Question

Using your knowledge of anaerobic respiration why would all well trained athletes work to regulate their breathing during strenuous exercise?

Answer 1

To enhance the oxygen supply to muscles to support aerobic respiration during strenuous exercise and thereby avoiding the build-up of lactic acid in muscles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Muscles of athletes require increased oxygen supply to sustain the process of aerobic respiration that serves as a source of energy for the functioning of muscles. In the absence of oxygen, muscles carry out anaerobic respiration as an immediate source of energy which also produces lactic acid and limits the activity of muscles. Athletes regulate their breathing to meet the demand of oxygen supply to muscles so as to prevent lactic acid formation by anaerobic respiration. By doing so, they increase the stamina of muscles.

Answer 2

The reason why well trained athletes work to regulate their breathing during strenuous exercise is because when doing this type of exercise, it consumes a lot of energy in the body, making a person feel tired easily. In order for them to gain the energy they needed and to not feel tired easily, they need to regulate their breathing because this is a way of providing the energy they needed.