Recovery

EPOC = Excess psot-exercise oxygen comsumption

This lasts around 2-3 minutes and uses 2-3 litres of oxygen.

The oxygen is used to restore the ATP-PC levels in the muscles.

Aprox 50% of levels are stored within 30 seconds, and 75% in 60 seconds.

It also helps replenish the muscle strores of Myoglobin and haemoglobin.

This takes approximately 1 hour and requires 5-8 litres of oxygen

The oxygen is used to balance oxygen debt and get rid of lactic acid.

A cool down will promote the removal of lactic acid.

Aids the oxymyoglobin link (A temporary store for oxygen in the muscles).

• Conversion into carbon dioxide and water - 65%
• Conversion into glycogen - 20%
• Conversion into protein - 10%
• Conversion into glucose - 5%

The kidneys produce carbonate ions. These absorb hydrogen ions from lactic acid to produce carbonic acid.

This is eventually degraded to produce carbon dioxide and water.

Soda loading is drinking sodium bicarbonate. This gives a larger supply of carbonate ions in the body.

The difference between the oxygen the body requires and what is actually managed to be taken in during the sudden increase in intensity.

When intensity drops and you start to recover you will actually need more oxygen to recover than your body would of like to use had enough been avaliable.