Chronic adaptations Chronic adaptations to training occur as a
physiological response to the increased demands placed on the body
They occur in the cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular systems
and lead to improved performance in an athlete
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Chronic adaptations as a result of aerobic training Aerobic
training adaptations improve the efficiency of the aerobic energy
system to provide energy to the working muscles by increasing the
bodys ability to take up, transport and use more oxygen.
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Cardiovascular adaptations: heart The heart is like any muscle,
it will respond to training by getting bigger and stronger. Add
another column to explain how each of the heart adaptations
increase performance
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Cardiovascular adaptations: blood vessels Increased
capillarisation in muscles and heart, how does this increase
performance? Decreased blood flow to working muscles at rest and
sub maximal intensity, why does this occur?
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Cardiovascular adaptations: blood Increase in blood volume
Increase in total amount of haemoglobin, what is a haemoglobin? How
does it improve performance?
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Respiratory adaptations Copy down the table then research and
write down how each adaptation contributes to improved aerobic
performance
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Muscular adaptations Copy down the table then research and
write down how each muscular adaptation improves aerobic
performance.
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Chronic adaptations: anaerobic training Anaerobic training
effects are seen in the cardiovascular but mainly in the muscular
system. Find and list the anaerobic cardiovascular adaptations,
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Anaerobic adaptations: muscular Muscular anaerobic training
adaptations occur in the muscle fibres, but mostly in the fast
twitch fibres only.