There are huge gaps in the history of running but it appears throughout the courses of the years. In the past people ran while hunting for food, but with time running became a form of training, sport, and a hobby. Running may seem simple, but there is a lot more going on than you think. Long distance runners, run for long periods of time focusing on endurance which uses the long-term energy system. While sprinters run 10-15 seconds at full speed, focusing on speed using the immediate energy system and the short-term energy system. While Endurance running and sprinting are both forms of running they couldn’t be any more different.
There are a lot of many different chemicals that are involved for the muscles to work. Carbohydrates and fats are …show more content…
Sprinters finish the race before they are able to breathe heavier and acquire more oxygen. While sprinting, every time you take a breath, your body is supplied with a very limited amount of oxygen that is instantly used to fuel a process that produces much more energy. Aerobic glycolysis is coupled to the citric acid cycle. Anaerobic glycolysis allows the body to produce limited energy when you have low levels of oxygen in your system. When the oxygen supply in your body is abundant, it produces Acetyl-CoA. Acetyl-CoA is an important molecule in metabolism, its main function is to transfer the carbon atoms within the acetyl group to the citric acid cycle to be oxidized for the production of energy. Some people like to say “sprinters, if anything, are wasteful of energy.” The intensity of the activity that the musculoskeletal system can (for a very short time) achieve determines the quantities of metabolic energy released and the level of performance attained. But like endurance running sprinting also has its pros and cons. A pro is that it requires no oxygen. A con would be that lactic acid (2C3H6O3) sits in your muscles and is the reason for the “burn” that you experience. Without oxygen the glucose can only partially break down. Sprinting uses the immediate energy system, there is 4-5 times more PCr (phosphocreatine) in skeletal muscle than ATP. It resynthesizes ATP anaerobically through PCr hydrolysis as soon as the muscles contract. Usually in the first 2 seconds of sprinting when you are running the 100-meter sprint at maximum, high-intensity speed. The Short-term energy system quickly follows after that. Anaerobic energy for ATP resynthesize in glycolysis can be viewed as the reserve fuel activated when a person accelerates at the start of the work out. Usually while running the 100-meter sprint all out after 5 seconds. This energy system is fueled with glycogen, glucose
There are a lot of many different chemicals that are involved for the muscles to work. Carbohydrates and fats are …show more content…
Sprinters finish the race before they are able to breathe heavier and acquire more oxygen. While sprinting, every time you take a breath, your body is supplied with a very limited amount of oxygen that is instantly used to fuel a process that produces much more energy. Aerobic glycolysis is coupled to the citric acid cycle. Anaerobic glycolysis allows the body to produce limited energy when you have low levels of oxygen in your system. When the oxygen supply in your body is abundant, it produces Acetyl-CoA. Acetyl-CoA is an important molecule in metabolism, its main function is to transfer the carbon atoms within the acetyl group to the citric acid cycle to be oxidized for the production of energy. Some people like to say “sprinters, if anything, are wasteful of energy.” The intensity of the activity that the musculoskeletal system can (for a very short time) achieve determines the quantities of metabolic energy released and the level of performance attained. But like endurance running sprinting also has its pros and cons. A pro is that it requires no oxygen. A con would be that lactic acid (2C3H6O3) sits in your muscles and is the reason for the “burn” that you experience. Without oxygen the glucose can only partially break down. Sprinting uses the immediate energy system, there is 4-5 times more PCr (phosphocreatine) in skeletal muscle than ATP. It resynthesizes ATP anaerobically through PCr hydrolysis as soon as the muscles contract. Usually in the first 2 seconds of sprinting when you are running the 100-meter sprint at maximum, high-intensity speed. The Short-term energy system quickly follows after that. Anaerobic energy for ATP resynthesize in glycolysis can be viewed as the reserve fuel activated when a person accelerates at the start of the work out. Usually while running the 100-meter sprint all out after 5 seconds. This energy system is fueled with glycogen, glucose