Exercise and Fat Burning: Understanding How Your Body Uses Fat for Fuel
Yes, fats are indeed burned during exercise, serving as a vital fuel source, particularly during lower-to-moderate intensity and prolonged activities,...
By Alex
Category: Exercise Physiology
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Exercise Physiology: The Three Energy Systems and Their Applications
The human body utilizes the ATP-PCr, Glycolytic, and Oxidative systems to produce ATP for muscle contraction, each dominating at different exercise in...
By Hart
Lifting Weights: Testosterone Response, Mechanisms, and Optimization
Lifting weights causes a significant acute, post-exercise increase in testosterone, but its long-term effect on resting testosterone levels in healthy...
By Hart
Climbing: Understanding Finger Thickness, Adaptations, and Injury Risks
Climbers develop noticeably thicker fingers primarily due to the thickening and reinforcement of connective tissues like tendons, ligaments, and pulle...
By Alex
Stretch-Shortening Cycle: Understanding, Phases, Benefits, and Training Applications
The stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) is a fundamental neuromuscular phenomenon where a muscle is rapidly stretched (eccentric contraction) immediately f...
By Jordan
Muscle Power: Understanding Energy, Neuromuscular Control, and Fiber Types
Muscles generate power through a complex interplay of cellular energy production (ATP), precise neural commands, and the inherent contractile properti...
By Jordan
Knee Extension: Understanding Concentric, Eccentric, and Isometric Contractions
Knee extension primarily involves the quadriceps femoris and can be executed through concentric, eccentric, or isometric contractions, depending on th...
By Hart
Running: Why We Breathe Fast, Energy Demands, and Physiological Triggers
Your body accelerates breathing during running to meet heightened energy demands, rapidly increasing oxygen delivery and efficiently removing metaboli...
By Jordan
Lactate After Exercise: Understanding Its Decrease and Importance for Recovery
Lactate decreases after exercise primarily due to its active removal and utilization by tissues like muscles, heart, and liver, through oxidation for ...
By Hart
