Essentials of Personal Training 3rd Edition Verified questions and answers graded A+

1- Repetition maximum (1RM) - Essentials of Personal Training The greatest amount of weight that can be lifted with proper technique for only one repetition 2-for-2 rule - Essentials of Personal Training A guideline that can be used to increase the load when two or more repetitions above the reputation goal are completed in the final set of an exercise for two consecutive training sessions. Acceleration - Essentials of Personal Training An increase in velocity Action potential - Essentials of Personal Training A temporary chance (reversal) in the electrical charge of a muscle or nerve cell when it is stimulated Actin - Essentials of Personal Training One of the two primary myofilaments; binds with myosin to cause a muscle action Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - Essentials of Personal Training The universal energy-carrying molecule manufactured in all living cells as a means of capturing and storing energy Adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) - Essentials of Personal Training An enzyme that hydrolyzes, or breaks down, ATP and causes the release of energy Aerobic capacity - Essentials of Personal Training See maximal oxygen uptake Age-predicted maximal heart rate (APMHR) - Essentials of Personal Training The estimated maximum heart rate as influenced by age (i.e., 220- age) Agonist - Essentials of Personal Training A muscle that is shortening to perform a concentric action Alpha blocker - Essentials of Personal Training A drug that opposes the excitatory effects of norepinephrine released from sympathetic nerve endings at alpha-receptors and that causes vasodilation and a decrease in blood pressure Alternated grip - Essentials of Personal Training A grip in which one hand is pronated and the other hand is supinated Amenorrhea - Essentials of Personal Training Loss of menses for at least three consecutive menstrual cycles Amortization phase - Essentials of Personal Training The time between the eccentric and concentric phases Anabolic - Essentials of Personal Training Referring to the synthesis of larger molecules from smaller molecules Anatomical position - Essentials of Personal Training Position in which a person stands erect with arms down at the sides and palms forward Angina - Essentials of Personal Training A pain in the chest related to reduced coronary circulation that may or may not involve heart of artery disease Angular motion - Essentials of Personal Training Motion in which a body rotates about an axis Angular velocity - Essentials of Personal Training An object's rotational speed antagonist - Essentials of Personal Training A muscle, typically anatomically opposite to the agonist, that can stop or slow down a muscle action caused by the agonist Anthropometry - Essentials of Personal Training The science of measurement applied to the human body; generally includes measurements of height, weight, and selected body girths Aortic stenosis - Essentials of Personal Training Narrowing of the aorta Appendicular skeleton - Essentials of Personal Training Skeletal subdivision that consists of the shoulder girdle, arms, legs, and pelvis