Nutrition, Exercise

and Sports

Energy Metabolism
Energy Sources & Pathways
ATP: Energy Currency

Biological
processes

ATP ADP

Phosphocreatine

Fat
Muscle
glycogen
Blood glucose
(Carbohydrates)
ATP: Energy Currency

Biological
processes

ATP ADP

Phosphocreatine

Fat
Muscle
glycogen
Blood glucose
(Carbohydrates)
PHOSPHOCREATINE
Energy-rich Phosphate
Skeletal Muscle

Resynthesize ATP
• Very fast, No delay, No Oxygen

Small stores
20-30 sec. Exercise
 GLYCOGEN

Body storage Carbohydrates

Chain Glucose units

Skeletal muscle
• Used locally
Liver tissue
• Available for other tissues
 Muscle
glycogen

anaerobic aerobic
glucose

(glycolysis)

pyruvate

Lactic acid

ATP
Anaerobic GLYCOLYSIS
Fast
High speed ATP resynthesis

Acidification
- Limits performance after few minutes

‘Inefficient’ ATP production

- aerobic breakdown 10x more ATP
Next: Aerobic breakdown