In our opinion, it is important for athletes to know at the most basic level, of how their body works in terms of energy processes
Therefore, in the following text we will present to you the existing energy cycles in the body in the most concise and light way possible. Hopefully, you will appreciate the value involved and may want to learn a bit more about our energy.
Let’s start with the short-distance effort
and continue with the long-distance effort ones where the anaerobic processes start. but above all, it is important to understand places in the body where our carbohydrates are “stored”:
glucose blood= 5-6 grams of
glycogen in the muscle = 300-400 grams of
glycogen in the liver = 70-100 grams
anaerobic
There is an anaerobic process called the phosphagen process (CP-ATP). It uses ATP which already exists in your body and has no by-products (lactic acid etc.). In this process is the main process that works in the sprinter’s body (100 meters)
between the first 10 seconds and 2 minutes of exercise Peak, the energy reaches glycolysis in the anaerobic process.
This process is not the most efficient in terms of product versus cost but it is necessary! In this process, the body uses 2 ATP to produces 4 ATP (the body gains 2 ATP) This process happens at insane speed thanks to the catalysts in the process.
A by-product of the glycolysis process is lactic acid, if there is no oxygen involved in the process.
A combination of these two processes allows us to exert effort without the use of oxygen.
In order to renew the ATP CP, nothing needs to be done. to recover fully from the effort need about 2 minutes in the presence of oxygen only (in an aerobic process).
To continue the effort we will need to lower the intensity and start using the aerobic process.
aerobic process
The aerobic process requires it to have oxygen to reach the cells, in this process energy is generated from the breakdown of carbohydrates and fats, this process uses the energy of the nutrients which it breaks down into carbon dioxide and water
On the other hand, in very intense activities, the main processes will be the anaerobic ones. It is important to emphasize, in most of the activities done, there will probably be some involvement of one of this process and it does not just go from one process to another. The main process the body will use depends on the intensity and the duration of the intensity.
Did you know?
That 60 percent of our energy produced goes to heat energy and only 40 percent is transferred to energy (ATP).
Bonus fact
70% of our energy is produced from the breakdown of fat and about 30% from carbohydrates.
and as the intensity of the activity increases, the contribution increases from the carbohydrate and decreases from the fat.
This means that the fat burning will be much more effective the lower the intensity. Walking is better than sprinting in terms of burning fat. But this does not mean that those who want to burn a lot of fat should go really slowly. Simply that the relative contribution of fat is less. For example, in a 20-minute run, we will use more carbs and more fat than a slow walk (which will only cause it to burn more fat than carbs).
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