2. • Basketball is a sport in which periods of high
intensity activity (e.g., sprinting and jumping)
are interspersed with periods of low intensity
activity. (e.g., Free throws and time outs)
4. As different
intensities of activity Glycogen: The body
require different makes glycogen by
energy sources, it is linking glucose molecules
possible that together. glycogen is
basketball utilizes all stored in the liver and
the available energy in muscle. when the
sources body runs short of
(ATP, glycogen and glucose, glycogen is
fat). broken down, and the
glucose that is formed
is released into the
blood
Fat: A lipid that is normally
solid at room temperature.
6. • The mean heart rate during total time was 165
beats per minute.
• Figure 2 shows that approximately 65% of total
time (and 75% of live time) was spent with a
heart rate greater than 85% of its maximum (as
measured during a treadmill running test to
voluntary fatigue).
7. • The apparent inconsistency between the percentages of
time spent in high intensity activity and with a high
heart rate suggests that upper body activities such as
shooting, rebounding and maintaining position against an
opponent - none of which were measured in this study -
are likely to contribute to the physical demands of
basketball
• There is not a lot of time for your body to cool down
like during a free throw or a short time out.
