exercise physiology 8
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Principles of Exercise Training
Muscle Strength Maximal force that a muscle or muscle group can
generate.
Muscle Power Rate of the performing muscle, thus the product of the
force and velocity. Explosive aspect of strength, the product of strength
and speed of movement. Power = Force X Distance / Time Where (force = strength) and (distance/ Time = speed)
POWER = SPEED X STRENGTH
Power can be developed by:-
RESISTANCE RUNNING
HILL RUNNING
PLYOMETRICS
Muscular Endurance The capacity to sustain repeated muscular
contractions or a single static contraction.
Aerobic Power Rate of energy release by cellular metabolic processes
that depend upon the availability and involvement of oxygen.
Maximal aerobic power refers to the maximal capacity for aerobic resynthesis of ATP. Equivalent to aerobic capacity and maximal oxygen
uptake (VO2max). Best lab test is a graded exercise test to exhaustion.
Anaerobic Power Rate of energy release by cellular metabolic processes
that function without the involvement of oxygen. Maximum anaerobic power / anaerobic capacity –
maximal capacity for the anaerobic system to produce ATP
Tests: None universally accepted Critical Power Test Wingate anaerobic Test
General Principles of Training
Principle of Individuality No two individuals have exactly the same genetic
characteristics (except for identical twins).
Many factors contribute to variations in training responses among individuals: Heredity Relative Fitness Level Cellular Growth Rate Metabolism Cardiovascular and Respiratory regulation Neural and Endocrine regulation
Principle of Specificity Exercise response is specific to the mode and
intensity of exercise.
The training program must stress the physiological systems that are critical for optimal performance in the given sport to achieve specific training adaptations.
Specific exercise elicits specific adaptations, creating specific effects (Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands principle).
Principle of Reversibility Detraining causes measurable reductions in
physiological functions and exercise capacity.
Reversal of improvements gained through training, decreasing to a level that meets the demands of ADLs.
Training program must include a maintenance plan.
Principle of Progressive Overload
Overload and progressive training form the foundation of all training.
Exercising @ intensities greater than normal induces a variety of highly specific adaptations that enables the body to function more efficiently.
Achieving the appropriate overload requires manipulating combinations of training: Frequency Intensity Duration Exercise Mode
Principle of Hard/Easy Training Hard
Training each day @ high intensities or for long durations or both.
Training Easy Provides a day active recovery so that the body is
prepared for future hard training.
Principle of Periodization Periodization is the gradual cycling of specificity,
intensity, and volume of training to achieve peak levels of fitness for competition. Macrocycle Mesocycle
Preparation Competition Transition
Microcycle
Resistance Training
Training Needs Analysis Should include the following assessment:
What major muscle groups need to be trained? What type of training should be used? What energy system should be stressed? What are the primary sites of concern for injury
prevention?
Prescriptions should entail: Exercises to be performed. Order in which they will be performed. Number of sets for each exercise. Rest period for between each set and between
exercises. Intensity or load. Number of repetitions. Velocity of movement to be used.
Selecting the Appropriate Resistance and Repetitions
The resistance to be used is generally expressed as a percentage of the maximal capacity.
Strength development is optimized by moderate to high resistance (60 – 80% of 1RM) with low to moderate repetitions (6- 12 reps).
Muscular endurance is optimized by low to moderate resistance (30 – 70% of the 1RM) and moderate to high repetitions (10 – 25 reps).
Power is optimized by alternating low to moderate resistance (30 – 60% of 1 RM) and low repetition (3 – 6 reps) at an explosive velocity with the traditional strength training recommendations.
To hypertrophy muscle – moderate to high resistance (70 – 100% 1RM) with low to moderate repetition (1 – 12 reps)
Selecting the Appropriate Number of Sets
Single set versus multiple sets.
Single set used for untrained persons or those needing to maintain a basic level of muscular fitness and not interested in further improvements.
Multiple sets used for additional gains in: Strength Endurance Power Hypertrophy
Periodization Refers to changes or variations in the resistance
program that are implemented over the course of a specific period of time (eg. a year).
It varies the exercise stimulus to keep the individual from overtraining or becoming stale.
