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define anaerobic exercise or energy systemthus exercises which are done for short bursts of time lasting only for few seconds less than 120 sec use
define aerobic exercise or aerobic energy systemto produce necessary energy the body uses an aerobic pathway and an anaerobic pathway exercise that
define work capacity that is relevant to sports nutritionthere are generally two areas of work capacity that is relevant to sports nutrition one is
define skirt fold thickness spt methodskin fold measurement is the most widely used field method of body composition assessment the skin fold skf
define about the anthropometry methodanthropometry refers to the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body anthropometric prediction
define importance of bioelectrical impedance analysisbioelectrical impedance analysis bia is a rapid non-invasive and relatively inexpensive method
explain the bioelectrical impedance analysis biathe difficulty of measuring total body water tbw by isotope dilution method led to the search of
define isotope dilution methodthe measurement of total body water tbw is based on the principle of hydrometry you must be aware that water is the
explain dual energy x-ray absorptiometry dexadual energy x-ray absorptiometry dexa is a relatively new technology that is being identified as a
define total body potassium tbkpotassium in the body is an index of bodys total cell mass a gamma counter measures the amount of a type of
define drawbacks for underwater weighing methodsince the major drawbacks with uww method are that the subject needs to be totally submerged
define advantages for underwater weighing method this method is currently considered the gold standard in percent body fat measurement with the
define limitations for underwater weighing method this method is expensive time consuming and usually requires a lot of equipment and space the
define requirements for underwater weighing methodbullthe equipment required to perform hydrostatic measurements is bulky and maintenance intense
define body composition assessment methods - underwater weighingunderwater weighing or hydrostatic weighing is one of the most common body
define percentages of body fat values for athletespercentages of body fat values for athletes vary depending on the sex of the athlete and the sport
why body composition assessment is done in sports and exercisebody composition assessment is generally done in sports and exercise for the following
define importance of body composition assessment in athletesbody composition and weight are two of the many factors that contribute to optimal
define about the composition of body weightyou might have read in previous units that our body weight is composed of muscle bone and fat segregating
explain about the essential fat in humansfor the body to function normally certain amount of body fat is required this is called essential fat for
define about anthropometric and physiologicalvarious physiological and anthropometric measurements give us an indication of the present status of an
how to load glycogenover the past fifty years the biggest breakthrough was the discovery of how to load glycogen and sophistication in the methods of
define quest of nutrition as sports nutrition as a disciplinealthough the quest of nutrition as applied to exercise and sports dates back to ancient
define about the concept of sports nutritionthe concept of sports nutrition was evolved fundamentally with integration of different disciplines in
define evolution and growth of sports nutrition as a disciplinean academic discipline is basically a formal body of knowledge discovered developed