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CHRONIC ADAPTATIONS - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Increased total lung volume and vital capacity
      - Greater Membrane Surface Area
      - Greater oxygen consumption
      - Increased #[aveoli]
    - - Increased Ventilation
      - Greater (pulmonary) diffusion
      - Increased tidal volume
      - Increased ventilatory Efficiency (& VO2 max)
      - Greater oxygen consumption (@maximal)
  - - - Greater cross-sectional area of blood vessels
      - Greater capillarisation
      - Fewer low-density lipids
      - More high-density lipids
      - More blood plasma
      - More total haemoglobin
    - - Lower resting blood pressure (systolic)
      - Lower lactate concentrations
      - Greater oxygen transport
      - Less cholersterol
      - Bradycardia
      - Better thermoregulation
  - - - (slight) increase in myoglobin (transport O2 to mitochondria)
      - Increased size/number/surface area of mitochondria
      - Greater size and aerobic capacity of slow-twitch muscle fibres
      - Increased Fuel stores (free fatty acids & glycogen)
      - Greater activity and concentration of oxidative enzymes
    - - Greater aerobic capacity of muscle site/s
      - Improved muscular endurance
      - Increased oxidation of fats/glycogen
- - - - More and larger myofibrils
        
        More contractile proteins
        
        Myosine + actine
      - Increased size/strength connective tissues
- - - - blood leaves more forcefully
  - - - Increased ATP fr/glycogen
    - - Increased turnover of ATP
    - - Increased utilisation glycogen fuel
    - - Increased ablity to work at higher intensities for longer
    - - Increased ATP-CP system capacity
    - - Greater force production