Two forms of periodization: Classic Strength and Power Periodization Undulating Periodization
Classic Strength and Power Periodization Consists of 5 phases in each training cycle. Phase I
High volume with low intensity Phase II, III, and IV
Volume decreased with increasing intensity. Phase V (active recovery phase)
Either light resistance training or some unrelated activity is allowed to allow the person time to recover from the training cycle both physically and mentally.
Periodization for Resistance Training (1 year,5 phases)
Phase I Muscular hypertrophyHigh volume
Phase II Strengthintensity
Phase III Power
Phase IV Peak strength
Phase V Active recovery
Undulating Periodization Has more variations to accommodate the unique
demands of each sport.
Resistance Training Types of Resistance Training
Isometric Training Facilitate recovery and reduce muscle atrophy and
strength loss Free Weights Resistance used is limited by the weakest point in the
range of motion. More motor recruitment
Gain control of the free weight Stabilize the weight Maintain body balance
Variation in Strength Relative to the Angle of the Elbow During the Two-Arm Curl
Eccentric Training Maximize gains in strength and size
Variable Resistance Training Resistance reduced at weakest points and increased at
strongest points.
Isokinetic Training Motion speed is kept constant throughout. Contract at maximal force at all points in the range of
motion (if properly motivated).
A Variable-Resistance Training Device
© Human Kinetics
Plyometrics / Stretch Shortening Cycle Exercises Proposed to bridge the gap between speed and strength
training. Utilizes the stretch reflex to facilitate recruitment of
motor units. Stores energy in the elastic and contractile components
of muscle during the eccentric contraction (stretch) that can be recovered during the concentric contraction
Electrical Stimulation Training Reduce loss of strength and muscle size
Plyometric Box Jumping
Resistance Training Programs
Key Points
Low-repetition, high-resistance training enhances strength development
High-repetition, low-resistance training optimizes muscular endurance
Periodization is important to prevent overtraining and burnout
A typical periodization cycle has 4 active phases, each emphasizing a different muscular fitness component, plus an active recovery
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Resistance Training Programs (continued)
Key Points
Resistance training can use static or dynamic contractions
Eccentric training appears to be essential to maximizing hypertrophy
Electrical stimulation can be successfully used in rehabilitating athletes
Adaptations to Resistance Training
Increased motor unit recruitment
Coordination of motor unit recruitment (synchronous)
Rate Coding: firing frequency of the motor units
Decreased autogenic inhibition Decreased sensitivity of
the golgi tendon organs to tension
may lead to injury
Adaptations to Resistance Training
Chronic Hypertrophy Relates to increase in muscle size that occurs with long
term resistance training. Fiber hypertrophy
Myofibrils Actin and Myosin filaments Sarcoplasm Connective tissue
Fiber hyperplasia
Adaptations to Resistance Training
Transient Hypertrophy Due to increased blood flow to the muscles during
exercise. Fluid accumulation in the interstitial and extracellular
spaces that comes from the blood plasma. Lasts for a short time, as fluid returns to the blood within
hours after exercise.
Adaptations to Resistance Training
Fiber Type Alterations muscle fibers begin to take
on certain characteristics of the opposite fiber type after opposing training occurs.
chronic stimulation of FT motor units with low frequency nerve stimulation transforms FT motor units into ST motor units within a matter of weeks!
extreme, prolonged training may produce skeletal muscle fiber type conversion.
Muscular Response to Resistance Training
Acute Muscle Soreness Pain felt immediately after exercise accumulation of H+ Lactate tissue edema Disappears minutesto hours after training.
Muscular Response to Resistance Training
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness muscle and connective tissue damage inflammation (macrophages, white blood cells) increased chemical mediators (bradykinin) Edema
DOMS & Performance
Reduction in force generating capacity of the muscle.
Loss of strength due to: Physical disruption of the
muscle. Failure within the excitation –
contraction coupling process. Loss of contractile protein.
Muscle glycogen resynthesis is also impaired with muscle damage.
