What Is the Effect on Muscle ATP and Creatine Phosphate

question 128

Multiple Choice

What is the effect on muscle ATP and creatine phosphate (CrP) when an athlete performs very-high-intensity exercise for a very short period of time (e.g., 10 seconds) ?

• A) ATP and CrP both decline rapidly and in concert with each other.
• B) Neither ATP nor CrP decline much because of the very short duration of exercise.
• C) CrP declines rapidly but there is virtually no decline in ATP.
• D) ATP declines then plateaus while CrP declines substantially.

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