Muscle Physiology

  1. Exercise Adaptations
    1. Principles of Adaptation
      1. Overload Principle
        1. Specificity Principle
          1. Reversibility Principle
            1. Individual Variation
            2. Endurance Training Adaptations
              1. Mitochondrial Adaptations
                1. Mitochondrial Biogenesis
                  1. Enzyme Activity Changes
                    1. Respiratory Capacity
                    2. Vascular Adaptations
                      1. Capillarization
                        1. Blood Flow Improvements
                        2. Metabolic Adaptations
                          1. Fat Oxidation Enhancement
                            1. Glycogen Sparing
                              1. Lactate Threshold Changes
                              2. Fiber Type Shifts
                              3. Resistance Training Adaptations
                                1. Muscle Hypertrophy
                                  1. Protein Synthesis
                                    1. Satellite Cell Activation
                                      1. Myofibrillar Growth
                                      2. Neural Adaptations
                                        1. Motor Unit Recruitment
                                          1. Firing Frequency
                                            1. Coordination
                                            2. Strength Gains
                                              1. Force Production
                                                1. Power Development
                                              2. Detraining and Atrophy
                                                1. Disuse Atrophy
                                                  1. Immobilization Effects
                                                    1. Recovery Potential

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