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Core 2 Factors Affecting Performance: energy systems, training and adaptation quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which fuel source does the ATP-PC (alactacid) energy system use?

  2. What actually causes fatigue in the lactic acid energy system?

  3. Roughly how many ATP molecules does the aerobic system yield per glucose molecule?

  4. Which principle of training states that adaptation occurs in response to the specific demand placed on the body?

  5. A coach increases an athlete's weekly running load by no more than about 10 percent per week. Which principle is being applied?

  6. Cardiac output is best described as the product of which two variables?

  7. Why does aerobic training lower an athlete's resting heart rate?

  8. According to the inverted-U hypothesis, an athlete performing a fine-motor precision skill such as golf putting performs best at:

  9. Which of the following is a process goal rather than an outcome goal?

  10. Which strength training method involves the muscle producing force without changing length?

  11. Carbohydrate loading is most appropriate for which type of event?

  12. Which adaptation is primarily produced by resistance training rather than aerobic training?