TRAINING AND EVALUATION OF PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE

ACUTE CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY RESPONSE TO EXERCISE

1. Explain The following terms
Heart rate
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SV
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Cardiac Output
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A-V-O2 Diff
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Blood Pressure
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Tidal Volume
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Ventilation
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2. Complete this table (increased, decreased or unchanged). Breifly explain why each occurs as
an acute response.
RESPONSE
HEART RATE
STROKE
VOLUME
CARDIAC
OUTPUT
A-V-O2 DIFF
REDISTRIBUTION
OF BLOOD
FLOW
BP (SYSTOLIC)
BP (DIASTOLIC)
VO2
LACTIC ACID
LEVELS

WHY?

BLOOD VOLUME
VENTILATION
TIDAL VOLUME

ACUTE MUSCULAR RESPONSE TO EXERCISE

3. Explain the following terms.
Motor unit
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Selective recruitment
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Enzymes
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4. Complete this table (increased, decreased or unchanged). Breifly explain why each occurs as
an acute response.
RESPONSE

WHY?

MOTOR UNIT
RECRUITMENT
MUSCLE
TEMPERATURE
FUEL STORES
ENZYGME
ACITIVTY

CHRONIC RESPONSES TO ANAEROBIC TRAINING

5. Explain the following terms
Acute response to exercise
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Chronic response to exercise
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Hypertrophy
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6. Complete the table.

INCREASE

DECREASE

UNCHANGED

Fast twitch hypertrophy

Slow twitch hypertrophy
Ability to recruit motor
units
Connective tissue
strength
ATP and CP stores
Concentration
within muscle
Total stores in
muscle
Glycolytic enzymes
Glycogen stores
Lactic acid tolerance
CHRONIC RESPONSES TO AEROBIC TRAINING
7. Explain the following terms.
Haemoglobin
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Myoglobin
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Pulmonary diffusion
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Vital capacity
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Residual volume
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8. Complete the table.

INCREASE
Heart size (left
ventricle)
Stroke volume
Cardiac output
Heart rate
Blood Pressure
Blood
volume/haemoglobin

DECREASE

UNCHANGED

CHRONIC EFFECTS DURIJNG SUB-MAXIMAL EXERCISE

9. Complete the table
INCREASE

DECREASE

UNCHANGED

Heart rate
Stroke volume
Cardiac output
Blood pressure
Blood flow to
working muscles
A-v-O2 diff
VE (minute
ventilation)
VO2 (Oxygen
consumption)
Muscle glycogen
depletion
Lactic acid
production

10. Explain the following term.

Glycogen sparing
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11. Complete the table.

INCREASE

DECREASE

UNCHANGED

Heart rate
Stroke volume
Cardiac output
Muscle blood flow
A-v-O2 diff
VE (minute
ventilation)
VO2 max
Lactic acid
production

12. Explain two advantages a higher cardiac output would have for an endurance athlete.
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13. Complete the table. Increased - , Decreased - , Unchanged - =

Rest
Sub-Maximal
exercise
Heart size (left
ventricle)
Stroke volume
Cardiac Output
Heart Rate
Blood pressure
Blood Volume
Blood flow to
muscles
A-v-O2 diff
Ventilation
Oxygen uptake (VO2)
Muscle glycogen use
Fat oxidation
Lactic acid
production
Anaerobic threshold

Maximal exercise

14. List some Volleyball specific game play examples which are dominant in:
ATP-CP system
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Anaerobic system
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Aerobic system
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15. List some of the game play situations within volleyball which involve the following skillrelated factors.
Game play situation
Agility

Balance

Coordination

Muscle power

Speed

Reaction time

16. What fitness component factors are relevant to volleyball?

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