Exam 10: Nutrients, physical Activity, and the Bodys Responses

To emphasize muscle endurance in weight training,you would combine less resistance (lighter weights)with more repetitions.

What substance flows into the bloodstream to signal the liver and fat cells to liberate their stored energy nutrients when physical activity continues beyond the first few minutes?

Epoetin,steroids,and blood doping,all of which have been touted to improve athletic performance,are examples of what?

Which of the following is one of the most dangerous and illegal ergogenic aids?

How many hours before an athletic competition should a meal should be finished?

What is the best fluid for an athlete working out in a cold climate?

Explain the difference between the resting pulse rates of active people and the average adult.

What type of foods do athletes eat in order to maximize muscle glycogen synthesis after strenuous training?

Which of the following strategies helps endurance athletes maintain their blood glucose concentrations for as long as possible?

Which of the following nutrients is important for athletes because it is needed for the formation of collagen?

What is the name for the fragments of glucose molecules that accumulate in the tissues and blood and are produced by the breakdown of anaerobic glucose?

To protect against iron deficiencies,vegetarian athletes need to pay closer attention to their intake of good dietary sources of iron.Which of the following is not considered a good vegetarian dietary source of iron?

What characteristic should an athlete's pregame meal have?

Which of the following results have been observed in people who do regular aerobic exercise?

Which of the following claims are made about candy bars and specialty drinks marketed to athletes?

Explain how physical activity lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Which of the following beverages is best for replacing fluids during exercise?

Which of the following substances helps to transfer fatty acids across the membrane that encases the cell's mitochondria?

Which of the following foods would be most beneficial when carbohydrate loading?

The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends that people need to spend an accumulated minimum of how many minutes in some sort of physical activity on most days of each week?