Exercise Physiology

  1. Muscular Adaptations to Training
    1. Resistance Training Adaptations
      1. Neural Adaptations
        1. Motor Unit Recruitment Changes
          1. Firing Frequency Improvements
            1. Intermuscular Coordination
              1. Antagonist Inhibition
              2. Structural Adaptations
                1. Muscle Fiber Hypertrophy
                  1. Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis
                    1. Satellite Cell Activation
                      1. Connective Tissue Adaptations
                      2. Metabolic Adaptations
                        1. Enzyme Activity Changes
                          1. Substrate Storage Improvements
                        2. Endurance Training Adaptations
                          1. Mitochondrial Adaptations
                            1. Mitochondrial Biogenesis
                              1. Enzyme Activity Increases
                                1. Respiratory Capacity Improvements
                                2. Capillary Adaptations
                                  1. Capillary Density Increases
                                    1. Oxygen Delivery Enhancement
                                    2. Fiber Type Adaptations
                                      1. Contractile Protein Changes
                                        1. Metabolic Profile Shifts

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