Acute muscular repsonses Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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Increased motor unit and muscle fibre recruitment
A
Needed for muscular contractions to create force
2
Q
Increased blood flow to muscles
A
To deliver oxygen to working muscles
3
Q
Increased muscle temperature
A
Due to increased blood
4
Q
Increased muscle Enzyme activity
A
Enzymes are required to break down the ATP for energy
5
Q
Increased oxygen supply and use
A
Muscles extract and use more cells from the blood
6
Q
Depleted energy substrates (muscles energy stores)
A
Depleted ATP, PC, glycogen and triglyceride stores
7
Q
Lactate concentration increases
A
As the body is unable to clear the lactate as quickly as its being produced (above LIP)
