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HowndoesnVO2maxnchangenwithnchronicnaerobicnendurancentraining?nWhatncausesnthisnchange?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnIncreases,nduentonincreasednQn(cardiacnoutput;nduentonincreasednSV,nnotnHR)
HownisnHRnaffectednbynchronicnaerobicnendurancentraining?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnUnchangednorndecreasednslightly
Heartnadaptationsntonchronicnaerobicnendurancentraining?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnLeftnventriclenhypertrophynandnchamberndiameternincreases
Coronarynarteriolendensitiesnandndiametersnincrease
Bloodnadaptationsntonchronicnaerobicnendurancentraining?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnIncreasednbloodnvolume
Increasednplasman(withinn24nh)
Increasednrednbloodncellnvolumen(withinnanfewnweeks)
5nRespiratorynsystemnadaptationsntonchronicnaerobicnendurancentraining?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnIncreasednventilatorynmusclenendurance,naerobicnenzymes,nandntidalnvolume
DecreasednO2ncostnofnbreathingnandnbreathingnfrequency
,Skeletalnmusclenadaptationsntonchronicnaerobicnendurancentraining?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnPossiblenslightnhypertrophynofntypenInfibers
Increased:ncapillaryndensity,nmitochondriandensity,nglycogennstores,ntriglyceridenstores,nandnoxida
tivenenzymes
Skeletalnsystemnadaptationsntonchronicnaerobicnendurancentraining?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnPossiblenincreasenofnBMD
AcuteneffectsnofnaerobicnexercisenonnBP?n-nCORRECTnANSWERnDecreasednBPnpost-exercise
Chronicneffectsnofnaerobicnexercisenonnsystolic/diastolicnBPn(fornnormotensivenandnhypertensiventr
ainees)?n-nCORRECTnANSWERnNormotensive:n3/2ndecrease
Hypertensive:n7/6ndecrease
Threenmajornmetabolicnadaptationsntonchronicnaerobicnendurancentraining?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERn1)nIncreasednreliancenonnfatnfornenergy
2)nIncreasednlactatenthreshold
3)nIncreasednVO2maxn(10-30%+)
Whyndoesnconnectiventissuen(tendons,nligaments,ncartilage)ntakenlongerntonadaptntontraining?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnCTnhasnfewnlivingncellsnandnpoornbloodnsupply
Whatnprimarilynleadsntonaerobicnendurancenovertraining?n-nCORRECTnANSWERnToonmuchnvolume
Hownquicklyndoesnaerobicndetrainingnoccur?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnAsnsoonnasntwonweeksnafternstoppingntraining
,Whennshouldntrainersnrefernclientsntonannutritionnprofessional?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnWhennanproblemnisnbeyondntrainer'sncompetency
Whennclientsnhavennutritionallynaffectedndiseases
Whatnisnmedicalnnutritionntherapynandnundernwhosenscopenofnpracticendoesnitnfall?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnNutritionninfonfornthosenwithnnutritionallynaffectedndiseases
Undernlicensednnutritionists,ndietitians,nandnregisteredndietitians
Whatnisnincludedninnancompletendietarynassessment?n(4nthings)n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnAnthropometricndata
Biochemicalndata
Clinicalnexam
Dietarynintakendata
Methodsnforngatheringndietarynintakendata?n-nCORRECTnANSWERnDietnrecall
Dietnhistory
DietnRecord
Whatnisnthendietnrecallnmethod?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnReportingnthenlastn24nhour'sndietnfromnmemory
Whatnisnthendietnhistorynmethod?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnCollectingndatanonneatingnschedulenandnhabits,nlikes,ndislikes,nandnmedicalnan
dnweightnhistory
Whatnisnthendietnrecordnmethod?n-nCORRECTnANSWERnRecordingnintakenforn3ndays
RMRncontributionntontotalnenergynrequirements?n-nCORRECTnANSWERn60-75%
, Thermicneffectnofnfoodncontributionntontotalnenergynrequirements?n-nCORRECTnANSWERn7-10%
HownmuchncannRMRnvarynbetweennindividualsnwhennallnelsenisnequal?n-nCORRECTnANSWERn20%
Howncannenergynrequirementsnbenestimated?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnMeasurencaloricnintakenwhennweightnisnstable
Mathematicalnequations
RDAnfornproteinnfornhealthy,nsedentarynadults?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERn0.8g/kgnfornbothnmennandnwomen
WhatnisnthenWorldnHealthnOrganization'snsafenintakenproteinnlevel?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERn0.83g/kgnBW
WhondonRDAnandnsafenintakenlevelsnapplynto?n-nCORRECTnANSWERnHealthy,nsedentarynadults
Pros/consnofncomputerizedndietnanalysis?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnPros;nInfononnvitamins/mineralsninndiet
Cons:nNotnallnfoodndatanisnavailable,nsoftwarencannbencomplexnandnrequirentraining,nanalysisnmaynb
enslow
Whatnisnankcal?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERnAmountnofnenergynequalntonheatnrequiredntonraisenthentemperaturenofn1nkgnof
nwatern1C̊
3nMajorncomponentsnofntotalnenergynexpenditure?n-nCORRECTnANSWERn1)nBMR
2)nPhysicalnactivity