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Causes and Recovery from Fatigue

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three causes of fatigue?

a)

No Sleep, No Food, No Water

b)

Depletion of Energy Sources, Build up of Waste Products and Neuromuscular Fatigue

c)

Lack of Energy, Lactic Acid Build Up and Nervous Fatigue

d)

No Monster, No Red Bull and No Lucozade

2.

How long do Phosphocreatine stores last?

a)

10 Seconds

b)

3 Seconds

c)

5 Seconds

d)

90 Seconds

3.

How many grams of glucose is stored in the muscles?

a)

345 grams

b)

15-20 grams

c)

100 grams

d)

50 grams

4.

How many grams of glucose is stored in the liver?

a)

345 grams

b)

15-20 grams

c)

50 grams

d)

90-110 grams

5.

How many grams of glucose is stored in the bloodstream?

a)

345 grams

b)

15-20 grams

6.

How long do our glycogen stores last?

a)

3 minutes

b)

2 hours

c)

90 seconds

d)

12 hours

7.

What is OBLA?

a)

Onset of Bodily Lactic Acid

b)

Onset of Blood Lactic Acid

8.

What cause the pH levels of the blood to decrease?

a)

Lactic Acid

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Lactic Acid, Hydrogen ions and Carbon Dioxide

d)

Excessive consumption of tomatoes

9.

What is the normal pH of the Blood?

a)

6.4

b)

7

c)

8.2

d)

7.5

10.

When will OBLA occur?

a)

80% of Max Heart Rate

b)

50-60% of Max Heart Rate

c)

80-90% of Max Heart Rate

d)

85-95% of Max Heart Rate

11.

What are the different causes of neuromuscular fatigue? (Select more than one)

a)

Interference with calcium release

b)

Decreased acetylcholine

c)

Disruption to nervous signals

d)

No potassium

12.

What is EPOC?

a)

Excess post-exercise Oxygen Consumption

b)

Eccess post-exercise Oxygen Consumption

c)

Access post-exercise Oxygen Consumption

d)

Excess Exercise Oxygen Consumption

13.

When EPOC occurs breathing remains elevated, why is this?

a)

Allows the breakdown of lactic acid to carbon dioxide and water

b)

Allows ATP, phosphocreatine and glycogen can be replenished

c)

Allows Oxygen can be paid back to haemoglobin and myoglobin

d)

All of the above

14.

What are the five key events that must take place before muscles can function properly again?

a)

ATP must be replaced (fast)

b)

PC stores replenished (fast)

c)

Lactic acid must be removed (slow)

d)

Myoglobin replenished (Slow)

e)

Glycogen stores must be replenished (Slow)

15.

How long will it take for Phosphocreatine stores to replenish?

a)

30 seconds

b)

24 hours

c)

3 minutes

d)

48 hours

16.

How long will it take the body to remove lactic acid?

a)

3 minutes

b)

30 seconds

c)

20 minutes

d)

24 hours

17.

How long will it take for myoglobin and glycogen stores to replenish?

a)

30 seconds

b)

20 minutes

c)

24-48 hours

d)

3 minutes

18.

What is Alactacid Debt?

a)

Recovery involving lactic acid (slow)

b)

Recovery not involving lactic acid (fast)

19.

What is Lactacid debt?

a)

Involves the removal of lactic acid (Slow)

b)

Does not involve lactic acid (Fast)

20.

The fitter an athlete the greater the debt after exercise?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The recovery time of a trained athlete will be faster?

a)

False

b)

True

22.

Complete the equation:
ADP + ? + O2 = ATP

a)

C

b)

P

c)

D

d)

Z

23.

What lactic acid converted to during Lactacid recovery?

a)

Glucose and ATP

b)

Pyruvate ans then glycogen

c)

Oxygen and Hydrogen

d)

Sugar

24.

What methods will help muscle glycogen stores replenish?

a)

High Carbohydrate diet

b)

Rest

c)

Increased Oxygen consumption

d)

Chocolate

25.

When can DOMS occur?

a)

Straight after exercise

b)

24-48 hours after exercise

c)

24 hours after exercise

d)

Isn't DOM a bloke?