Btec First Certificate in Sport

“Energy Systems”
Immediate Energy System

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 Energy transfer
• Immediate-ATP-PC “alactic anaerobic”
system.
• Short term “lactic acid” system.
• Long term “aerobic” system.

3 distinct
systems
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 Where does
energy come
from?

Carbohydrates
Nutrients Fats
Proteins
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Carbohydrates
Fats ATP
Proteins

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 Adenosine
Triphosphate

Stored
within What is Limited
skeletal ATP? supply
muscle

Chemical
substance
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 ADENOSINE

PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATE
PHOSPHATE

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE
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 How is energy released?
• All the energy is stored within the chemical
bonds of the adenosine and three
phosphate molecules.
• When one of the bonds is broken energy
is released.
• This provides the energy for all forms of
sport/exercise.

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 Energy release

Adenosine
ATP
Phosphate

Phosphate

Phosphate

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 Energy release

• The energy released is only

sufficient to provide exercise
for….

2 SECONDS

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 Activities
• Shot putt.
• Tennis serve.
• Javelin throw.
• Golf shot.

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 ATP recreation

For exercise to continue we need?

A SUBSTANCE
CALLED
PHOSPOCREATINE
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 ATP recreation

With the supply of

Phosphocreatine we can then
exercise for…..

6-8 SECONDS
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 Activity
• Which of the following activities do you think
relate to the Immediate Energy System?
• Shot putt, marathon, 100m sprint, 10km walk,
weightlifting, basketball dribble, tennis serve.

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 The following blocks represent the energy
systems. Identify each activity with respect
the energy blocks 100m, 400m 1500m
marathon.

aerobic
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ATP-PC Lactic acid
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