Discussion
The purpose of this lab was to determine if the subject’s beep test score will be altered after changing their diet. The subject is put on an increased protein diet for three weeks, while playing competitive hockey (see table 1). It was hypothesized that an increase in protein intake will have no effect on performance during the beep test and therefore the subject will have no change in their final beep test score. Three weeks after the increased protein diet the subject performed another beep test to see any changes in the beep test score. The results indicated minimal change in the beep test score from an initial score of 7 to a final score of 6.5 (see tables 2 &3). This showed that increasing protein did not affect the subject’s
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In relation to perceived exertion the subjects breathing rate stayed constant (see figure 2) because protein intake did not affect the subject’s performance and output. In other words, the hypothesis was proven to be true because protein intake did not affect the subject’s ability to perform in the final beep test, which is why the score obtained only had minimal changes from the beep test before the protein intake. Even though increased protein did not affect the subject’s performance, it was still used during recovery, which is why the subject could recover from dry land training the night before and still fill good to perform the beep test the next day. According to Cordain and Friel (2012) protein intake throughout the day, helps repair damaged muscle tissue. Therefore, over the three weeks the subject’s body was utilizing the protein intake as source to repair any tears in the muscle tissue, which lead to a better recovery. Given the following information the hypothesis was proved to be accurate because protein intake did not affect the subject’s performance during the beep test. However, to get a better understanding of increased protein intake, there should be a study performed to estimate how much time and protein the body requires to repair damaged muscle tissue after
In this assignment I will be reviewing the different effects of exercise on the body system including the acute and long term using the pre-exercise, exercise and post-exercise physiological data which I collected based on interval and continuous training method. I will also be including the advantages and disadvantages of these, also the participants’ strengths and areas where they can improve on.
In these experiments we talked about the Resting Metabolic Rate and Progressive Submaximal Exercise Testing to determine a subjects’ carbon dioxide production to oxygen consumption. This was done by having examples provided for us to calculate the RMR by using a formula, (X ml/kg/min x weight in kg) / 1000 mL= # L/min, to determine the number of calories burned at rest, as well having subjects perform the standardized treadmill test for 12-15 minutes for the Progressive Submaximal Exercise Testing.
During World War II, approximately 120,000 people of Japanese descent who lived on the Pacific Coast of the US were sent to internment camps after the bombing at Pearl Harbor by Japan on December 7th, 1941. American citizens made up 62% of those who were interned. And even though these American citizens were being unconstitutionally blocked off from the rest of society, the majority of these citizens still declared that they remained forever loyal to America. Some of the recollections left behind by the internees of their experiences at these camps include letters to their loved ones, diaries, pictures, and even full plays. And while living in often cramped, and poorly maintained conditions, the internees still tried to lead normal lives
Several fitness tests were completed such as power, aerobic capacity, muscular endurance, agility etc., in order for us to identify our strengths and weaknesses and which certain components of fitness would be vital in a game of touch football. Fitness tests are essential in all areas of sports for many reasons, such as providing training incentive, identify strengths and weaknesses and gives feedback for the effectiveness of training. In relation to touch, a player needs agility, co-ordination, anaerobic capacity ATP PC, and aerobic capacity. Before all the fitness tests were completed, a beep test was done in order to our fitness level. My beep test just placed me into the average range therefore would be considered a weakness. Aerobic capacity is the most vital component of fitness, and is the ability to keep
Muscle protein synthesis is a common term used in the lifting world. Often people do not actually understand what this actually is. Muscle protein synthesis is a natural process that our bodies go through after any type of work the muscles do to repair, grow, and become stronger. While weightlifting, muscles are breaking down, becoming damaged and our bodies repairs itself through muscle protein synthesis. After leaving the gym and eat protein the body takes the protein and moves it into the cells to repair it. This window will last between 36-48 hours until the muscle is rebuilt and recover, experienced lifters will have a shorter duration (Leal). As long as loads are stressing the body it will respond with muscle protein synthesis.
The experiment consists of testing maximum VO2 uptake for the subjects to measure their caliber of training, whether the subjects had no training for a few years or those who have been participating in intense exercise. Also, each subject had a muscle sample of his or her gastrocnemius (lateral head) taken by a needle biopsy technique.
