Muscular endurance

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain repeated contractions against a resistance for an extended period of time.

Muscular endurance is often controlled by the body’s tolerance of the increasing levels of lactate, which is a by-product of the glycolytic energy pathways.

Question 2

What is it important in?

Answer 2

Muscular endurance is of high importance for:the arms, legs and abdominals in a 200-metre swim

the arms, legs and abdominals in a 2000-metre rowing race (see figure 8.13)

the abdominals, hip muscles and legs in a marathon