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The concept of oxygen debt comes from the use of muscles during periods of extreme exercise. At this period, the muscles begin to burn more oxygen than the lungs and circulatory system are able to provide, so the runner or person exercising feels a burning sensation in the legs or arms and becomes short of breath (breathing more quickly to make up for the debt).
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoRespiration needs glucose and oxygen to work. However, if you are doing exercise,
e.g. running, your lungs and heart cannot get oxygen to the cells in your legs fast enough. So the cells use carbon dioxide instead of oxygen to respire. The side effect of this is a build up of lactic acid, which is the burning sensation you feel in your muscles when you do exercise.
To get rid of this lactic acid, you need to get oxygen back into your cells. This is called an oxygen debt. This is why you pant/breathe heavily after doing exercise to get the oxygen back to repay the debt.
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∙ 12y agowhen the demand for oxygen exceeds supply so you have to replenish it.
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∙ 12y agothe amount of oxygen needed to rid the body of lactate
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∙ 15y agoOxygen debt - The demand for oxygen is great than the supply.
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∙ 11y agoit mean when you are, in lack of oxygen due to the intense exercise your body's been through.
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∙ 14y agowhen you do not get enough energy within the muscles so you get more oxygen by breathing faster and making the energy.
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How does oxygen debt affect performance?
it affect performance because lactic acid builds up in your muscles, which then causes shortness of breath and affects performance.
Muscles operating anaerobically are said to be in a state of?
Oxygen Debt
Do muscles enter into oxygen debt when they are functioning anaerobically?
Yes, muscles enter into oxygen debt when they are functioning anaerobically because they rely on anaerobic glycolysis to produce energy in the absence of oxygen. This process produces lactic acid as a byproduct, which needs to be cleared once oxygen supply is restored, hence leading to the oxygen debt.
Oxygen debt in muscles may develop because of?
too high a concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere
What causes burning sensation In muscles?
The muscles do not have enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
What causes oxygen debt?
The main cause of oxygen debt is extraneous exercises. This will cause aerobic respiration which uses more oxygen causing a deficit.
When lactate builds up in a runners muscle it causes a burning sensations. What causes this to occur?
The muscles do not have enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
When lactate builds in a runners muscles it causes a burning sensation. what causes this to occur?
The muscles do not have enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
Explain what causes oxygen debt and muscle fatigue?
Oxygen debt occurs when there is an insufficient supply of oxygen to meet the demand of the muscles during intense physical activity. This leads to a buildup of lactic acid in the muscles, causing fatigue. Muscle fatigue can also be caused by the depletion of energy stores like glycogen and creatine phosphate, as well as the accumulation of metabolic byproducts such as hydrogen ions.
When lactate builds up in a runners muscles it causes a burning sensation . What causes this to occur?
The muscles do not have enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
When lactate builds up in a runner's muscles it causes a burning sensation. what causes this occur?
The muscles do not have enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
When lactate builds up in a runners muscles it causes a burning sensation. what causes this to occurs?
The muscles do not have enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
