Chronic adaptations - anaerobic training

Question	Answer
Increased PC stores MUSCULAR	Greater capacity to run at maximum intensities as the ATP-PC system will remain dominant for longer.
Increased glycogen stores MUSCULAR	Increased utilisation of glycogen as a fuel source in the anaerobic glycolysis system.
Increased stores of ATP MUSCULAR	Greater capacity to run at maximum intensity as the ATP-PC system will remain dominant for longer.
Increased ATPase MUSCULAR	Increased turnover of ATP (breakdown and resynthesis)
Increased glycolytic enzymes MUSCULAR	Breakdown glycogen more efficiently, resulting in the quicker release to ATP for muscular contraction.
Hypertrophy of the fast twitch fibres MUSCULAR	Fast twitch fibres increase in size and number, resulting in an increase in strength and power. Also referred to as muscle mass.
Increased lactate tolerance MUSCULAR	As a result of anaerobic training, your muscles have an increased able to work at higher intensities in the presence of larger amounts of lactate build up.
Increased motor unit recruitment MUSCULAR	Results in more forceful contractions as more muscle fibres are involved in the action.
Increased thickness of the left ventricle wall CARDIOVASCULAR	Hypertrophy of cardiac muscle results in the blood being pushed out of the heart with greater force (also leads to a slight increase in SV).
Increased oxidative capacity MUSCULAR	This is due to increased enzyme production as an increase in enzymes means that more ATP can be produced at faster speeds.

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	Created by Tiffany Stevens about 8 years ago