Weight Training Exam 1 Questions
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Agonist - ✔✔a muscle that causes motion
Antagonist - ✔✔muscle that can move the joint opposite to the direction of movement
produced by the agonist
concentric muscle action - ✔✔application of force as the muscle shortens
eccentric muscle action - ✔✔application of force as the muscle lengthens
Eccentric loading - ✔✔loading the muscle while it is lengthening; sometimes called
"negatives"
dynamic - ✔✔application of force resulting in movement. also called "isotonic"
isometric - ✔✔application of force without movement. also called "static"
isokinetic - ✔✔application of force at a constant speed. form of dynamic exercise
frequency - ✔✔number of training sessions per week
intensity - ✔✔relative effort expended during an exercise; also, the amount of resistance
or weight used
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, resistance - ✔✔measure of force that must be exerted by the muscles to perform an
exercise
rest - ✔✔period of time between exercises, sets of exercises, or workouts
load - ✔✔intensity of exercise - that is, the weight or resistance used
set - ✔✔group of repetitions followed by rest
repetition - ✔✔number of times an exercise is done during 1 set
volume - ✔✔number of sets and reps in a workout
overload - ✔✔to subject the body to more than normal stress
prime movers - ✔✔major muscles used to perform a movement
synergist - ✔✔a muscle that assists another muscle to accomplish a movement
spot - ✔✔to assist with an exercise
atrophy - ✔✔decrease in size of a body part or tissue
hyperplasia - ✔✔increase in the number of muscle cells
hypertrophy - ✔✔increase in the size of a muscle fiber, usually stimulated by muscular
overload
joint - ✔✔place where bones intersect.
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Agonist - ✔✔a muscle that causes motion
Antagonist - ✔✔muscle that can move the joint opposite to the direction of movement
produced by the agonist
concentric muscle action - ✔✔application of force as the muscle shortens
eccentric muscle action - ✔✔application of force as the muscle lengthens
Eccentric loading - ✔✔loading the muscle while it is lengthening; sometimes called
"negatives"
dynamic - ✔✔application of force resulting in movement. also called "isotonic"
isometric - ✔✔application of force without movement. also called "static"
isokinetic - ✔✔application of force at a constant speed. form of dynamic exercise
frequency - ✔✔number of training sessions per week
intensity - ✔✔relative effort expended during an exercise; also, the amount of resistance
or weight used
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, resistance - ✔✔measure of force that must be exerted by the muscles to perform an
exercise
rest - ✔✔period of time between exercises, sets of exercises, or workouts
load - ✔✔intensity of exercise - that is, the weight or resistance used
set - ✔✔group of repetitions followed by rest
repetition - ✔✔number of times an exercise is done during 1 set
volume - ✔✔number of sets and reps in a workout
overload - ✔✔to subject the body to more than normal stress
prime movers - ✔✔major muscles used to perform a movement
synergist - ✔✔a muscle that assists another muscle to accomplish a movement
spot - ✔✔to assist with an exercise
atrophy - ✔✔decrease in size of a body part or tissue
hyperplasia - ✔✔increase in the number of muscle cells
hypertrophy - ✔✔increase in the size of a muscle fiber, usually stimulated by muscular
overload
joint - ✔✔place where bones intersect.
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