Half of the test subjects being the control group and the groups switching places halfway thru the 2 week testing phase, while all of the participants completed the same training regiment. Following each session, the participants would either recover passively (control group), or would participate in 16 minutes of CWI intervention in form of ice bath. The effects measured were constant in support of using CWI for post training recovery. The muscular serum markers, focusing on CK and LDH, were lowest in the CWI group constantly, and most powerfully contrasting at 24 hours after. The CK measurements being nearly 100 units lower at 381.8 to 465.6, and the LDH measurements being +50 units lower at 441.9 to 493.6. Perceived soreness being measured a success at 3 of 4 measured times, most powerfully directly following the treatment, where control groups rated soreness at a 6.5/10 on average, while the CWI group rated it at a 4/10. Performance measurements were nearly identical at beginning of the test phase, while 24 hours after treatment, the CWI group could explosively lift 10% more, and jump 34% higher, Fonseca attributing that statistical difference between those two to
Possible explanations for differences between our findings and other published data could be attributed to age, exercise protocol and intensity of exercise. Serum creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) are an indication of the degree of metabolic adaptation to physical training of skeletal muscles. These enzymes are involved in muscle metabolism, and their serum concentration is normally very low. They increase considerably after intensive exercise. Changes in serum activity of muscle enzymes have been reported in normal subjects and athletes after strenuous exercise. The amount of enzyme efflux from muscle tissue to serum can be influenced by physical exercise. These results showed that the use of BCAA didn 't reduce serum CK activity 24 and 48 hrs after heavy resistance exercise. Serum CK activity was elevated in all groups after exercise and was highest in the placebo group. It was obvious in BCAA group that the Ck and LDH levels were non-significantly lower than the control one indicating that the muscle soreness is lower (higher muscle fitness). The positive action of BCAA in lowering the muscle soreness could be referred to
Cardio-respiratory endurance is the ability of the lungs and heart to use and transport oxygen over an extended period of physical activity. To effectively measure the cardio-respiratory endurance of the individuals in our class, a multi-stage fitness test (commonly know as the beep test) was performed. Cones are placed 20m away from each other on a flat, non-slip surface as participants are required to run from one end at the sound of a recorded ‘beep’ noise and must reach the other side before the next beep. The starting speed is quite slow but as the test progresses the beeps gradually get faster. Each beep marks a new round/level reached. Participants must keep up with the pace of the beeps for as long as possible. Once they cannot run any longer they drop out of the test and record the level in which they lasted till. The reason this method is a very effective way to
The Beep Test can be done anywhere its cost effective and large groups of people with all levels of fitness can be tested together to test the cardio fitness of the individual. Components of the test are to run on a flat surface that is marked out 20m apart. Participants are required to run from one end to the other
When performing resistance training over a period of time, muscular mass can increase (hypertrophy) in response to the specific stimulus induced on the muscle fibers during the exercise. In order for the skeletal muscle to grow, net protein synthesis must occur (protein synthesis must exceed protein breakdown). Net protein synthesis is non-achievable if resistance training is performed alone without the intake of certain dietary nutrients (K. Tipton & Wolfe, 2001). Recent evidence has shown that an increase in circulating amino acids induced by the consumption of certain nutrients following exercise can increase the net protein balance due to stimulation of muscle protein synthesis (Tang et al., 2007). Amino acids are the basic unit of protein structure and peptide bonds link amino acids in chains that take on diverse forms and chemical
The temperature increased while the heart rate and breathing rate decreased. For example the base pre training heart rate for subject one was eighty seven which decreased to eighty five after the training program. Similarly, the breathing rate decreased as subject one took thirty one breaths in a minute compared to twenty eight breaths in minute after the training program. Unusually, the internal body temperature increased. For example the internal temperature of subject one increased from thirty two point five to thirty seven degrees. My data is mostly backed up by my research. My conclusion about the recovery time being less and the resting heart rate to be lower were correct.
With the worldwide popularization of resistance-training, people have been increasing training frequency, such as repeated bouts daily or across days. Although protein is considered a crucial macro-nutrient by many of those individuals, there’s a lack of information describing when an excess of daily protein intake becomes unrewarding. The authors described this recent phenomenon and aimed to further examine how this increase in training frequency results in a greater anabolic potential, making it essential for strength athletes to improve their recovery speed to continue training at high frequencies. Roberts et al. conducted a study with the aim of examining if a high protein intake (2.9 g.kg-1) across a duration of intensive training
The following physiological measures were assessed for statistical significance: RMSSD, HF power, SBP, DBP and HR. A natural log transformation was applied to HRV measures prior to the analysis. Each measure was analyzed using a one-way repeated measures ANOVA across each experimental condition: baseline, stressor, recovery. The application of repeated measures ANOVA calls for the assumption that the dependent variables follow a normal distribution. In the context of this study, normal distribution cannot be demonstrated given the small sample size. However, the present study serves as a pilot study and thus normality will be overlooked in favor of obtaining a sense of the quality of the physiological data. As such, the presence of a normal distribution will be assumed for subsequent statistical analyses. Additionally, the assumption of Mauchly’s Test of Sphericity was assumed to be violated in each case, and the Greehouse-Geisser correction was used in the resulting analyses. Post hoc tests with Bonferroni’s correction were conducted to assess statistical significance between each experimental condition with one another. An α level of .05 was used, therefore probability values < .05 were determined to be significant.
Despite extensive research on the benefits of carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion improving endurance performance, there are still a lot of questions in the literature about whether or not the simultaneous ingestion of CHO and protein is advantageous compared to other methods in enhancing performance (Hall et al., 2013). According to Hall and colleagues (2013), there have been an number of studies that have shown potentially performance enhancing benefits of co-ingestion of protein and CHO such as enhanced glycogen synthesis post-exercise, decreased muscle soreness, muscle damage, positive net protein balance, and even modest performance benefits (Hall et al., 2013).