Adaptations to Aerobic and Anaerobic Training
Aerobic and Anaerobic Training
Aerobic (endurance) training
Improved central and peripheral blood flow
• Enhances the capacity of muscle fibers to generate ATP
Anaerobic training
• Increased short-term, high-intensity endurance capacity
• Increased anaerobic metabolic function
• Increased tolerance for acid–base imbalances during highly intense effort
EnduranceMuscular endurance: the ability of a single muscle or muscle group to sustain high-intensity repetitive or static exercise
Cardiorespiratory endurance: the entire body’s ability to sustain prolonged, dynamic exercise using large muscle groups
Evaluating Cardiorespiratory
EnduranceVO2max
• Highest rate of oxygen consumption attainable during maximal exercise
• VO2max can be increased by 10-15% with 20 weeks of endurance training
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Increases in VO2max
With Endurance Training
Fick equation:
VO2 = SV HR (a-v)O2 diff.
Changes in VO2max With 12 Monthsof Endurance Training
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Cardiovascular Adaptation to Training• Heart size
• Stroke volume
• Heart rate
• Cardiac output
• Blood flow
• Blood pressure
• Blood volume
Heart Size (Central) Adaptationto Endurance Training
Cardiac Hypertrophy / Athlete’s heart
• The left ventricle changes significantly in response to endurance training
• The internal dimensions of the left ventricle increase as an adaptation to an increase in ventricular filling secondary to an increase in plasma volume and diastolic filling time
• Left ventricular wall thickness and mass increase, allowing for greater contractility
Measuring Heart Size: Echocardiography
© Tom Roberts
Percentage Differences in Heart Size Among Three Groups of Athletes Compared With Untrained Group
Changes in Stroke Volume
With Endurance Training
Stroke Volume Adaptations
to Endurance TrainingKey Points
• Endurance training increases SV at rest and during submaximal and maximal exercise
• Increases in end-diastolic volume, caused by an increase in blood plasma and greater diastolic filling time (lower heart rate), contribute to increased SV
• Increased ventricular filling (preload) leads to greater contractility (Frank-Starling mechanism)
• Reduced systemic vascular resistance (afterload)
Heart Rate Adaptationsto Endurance TrainingResting
Decreases by ~1 beat/min with each week of training
Increased parasympathetic (vagal) tone
Submaximal
• Decreases heart rate for a given absolute exercise intensity
Maximal
• Unchanged or decreases slightly
Changes in Heart RateWith Endurance Training
Heart Rate Recovery• The time it takes the heart to return to its
resting rate after exercise
• Faster rate of recovery after training
• Indirect index of cardiorespiratory fitness
• Prolonged by certain environments (heat, altitude)
• Can be used as a tool to track the progress of endurance training
Changes in Heart Rate Recovery
With Endurance Training
Cardiac Output Adaptationsto Endurance Training
Q = HR x SV
Does not change at rest or during submaximal exercise (may decrease slightly)
Maximal cardiac output increases due largely to an increase in stroke volume
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Changes in Cardiac Output
With Endurance Training
Cardiac Output Adaptations
Key Points
• Q does not change at rest or during submaximal exercise after training (may decrease slightly)
• Q increases at maximal exercise and is largely responsible for the increase in VO2max
• Increased maximal Q results from the increase in maximal SV
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Blood Flow Adaptationsto Endurance Training
Blood flow to exercising muscle is increased with endurance training due to:
• Increased capillarization of trained muscles • Greater recruitment of existing capillaries in trained
muscles• More effective blood flow redistribution from inactive
regions• Increased blood volume• Increased Q
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Blood Pressure (BP) Adaptations
to Endurance Training Resting BP decreases in borderline and
hypertensive individuals (6-7 mmHg reduction)
Mean arterial pressure is reduced at a given submaximal exercise intensity (↓ SBP, ↓ DBP)
At maximal exercise (↑ SBP, ↓ DBP)
Blood Volume (BV) Adaptationsto Endurance Training
BV increases rapidly with endurance training
Plasma volume increases due to: Increased plasma proteins (albumin) Increased antidiuretic hormone and aldosterone
Red blood cell volume increases
Increases in Total Blood Volume and Plasma Volume With Endurance Training
Blood Flow, Pressure, and Volume Adaptations to
Endurance Training
Key Points
• Blood flow to active muscles is increased due to:– ↑ Capillarization– ↑ Capillary recruitment– More effective redistribution– ↑ Blood volume
• Blood pressure at rest as well as during submaximal exercise is reduced, but not at maximal exercise
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Blood Flow, Pressure, and Volume Adaptations to Endurance Training
