Energy System Summaries

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Goal #1 - Know Thy Food

Fuel/Substrate

Transported as in
blood

Creatine

Fuels

Stored as in muscle

Food example

Phosphocreatine

Fish

Carbohydrates

Glucose

Glycogen

High GI = Lollies
Low Gi =Multigrain bread

Lipids

Free Fatty Acids

Triglycerides

Avocado

Protein

Amino acids

Amino Acids

Steak

Goal #2 - Know Thy Energy

Systems

ATP-PC

Anaerobic
Glycolysis

Aerobic Glycolysis

Aerobic Lipolysis

Fuel

PC

CHO

CHO

Fats

Rate

Fastest

Fast

Medium/Slow

Slowest

Yield

Very Small <1mol

Small 2-3mol

Large 30-40mol

Very Large 150+mol

Event

100m

400m

Triathlon

Ultra Marathon

Duration
(Predominant)

0-10sec

10-60sec

1 min+

1.5 - 2+ hours

Intensity

Maximal 95%+

Maximal 85-95%

Submaximal 70-85%

Submaximal/Rest

By-products

ADP, Pi

H+ ions, ADP, Pi

H20, CO2, Heat

H20, CO2, Heat

Advantages

- Very Fast ATP

- Fast ATP

- Long duration
- Non fatiguing by

- Large about of

Disadvantages

Resynthesis.
Short chemical
reaction
No waste
products

- Very small
-

yield.
Limited stores
of ATP and PC

resynthesis.
High Intensity

- H+ ions cause
-

high level of
fatigue.
Small yield
compared to
aerobic system.

products

- Slow ATP
Resynthesis.

oxygen per
molecule.
- Non fatiguing by
products

- Very slow ATP


resynthesis.

- Require large
amounts of oxygen
and time.

Goal #3 - Know Thy Fatigue and Recovery Mechanisms


Example event

Fatigue Mechanism

Best Recoveries

ATP-PC

100m

Fuel Depletion - PC

Passive Recovery

Anaerobic Glycolysis

400m

Accumulation of
metabolic byproducts

Active Recovery
Massage
Hydrotherapy

Aerobic

Marathon

Fuel Depletion - CHO

High GI Foods

Aerobic

Triathlon in the heat

Elevated Body Temp/


Dehydration

Hydration

Goal #4 -

Review and Relearn

After reviewing your summary and Socrative results, what are 5 things that you need to learn and a
strategy how you will attempt to learn them

1. ___________________________________________________________________________
Strategy:_______________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
Strategy:_______________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________
Strategy:_______________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________
Strategy:_______________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________
Strategy:_______________________________________________________________________

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