By studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
Discuss the relationship between exercise intensity/duration and the bioenergetic pathways that are most responsible for the production of ATP during various types of exercise.
Define the term oxygen deficit.
Define the term lactate threshold.
Discuss several possible explanations for the sudden rise in blood-lactate concentration during incremental exercise.
List the factors that regulate fuel selection during different types of exercise.
Explain why fat metabolism is dependent on carbohydrate metabolism.
Define the term oxygen debt.
Give the physiological explanation for the observation that the O2 debt is greater following intense exercise when compared to the O2 debt following light exercise.
