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Maughan & Gleeson: The Biochemical Basis of Sports Performance

Chapter 08

  1. List four important principles of training.
  2. Distinguish between overreaching and overtraining.
  3. What might cause temporary immunosuppression after exercise?
  4. How might diet influence adaptation to training?
  5. What metabolic adaptations to endurance training might influence performance in a marathon race?
  6. What metabolic adaptations to sprint training training might influence performance in a 400 m race?
  7. What are free radicals and from what sources are they produced during exercise?