Chapter 9 Flashcards
Fitness compontents used in sports activities
What is the definition of aerobic power?
It is the rate of energy production from the aerobic energy system
What are factors affecting aerobic power?
- Age
- Sex
- Muscle fibre type
- Respiratory System
- Muscular system
What are relevant VCAA approved fitness tests of aerobic power?
- yo-yo test
- 20 metre shuttle run
What is the definition of anaerobic capacity?
It is the total amount of energy obtainable from the anaerobic energy systems
What are factors affecing anaerobic capacity?
- Age
- Sex
- Muscle fibre type
- Lactate tolerance
What are relevant VCAA approved fitness tests for anaerobic capacity?
- Phosphate recovery test
- 300 metre shuttle run
What is the definition for muscular strength?
The peak force that a muscle can develop
What are factors affecting muscular strength?
- Speed of muscle contraction
- Length of muscle fibre
- Age of the performer
- Warm-up
- Fibre type
- Cross-sectional area
- Sex
- Joint angle around the muscle
What are relevant VCAA approved fitness tests for muscular strength?
- Handgrip dynamometer strength test
- One rep leg press test
What is the definition of muscular power?
The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to exert a maximum amount of force in the shortest period of time
What are factors affecting muscular power?
- Speed of muscle contraction
- Length of muscle fibre
- Age of the performer
- Warm-up
- Fibre type
- Cross-sectional area
- Sex
- Joint angle around the muscle
As power combines strength and speed
What are revelvant VCAA approved fitness tests for muscular power?
- Vertical jump test
- Seated basketball throw
What is the definition of muscular endurance?
The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions against a resistance for an extended period of time
What are factors affecting muscular endurance?
- Sex
- Muscle fibre type
- Lactate tolerance (fatigue)
What are revelant VCAA aprroved fitness tests?
- Timed push-up test
- Timed sit-up test
What is the defintion of speed?
Is it the rate of motion (Distance/time)
- Ability to move the ody or part of the body from one point to another as quickly as possible
What are factors affecting speed?
- Muscle fibre type
- Reaction time
- Sex
- Age
- Flexibility
What are relevant VCAA approved fitness tests?
- 35 metre sprint test
- 50 metre sprint test
What is the definition of agility?
The ability to change direction while maintaining balance
- Speed+Flexibility+dynamic balance
What are factors affecting agility?
- Muscle fibre type
- Reaction time
- Sex
- Age
- Flexibility
Agility requires speed
What are relevant VCAA approved fitness tests?
- Illinois agility test
- SEMO agility test
What is the definition of flexibility?
Is the range of motion around a joint
What is static and dynamic flexibility?
- Static flexibility is the range of motion possible when not moving
- Dynamic flexibility refers to the resistance to motion in a joint when movign
What are factors affecting flexibility?
- Specific sport and joint flexibility
- Somatotype
Endomorphs, Mesomorphs, Ectomorphs - Skin resistance
- Sex
- Type of joints
- Resting length of ligaments and joint capsule
- Age
- Warm-up
- Lenght of muscles at rest
- Bone
