Recover, Heat and Altitude

Question 1

What is EPOC

Answer 1

Excess Post Oxygen Consumption
Also known as oxygen debt and represents the volume of oxygen required post exercise to return back top pre-exercise state

Question 2

What is the first stage of EPOC?

Answer 2

Fast alactacid component of recovery (before latic acid)
Accounts for 10% of EPOC

Question 3

What does the Alactacid component do?

Answer 3

Completes the initial jobs to return body back to pre-exercise state
-replenishment of blood and muscle oxygen
-resynthesis of ATP and PC stores

Question 4

How long does oxygen take to restore the oxy-myoglobin link in the muscle cells?

Answer 4

Within first minute of EPOC, oxygen resaturates blood stream associating with haemoglobin and within 3 minutes restoring oxy-myoglobin link

Question 5

How many minutes in EPOC is aerobic energy production up and running?

Answer 5

3 minutes

Question 6

How long is Phosphate take to fully restore in EPOC?

Answer 6

3 minutes (50% in a minute)

Question 7

What does the slow alactacid component do?

Answer 7

More complex jobs
-provision of energy to maintain ventilation, circulation and body temp
-removal of lactic acid and replenishment of oxygen

Question 8

How much does body temp account for EPOC?

Answer 8

60-70% is used to return body back to normal temp
May take several hours