KNES 355 Study Guide - Final Guide: High Intensity Training, Vo2 Max, Skeletal Muscle

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KNES 355
• Professor: Matthew Spencer

Document Summary

Lecture 18 physical activity as a factor in growth, maturation, and performance (cont"d: trainability = how well people respond to the training that they are undergoing. So pre-pubertal boys seem to be more trainable than post-pubertal boys. In pubescent boys, upper body strength appears to be more trainable than lower-body strength. Why: this data is suggesting that maybe pre-pubertal boys are improving due to neural adaptations (not enough time for them to experience hypertrophy) & pubertal boys are improving due to hypertrophy. Longer study design may give more time for hypertrophy and take care of that flaw: two experimental studies suggest that anaerobic power is increased after a period of high- intensity training in youth. But, there needs to be sufficient duration of training for adequate changes to occur: generally, the more pa you do, the more likely you are to have a higher cv fitness.