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Eduqas A-Level PE exercise physiology, training and performance overview quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which energy system resynthesises ATP fastest but for the shortest time?

  2. What is the by-product of the anaerobic glycolytic system that causes fatigue?

  3. A performer has a heart rate of 70 bpm and a stroke volume of 90 ml. What is their cardiac output?

  4. Which of the following is a skill-related component of fitness?

  5. Which principle of training states that gains are lost if training stops?

  6. Using 220 minus age, what is the estimated maximum heart rate of a 40-year-old?

  7. What does the fast (alactacid) component of EPOC restore?

  8. Which training method develops power using the stretch-shortening cycle?

  9. In the cycles of periodisation, which is the longest?

  10. What is the purpose of tapering before a major competition?

  11. What does the I in the PRICE protocol stand for, and what does it achieve?

  12. Why is endurance performance impaired at altitude?

  13. Why does high humidity impair cooling during exercise?

  14. Which ergogenic aid is legal and works by increasing the muscle phosphocreatine store?