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Strengh Training and Fitness
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11th Grade
05/21/2009

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AEROBIC EXERCISE
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sustained, low intensity exercise
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ATROPHY
Definition
decrease in the size of the muscle
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ANAEROBIC EXERCISE
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short term high intensity exercise
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BMR
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basic metabolism rate or the rate at which the body burns calories to meet basic survival needs
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BODY WEIGHT EXERCISE
Definition
exercise in which the body serves as resistance
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CIRCUIT TRAINING
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special form of weight training that specifically increases cardio respiratory fitness while toning and developing the body
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CONCENTRIC
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phase of a muscle contraction in which the muscle shortens
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CONTRACTION
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the shortening and tightening of a muscle
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ECCENTRIC
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phase of a muscle contracting in which muscles lengthens
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ENDURANCE
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ability to continue exercising with a given submaxial workout
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FORCED REPS
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a training technique in which a spotter pulls up the bar to allow a lifter to complete two or three repetitions past the point of normal failure
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FULL RANGE MOVEMENT
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exercising a muscle through a complete range of motion
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HYPERTROPHY
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the increase in the size of the muscle
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MASS
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size of fullness of a muscle
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MUSCLE BALANCE
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maintaining a natural ratio between opposing muscle groups
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OVERLOAD
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the amount of resistance placed in a muscle group over and above what it is normally used to handling
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PROGRESSION
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the process of incrementally increasing the stress placed on a muscle
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REBUILDING TIME
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time required for the muscles to rebuild to a higher level of strenth
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REPETITION
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the full individual execution of an exercise
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SET
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a group of repetitions
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SPOTTER
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a training partner
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STRENGTH
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a measure of ones ability to exert force against a resistance
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STRENGTH PLATEAU
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a period of time at which one aims to exercise
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TARGET HEART RATE
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heart rate at which one aims to exercise
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TRAINING TO FAILURE
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the process of continuing a set to the point where your working muscles are so fatigues that they can no longer complete a repetition
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