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Key Points
• Blood volume increases
• Plasma volume increases through increased protein content and by fluid conservation hormones
• Red blood cell volume and hemoglobin increase
• Blood viscosity decreases due to the increase in plasma volume
Respiratory Adaptationsto Endurance Training
Key Points
• Little effect on lung structure and function at rest
• Increase in pulmonary ventilation during maximal exercise • ↑ Tidal volume • ↑ Respiratory rate
• Pulmonary diffusion increases at maximal exercise due to increased ventilation and lung perfusion
• (a-v)O2 difference increases with training, reflecting increased extraction of oxygen at the tissues
Adaptations in Muscleto Endurance Training
• Increased size (cross-sectional area) of type I fibers
• Transition of type IIx → type IIa fiber characteristics
• Transition of type II → type I fiber characteristics
• Increased number of capillaries per muscle fiber and for a given cross-sectional area of muscle
• Increased myoglobin content of muscle by 75% to 80%
• Increased number, size, and oxidative enzyme activity of mitochondria
Change in Maximal Oxygen Uptake and SDH Activity With Endurance
Training
Gastrocnemius Oxidative Enzyme Activities of Untrained (UT) Subjects,
Moderately Trained (MT) Joggers,and Highly Trained (HT) Runners
Adapted, by permission, from D.L. Costill et al., 1979, "Lipid metabolism in skeletal muscle of endurance-trained males and females," Journal of Applied Physiology 28: 251-255 and from D.L. Costill et al., 1979, "Adaptations in skeletal muscle following strength training," Journal of Applied Physiology 46: 96-99.
Adaptations in Muscle With Training
Key Points
Type I fibers tend to enlarge
Increase in type I fibers and a transition from type IIx to type IIa fibers
Increased number of capillaries supplying each muscle fiber
Increase in the number and size of muscle fiber mitochondria
Oxidative enzyme activity increases
Increased capacity of oxidative metabolism
Metabolic Adaptations to Training
Lactate threshold increases due to: – Increased clearance and/or decreased production of
lactate
– Reduced reliance on glycolytic systems
Respiratory exchange ratio decreases due to:– Increased utilization of free fatty acids
Oxygen consumption (VO2)– Unchanged (or slightly reduced) at submaximal
intensities– VO2max increases
– Limited by the ability of the cardiovascular system to deliver oxygen to active muscles
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Changes in Lactate ThresholdWith Training
Changes in Race Pace With Continued Training After VO2max Stops Increasing
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Increased PerformanceAfter VO2max Has Peaked
Once an athlete has achieved their genetically determined peak VO2max, they can still increase their endurance performance due to the body’s ability to perform at increasingly higher percentages of that VO2max for extended periods. The increase in performance without an increase in VO2max is a result of an increase in lactate threshold.
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Factors Affecting VO2max
Level of conditioning: Initial state of conditioning will determine how much VO2max will increase (i.e., the higher the initial value, the smaller the expected increase)
Heredity: Accounts for 25-50% of the variation in VO2max
Sex: Women have lower VO2max compared to men
Individual responsiveness: There are high responders and low responders to endurance training, which is a genetic phenomenon
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Cardiorespiratory Endurance
and Performance• It is the major defense against fatigue
• Should be the primary emphasis of training for health and fitness
• All athletes can benefit from maximizing their endurance
Adaptations to Aerobic TrainingKey Points
• Although VO2max has an upper limit, endurance performance can continue to improve
• An individual’s genetic makeup predetermines a range for his or her VO2max and accounts for 25-50% of the variance in VO2max
• Heredity largely explains an individual’s response to training
• Highly conditioned female endurance athletes have VO2max values about 10% lower than their male counterparts
• All athletes can benefit from maximizing their cardiorespiratory endurance
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Summary of Cardiovascular Adaptationto Chronic Endurance Training
Muscle Adaptationsto Anaerobic Training
• Increased muscle fiber recruitment
• Increased cross-sectional area of type IIa and type IIx muscle fibers
Energy System Adaptations
to Anaerobic Training Increased ATP-PCr system enzyme activity
Increased activity of several key glycolytic enzymes
No effect on oxidative enzyme activity
Anaerobic TrainingKey Points
Anaerobic training bouts improve both anaerobic power and anaerobic capacity
Increased performance with anaerobic training is attributed to strength gains
Increases ATP-PCr and glycolytic enzymes