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Phase 1 stabilization goals - ANSWER-1. Increase stability 2. Muscular Endurance (Muscles ability to contract for an extended period of time) 3. Control in all planes of motion 4. Coordination of movement What is metabolic conditioning? - ANSWER-Exercise that improves effective and efficient energy storage and delivery for physical activity. Phase 2: Strength Endurance - Goals - ANSWER-- Focuses on the ability to perform more work, and to tolerate greater exercise volume and intensity. - These adaptations lead to the ability to train at higher loads at greater volumes in phase 3. Phase 3: Hypertrophy - Goals - ANSWER-Increasing muscle mass. Phase 4: Maximal Strength - Goals - ANSWER-Stimulates increased neuromuscular performance. This accompanied with phase 3 will provide the adaptations necessary for maximal strength gain. Explain Wolf's Law - ANSWER-States that bone will build upon the lines of stress that are applied to it. Research has shown that muscular endurance is highly trainable, with improvements ranging from ____ - ____% after 6-24 weeks of exercise. - ANSWER-5-50% Recommended stretches for the Power Level. - ANSWER-- Prisoner squats - Multiplanar lunges - Single leg squat touchdown - Tube walking - Medicine ball lift and chop What is Eccentric strength? - ANSWER-One of the three phases in the movement of the muscle. Refers to the action of a muscle while lengthening under load. What is the Parasympathetic nervous system? - ANSWER-Stimulates rest and digestion physiological processes.