Athletes train the various physiological systems to adapt to the stresses of sports; they also train to alter certain geometric structures (hypertrophy) of the body. Their training is specific to their sport and the outcome of the adaptations is specific to the training program. Sports pose many stresses on the body. Stresses come in all shapes and sizes such as heat, cold, dehydration, external and internal forces acting on the body, and many more. The battle of competition poses the greatest stresses on the body. Training is employed to adapt the body to those stresses and allow the athlete to efficiently, effectively, and safely compete in athletic competition. They also train to increase performance. Training can consist of resistance training or endurance training. It can also consist of strength, speed, power, agility, hypertrophy, and more types of training. The adaptations are specific to the training involved. Therefore, this section will explain general adaptations that occur with most training programs. There are many changes that can occur both structurally and biochemically. These changes can become very complex and hard to understand without years of study in exercise physiology. Therefore, they will be left out. Just remember that there are hundreds of other small structural and biochemical changes that may occur when the body adapts to the stresses of exercise. (Click here to become a member and gain full access to the over 400 manuscript text pages of resource information in this website and many other wonderful benefits) All Rights Reserved. © Copyright. |