You and your friend are watching a basketball game. You are amazed that a player is able to finish the game since quarter one. What specific energy system was used by the player?
Basketball is an intermittent game comprising various movements and short-duration sprints (7). The primary energy systems used are the ATP-PC and anaerobic glycolytic systems (6,7,9). Aerobic metabolism may also play a small role as studies have shown a large part of the game is nonlive action (6,11).
It is clear that training the anaerobic energy system is a key to success in the game of basketball. The aerobic energy system uses oxygen to convert glucose and fat to energy and helps maintain the lower intensity and longer duration movements, which represent about 65% of the active game time.
