ATP & The Energy Systems That Make It

Summary:

Coach Donald & Coach Tim talk about their reading habits, share some Coaching Moments and explore ATP and the energy systems that produce it.

Key Discussion Points:

1) Correction about LAH

2) Fat cells don’t decrease, they get smaller

3) ATP is mostly just used to keep your body temperature up

1) What is metabolism?

2) ATP review

3) Anaerobic vs Aerobic: The Big 3 energy systems

Noteworthy Moments/Quotes:

0:22 - The coaches discuss what books they are currently into, and what their reading habits are.
8:00 - Coach Donald and Coach Tim share their Coaching Highlights & Learning Moments.
13:09 - Coach Donald brings up an interesting thought experiment about what it means to be a “good person.”
15:03 - The coaches finally get into the show and introduce the training topic for the episode.
19:40 - The coaches start their Deep Dive into ATP and the energy systems that create it.
28:04 - Coach Donald shares some insight into the aerobic vs. anaerobic systems.
42:58 - Coach Tim shares a personal coaching experience, and Coach Donald dives into the glycolytic system and its use in training.
54:30 - Coach Donald talks about his experience watching one of our youth athletes compete.
1:07:24 - Coach Donald recaps the episode.

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Next Episode Teaser:

In Season 2: Episode 14, the coaches take a deep dive into the creatine-phosphate system.