Question

During the first 3 seconds of a sprint, an athlete does not burn any carbohydrate. a. true b. false

Answer 1

a. true

Step-by-step explanation:

In the first 3 seconds, what is burnt is the stored ATP- PCr in the muscles. Carbohydrates is used to replenished it but not primarily used in the first 3 secs because there is already enough energy stored in the muscles for that.