ENERGY SYSTEM

GROUP FOUR
Three energy systems? A lot of us manage to get through life quite nicely without realising we have one.

And even if we assumed that something was at play propelling

us off the bed each morning and into a jog, we weren’t thinking it
was some Star Wars-like force.
For most of us, energy is something we only talk about when
we run out of it during a game of tennis or touch footy. We don’t
know where it comes from; it’s just there. But how does it get there?
How do we get the energy we need to move the human body?
THREE MAIN ENERGY SYSTEM

1 Energy system one – AEROBIC

2 ATP-PC energy system

3 LACTIC ACID energy system

 1 Energy system one – AEROBIC

The aerobic energy system is also known as the oxygen energy system and it
uses both carbohydrates and fat in a slow energy burn. The aerobic energy
system is the most complex of the three using oxygen to create something called
glycolysis and, ultimately, produce that all-important ATP.

It’s all very complicated and heavily reliant on the flow of oxygen from our
circulatory system. As a result, the aerobic energy system is the slowest to act of
the three. That said, it’s essential for providing basic energy needs for general
prolonged movement and endurance activities such as running and biking.

It is incredibly important for tissue repair, digestion, temperature control and hair
growth as well.
2 ATP-PC energy system

Think of all those short, sharp bursts of energy such as a 100-metre

sprint or fast and furious bench press set. They’re both examples of
anaerobic exercise; short, intense movements of about 10 seconds
or less.

For this sort of exercise, we don’t use oxygen and instead rely on
the ATP-PC or creatine phosphate system for quick-serve bursts of
energy. This ATP-PC is stored in the muscles and replenished via
phosphocreatine breakdown.
 3 LACTIC ACID energy system

So the aerobic energy system deals with our longer endurance energy needs
and the ATP-PC system covers all the super short bursts. The lactic acid
energy system deals with everything in-between – a few minutes of intense
activity.

Also called the anaerobic glycolysis system, the lactic acid system uses stored
glucose (muscle glycogen) to create energy. And if there’s not enough oxygen
to go around, lactic acid is produced to help push things along.

Generally though too much lactic acid will lead to that burning feeling in the
muscles and, ultimately, fatigue.
? What is ATP
?

Stands for adenosine triphosphate. ATP

is essentially the energy currency of the
body. It is the breakdown of ATP that
releases energy which the body’s tissues
such as muscle can use to create
movement.
ENERGY SYSTEM
GROUP FOUR:
DONALD CHARLES AGQUIZ
KENNETH MANGUERRA
PATRICK JOSH MANSON
MIKHAYLA BENDAL
KIANA MURIELLE MORTEL
GEMAREE ANGELICA MULINGBAYAN
KRISTINA CASSANDRA VELICARIA