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1. Iodine - it is needed to avoid a thyroid disease called goiter - because that was the leading reason for rejecting recruits during WWI - the government decided to add it to table salt in 1924 - and that has just about eliminated the disease -






2. Static - ballistic - PNF - and Range of Motion






3. What disease is also known as the silent killer






4. The deposition of materials along the arterial walls; a type of arteriosclerosis






5. When hanging from for a long time from the chin up bar is an example of what PRE






6. When muscles are working what percent of blood flow do they receive






7. B and C - B-1: whole grains - lean a meat and poultry - legumes and nuts - B-12: animal products (benefits and drawbacks) - these we need to make sure we get enough of - because they exit the body regularly






8. How many vitamins are there?






9. Which heart beats less often






10. Precontemplation - not thinking about stopping Contemplation - considering stopping eating themPreparation - looking for healthier snacks Action - starts to eat fewer tootsie pops Maintenance - only eating four tootsie pops every month






11. Does not appear in plants - it is man made they shoot hydrogen into the vegetable oil. harmful effects are raises LDL which may lead to plaque build up also known as atherosclerosis. If the readings of trans fat in a product are less than .5% compani






12. Reduce cholesterol and LDL cholesterol they also decrease levels of HDL






13. Not regulated by FDA (food and drug administration) can make any claims - spend $ - no benefit - may be bad for you.






14. What is a normal healthy blood pressure






15. What percent do the muscle receive when they are at rest (blood flow)






16. Is not a form of Fat - cannot be used as a fuel. has 2 structural components HDL and LDL






17. Who invented the 6-20 scale for RPE






18. What percent of Americans will experience back pain in their lives






19. What are the 2 components of muscle fitness






20. Are essential to life but needed in very small quantities - amount less than a teaspoon; iron - zinc - copper - iodine - selenium - manganese - fluorine - chromium - molybdenum. are needed in smaller amounts - we have less than 1 teaspoon of them in






21. Vitamins - minerals and water






22. For metabolic syndrome - What is considered low for HDL.






23. If you are using the HIT method of training you would normally do How many sets






24. Muscle fitness (endurance and strength) - cardiovascular - flexibility and body composition






25. In a single day How many gallons of blood does the heart pump






26. How often per year does the heart beat in a normal person?






27. The amount of energy expended at rest is referred to 1






28. What are proteins made of






29. If Peter weighs 167lbs and is doing an activity requiring 4 MET; How many calories is he expending per hour on that activity.






30. The heart rate reserve method of calculating target heart rate range uses age as well as...






31. DOMS






32. Help prevent cancer by absorbing free particals.






33. For metabolic syndrome - What is considered high for triglycerides






34. What doesnt cause DOMS






35. Zinc - it is a component of every living cell - it is used for enzyme reactions - blood clotting - taste - vision - wound healing. good immune system function - maybe that is covered under - good sources are oysters - red meat - and poultry. skip cop






36. It is not true that the ______ you do a strength exercise - the more it builds your muscles






37. Help you digest slowly (complex fibers) - blood sugar level even - prevent constipation whole foods - glycemic - are good because they have vmfp - vitamins - minerals fibers and Phytochemicals






38. Which kind of exercise involves muscle shortening but not muscle lengthening






39. A dark-colored adipose tissue with many blood vessels - involved in the rapid production of heat in hibernating animals and human babies






40. You need to replenish these when you are exercising over an hour or when it is very hot outside - you definitely need to when you have been exercising for more than 3 hours; pretzels will help.






41. A training technique used to develop explosive power. It consists of isotonic -concentric muscle contractions performed after a prestretch or an eccentric contraction of a muscle; greater stimulus to their muscles and improve their body's ability to






42. One advantage of ___________ over machines is that they work muscles other than the ones you are targeting in your exercise






43. Percentage of protein for diet






44. Calories in a pound






45. What is VO2 max a measure of






46. If you have been doing 25 push-ups every day for 6 months - are you working on improving your muscle strength






47. Slow twitch (Type I)fast twitch (Type IIb) intermediate Twitch (Type IIa)






48. A type of blood fat associated with increased risk for heart disease. are related to heart disease - lose some of their ability to predict heart disease with the presence of other risk factors - so high levels are more difficult to interpret than oth






49. I have been doing 2 sets of 8 reps each with 8-lb. weights - how might I apply the principle of progression






50. What is the largest artery in the body