Environmental conditions

Question 1

Conduction

Answer 1

Heat is transferred by 2 objects in contact

Question 2

Convection

Answer 2

The transfer of heat by the contact with a fluid that is flowing

Question 3

Radiation

Answer 3

heat is transferred through electromagnetic rays

Question 4

Cardiovascular Drift

Answer 4

When heart rate increases, due to decrease in stroke volume in an effort to maintain cardiac output

Question 5

Dehydration

Answer 5

Occurs when fluid loss is greater then fluid gain

Question 6

Double heat load

Answer 6

when body must cope against 2 forms of heat, metabolic and environmental

Question 7

Heat exhaustion

Answer 7

Dehydration + Ineffective circulatory system.

Question 8

Heat stroke

Answer 8

Sever dehydration and a dangerous rise in core temp.

Question 9

Diffusion

Answer 9

Is the movement of liquid or gas across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high pressure to low pressure.

Question 10

Altitude Acclimatisation

Answer 10

Describes the improved physiological response to altitude hypoxia

Question 11

Live High, Train High

Answer 11

A type of altitude training where the athletes live and train and a high altitude.

Question 12

live high train low

Answer 12

A type of altitude training where the athletes live at a high altitude (Altitude Tent), However trains at sea level.

Question 13

Train High, Live low

Answer 13

Athletes trains at altitude (Altitude chamber) However lives at sea level.

Question 14

Glycogen sparing

Answer 14

Ability for an athlete to spare glycogen by using an alternative fuel source during physical activity.

Question 15

carbohydrate loading```

Answer 15

Nutritional intervention aimed at delaying the depletion of glycogen stores.`

Question 16

Hitting the wall`

Answer 16

When muscle glycogen is depleted

Question 17

Boonking

Answer 17

When the liver and muscle glycogen is depleted

Question 18

glycemic index

Answer 18

Ranking of carbohydrates based on their immediate effect on blood glucose levels

Question 19

ergogenic aids

Answer 19

Any practice or substance, illegal or legal, used to improve performance

Question 20

Specificity

Answer 20

Specifically developing energy systems which fuel the components of fitness to improve performance

Question 21

Periodisation

Answer 21

Breaking a programme up into smaller blocks of time which have specific goals and objectives

Question 22

Overtraining

Answer 22

Physiological, psychological, behavioural and emotional condition when exercise exceeds recovery

Question 23

Recovery

Answer 23

Returning athletes to a state of physiological and psychological performance ready for training

Question 24

Tapering

Answer 24

Involves decreasing volume, howver maintaining or increasing intensity to allow body to recover from the stresses placed on during training.

Question 25

Peaking

Answer 25

Is the planning of training to optimise performance at appropriate times

Question 26

Injured Athletes

Answer 26

The rehabilitation and recovery, opportunities to participate and to gain a sense of belonging amongst the group.

Question 27

maintenance

Answer 27

Preserving fitness by ensuring recovery is reached, whilst a taper is carefully considered

Question 28

Macrocycles

Answer 28

A large block of time in a programme, 3-12 months in length however can be longer

Question 29

Mesocycles

Answer 29

Smaller blocks of time which form a macrocycles, 4-12 weeks in length.

Question 30

Microcycles

Answer 30

Smaller unit which makes up a mesocycle, usually a week in length.