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What does testosterone do
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Increases bone formation, whic lead to larger bones, and increases prtein synthesis, which lead to increased muscle mass.
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What does estrogen do
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Broadens the pelvis, stimulates breast development, and increases fat deposition, increases growth rate of bone
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Why is there increased fat deposition in the thighs and hips
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There is inceased lipprotein lipase activity in these areas.
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who had a longer growth phase
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Males so
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Boys are 40 to 60 percent strogner in upper body and 25 to 30 percent stronger in lower body
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Boys are 40 to 60 percent strogner in upper body and 25 to 30 percent stronger in lower body
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Women have a higher percentage of their muscle mass in the lower body when compared with men
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Women have a higher percentage of their muscle mass in the lower body when compared with men
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Who has a greater resistance to fatigue and why?
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Women, is not exactly known why, but could be due to the amoun of muscle mass recruited and the compression of blood vessels, substrate utilization, muscel fiber type
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who has a higher submaximal heart rate
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Women do, however maximum hr is usually the same in both sexes
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Who has a lower Sv and why
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Women do, but men and women have the same cardiac output. The reason is women have smaller hearts and smaller blood volume
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Women have lower oxygen consumption
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Woman have lower oxygen consumption
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WHo has less potential for increasing their peeak o2 difference and why?
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Women because of their lower hemoglobin content
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Women have lower vo2 max at only about 75 percent of the mens
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Women have lower vo2 max at only about 75 percent of the mens
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The three major phases of the mentrual cycle are?
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1. Menstural flow phase
2. Pfoliferative phase 3. Secretory phase |
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What happens during the menstural flow phase?
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THe uterin lining is shed and menstural flow, or bleeding occurs
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WHat happens during the proliferative phase?
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The endometrium begins to thicken, and some of the ovarian follicles that house the ova mature.
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Several studis have suffested that femal perfomance is best during the immediate postfolow period up to the 15th day of the cycle.
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Several studis have suffested that femal perfomance is best during the immediate postfolow period up to the 15th day of the cycle.
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WHat is menarche
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Menarch is the first menstural period, it occurs later in teh trained athlete
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What are some of the risks of exercising during pregnancy
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1. Rdudced blood flow to uterus
2. Reduced carbs available to utus 3. The possibility of miscarriage 4. Fetal hyperthemia |
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Guidelines for exercise during pregnancy
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-Mild to moderate 3 days a week
- Avoid supine exercise - Should not exercise to fatigue |
