CSC Recovery and Regeneration 2

Question 1

What is 'supercompensation' in the context of training and recovery?

Accepted Answer

The period after recovery when fitness rises above the pre-training baseline

Answer

Supercompensation describes the physiological window after adequate recovery where the body's fitness level exceeds the pre-training baseline, representing the optimal time for the next training stimulus.

Question 2

Which nutritional strategy most effectively reduces exercise-induced muscle protein breakdown during recovery?

Accepted Answer

Consuming 20–40 g of high-quality protein within the recovery window

Answer

Consuming 20–40 g of high-quality protein (rich in leucine) post-exercise maximally stimulates muscle protein synthesis and suppresses protein breakdown during the recovery period.

Question 3

What is the physiological basis for DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) peaking 24–72 hours after exercise?

Accepted Answer

Micro-damage to muscle fibers triggering a delayed inflammatory and repair response

Answer

DOMS results from microscopic damage to muscle fibers (particularly from eccentric loading) that triggers a delayed inflammatory cascade, with peak soreness occurring as the immune response peaks at 24–72 hours.

Question 4

In periodization, what is the purpose of a 'deload week'?

Accepted Answer

To reduce training volume/intensity systematically to allow accumulated fatigue to dissipate and fitness to emerge

Answer

A deload week systematically reduces training stress to dissipate accumulated fatigue, allowing underlying fitness adaptations to become expressed and preventing overtraining.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes overreaching vs. overtraining syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Overreaching is short-term performance decline that resolves with rest; overtraining syndrome is prolonged with systemic symptoms

Answer

Overreaching involves a short-term performance decrement that resolves within days to weeks of reduced training, while overtraining syndrome is a prolonged state with hormonal, psychological, and immunological symptoms lasting months.

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CSC Recovery and Regeneration 2