ability of external respiration
Increase ability of internal respiration
Increase ability of cellular respiration
Decrease Heart Rate at any given workload
Increase Stroke Volume
Increase Ejection Fraction
Increase Cardiac Output
Increase Capillarization
Increase VO2 Max
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Physiological Adaptations to the Cardiorespiratory System
due to Aerobic Activity
 Increase ability of cellular respiration
 Increase quantity of Anaerobic & Aerobic enzymes
 Increase glycogen storage
 Increase accessibility to glucose
 Increase fat utilization
 Decrease the production rate of lactic acid
 Increase the tolerance to lactic acid (anaerobic threshold)
 Increase Mitochondria density (# & Size)
 Increase VO2 Max
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Metabolic Equivalent – 3.5ml/kg/min
F. I. T. T. Principle
 Frequency
 Intensity
 Type
 Time
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Cardiorespiratory Miscellaneous Items…
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Benefits of Regular Aerobic Activity
Effects of Environment
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Altitude
Heat
Cold
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Skeletal Muscle Anatomy & Physiology
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Necessary Elements of Skeletal Muscle
Contraction
Nervous Impulse
Energy (ATP)
O2 (if sustained)
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Sliding Filament Theory
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Sliding Filament Theory Cont…
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Muscle Contraction – ALL or NOTHING
Force Generation of Muscular Contraction
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Isometric Contraction
Isotonic
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Muscle Size
# of Contracting Fibers
Motor Unit Recruitment
Length Tension Relationship
Concentric
Eccentric
Isokinetic
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Muscle Fiber Type
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Slow Twitch (Type 1, Red Fibers, Oxidative Fibers)
Fast Twitch (Type II, White Fibers, Glycolitic Fibers)
Fiber Distribution – Genetic? Or Trainable?
Hypertrophy vs. Hyperplasia
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Hypertrophy – increase in muscle fiber size
Hyperplasia – increase in # of muscle fibers
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Mechanical Adaptations of Skeletal Muscle to
Resistive Training
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Increase Cross-sectional area
Increase Tensile Strength of Muscle & Connective
Tissue
Increase Motor Unit recruitment
Decrease Nervous Inhibition
Increase Neural Control
Decrease Repair Time
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Physiological Adaptations of Skeletal Muscle
to Resistive Training
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Increased Actin & Myosin
Increased # of Cross-Bridges
Decrease Nervous Inhibition
Increased Anaerobic Enzymes
Increased Mitochondrial Density (# & size)
Increased Anaerobic Threshold
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Golgi Tendon Organ
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Sensor – Prevents too much force production
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Musculotendonis Unit
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Muscle Sorness
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Immediate Onset
Delayed Muscle Soreness