CHAPTER 6 – ADAPTATIONS TO AEROBIC ENDURANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS
1. Which of the following is one of the most commonly measured adaptations
to aerobic endurance training?
a. Maximum systolic blood pressure
b. Maximum diastolic blood pressure
c. Maximum heart rate
d. Maximum oxygen uptake
2. Adaptations to aerobic endurance training include all of the following
EXCEPT?
a. Increased respiratory capacity
b. Increased blood lactate concentrations
c. Increase mitochondrial density
d. Increased capillary density
3. The pressure against the arterial walls when no blood is being forcefully
ejected by the heart is referred to as?
a. Systolic
b. Orthotic
c. Diastolic
d. Pneumatic
4. During aerobic exercise, blood flow to the active muscles is?
a. Increased by dilation of arterioles
b. Increased by dilation of venules
c. Decreased by constriction of arterioles
d. Decreased by constriction of venules
5. All of the following physiological changes occur with aerobic endurance
training EXCEPT?
a. Increased capillary density
b. Increased aerobic power
c. Increased mitochondrial density
d. Increased muscle strength
6. A male cross country runner is suspected of suffering from overtraining, all
of the following are markers of Aerobic overtraining EXCEPT?
a. Increased percentage of body fat
b. Increased submaximal exercise heart rate
c. Increased creatine kinase
d. Increased muscle soreness
7. Which of the following adjustments occur during prolonged altitude
exposure?
a. Decreased cardiac output
b. Increased blood viscosity
c. Decreased red blood cells
d. Hypoventilation
8. Following detraining, a marathon runner will first notice a decline in
maximal?
a. Power
b. Oxygen consumption
c. Strength
d. Blood Pressure
9. Which of the following reflects the pressure exerted against the arterial
walls when no blood is being forcefully ejected by the ventricles of the heart?
A. Systolic Blood Pressure
B. Diastolic Blood Pressure
C. Stroke Volume
D. Rate Pressure Product
10. An Olympic middle distance runner has been training in Colorado Springs
for the last 6 months. Which of the following represents a long term
adjustment to high altitude?
A. Decreased plasma volume
B. Decreased blood viscosity
C. Decreased use of free fatty acids in favor of muscle glycogen
D. Decreased red blood cell production
11. Which of the following are the primary and secondary factors that MOST
determine which energy system an athlete will predominantly rely on during an
exercise session?
A. exercise mode - available energy stores
B. exercise duration - exercise intensity
C. exercise intensity - exercise duration
D. available energy stores- exercise mode
12. Which of the following is a marker of aerobic overtraining?
I. Increased Percentage Body Fat
II. Decreased Lactate
III. Increased Total Testosterone Concentration
IV. Decreased Muscle Glycogen
A. I, II only
B. II, IV only
C. III, IV only
D. I, II, III only
ANSWERS:
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. B