Athletes have the potential for increased supplies of energy and improved muscular performance because of ?

Question

increased numbers of mitochondria in their muscle cells versus a person who is sedentary. why is this statement correct?

Answer 1

Because energy comes from glucose which fuels the mitochondria in the cell, and therefore, the more mitochondria, the more work the cell can do. We type two diabetics have somewhat of a problem getting that glucose into the cell. Athletes generally, have no such problem.