Aerobic Training | OCR A-Level Physical Education (H555)
Aerobic Training
- 60 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 01: Physiological factors affecting performance
- Component 01
Aerobic Training is examined in Component 01, Physiological factors affecting performance.
It covers VO₂max and the factors that affect it, testing aerobic capacity, continuous training, HIIT and target heart rates and adaptations to aerobic training.
Sample questions from Aerobic Training
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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VO₂max and the factors that affect it
How does muscle fibre type affect VO₂max?
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Slow oxidative fibres contain many mitochondria and much myoglobin, so they use oxygen well. A performer with more slow oxidative fibres tends to have a higher VO₂max. -
VO₂max and the factors that affect it
How can regular training change the effect of ageing on VO₂max?
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Regular aerobic training slows the decline in VO₂max with age. A trained older performer can have a higher VO₂max than an inactive younger adult. -
Testing aerobic capacity
Give two advantages of the multi-stage fitness test.
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The multi-stage fitness test needs little equipment and is cheap. A whole squad can be tested at once. -
Testing aerobic capacity
What are the limitations of the Queen's College step test?
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The test predicts VO₂max rather than measuring it, and leg length affects the difficulty. Heart rate must be counted accurately, or the result is wrong. -
Continuous training, HIIT and target heart rates
How can the variables of a HIIT session be changed to develop aerobic capacity?
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Longer work intervals with short recoveries stress the aerobic system more. A coach can alter the work intensity, work duration, recovery and number of intervals. -
Continuous training, HIIT and target heart rates
Why are target heart rates used as an intensity guide?
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Heart rate rises in proportion to exercise intensity. A target heart rate zone ensures the performer works hard enough to adapt without overworking. -
Adaptations to aerobic training
How does aerobic training affect blood pressure?
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Regular aerobic training lowers resting blood pressure. Arterial walls become more elastic, reducing resistance to blood flow. -
Adaptations to aerobic training
What are the metabolic adaptations to aerobic training?
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Aerobic enzymes become more active, and stores of glycogen and triglycerides increase. The muscles use fat as a fuel earlier and more effectively.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| VO₂max and the factors that affect it | Aerobic capacity and VO₂max in ml/kg/min, elite and untrained values, physiological make-up and muscle fibre type, genetics, training, age and sex, and why a football midfielder needs aerobic capacity too. | 15 |
| Testing aerobic capacity | Direct gas analysis and its advantages and disadvantages, the multi-stage fitness test, the Queen's College step test and the Cooper 12-minute run, predictive tests, and submaximal against maximal testing. | 15 |
| Continuous training, HIIT and target heart rates | Continuous training and its intensity and duration, high intensity interval training and its variables, specificity for a rugby player, maximum heart rate, target heart rates, the Karvonen method and worked training zones. | 15 |
| Adaptations to aerobic training | Cardiac hypertrophy, stroke volume and resting heart rate, blood volume and capillarisation, blood pressure, respiratory adaptations, mitochondria and myoglobin, fibre changes, greater fat use, delayed OBLA and insulin sensitivity. | 15 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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