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:Addressing Common Misconceptions:1) Correction about LAH2) Fat cells don’t decrease, they get smaller3) ATP is mostly just used to keep your body temperature upDeep Dive:1) What is metabolism?2) ATP review3) Anaerobic vs Aerobic: The Big 3 energy systemsWebinar Pitch, Outro & Feedback1) Link to webinarNoteworthy 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.Resources Mentioned:Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/Website: https://ghperformance.com/Next Episode Teaser:In Season 2: Episode 14, the coaches take a deep dive into the creatine-phosphate system.