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Kinesiology Strength Training

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1. The factors that contribute to increasing one's muscular strength






2. Start out using very general approaches to fitness






3. If you perform the same workouts day after day this will eventually lead to losing fitness






4. When training for endurance you should do How many sets of each exercise?






5. The energy system that will primarily fuel your exercise will depend on






6. Thought to be built up and stored when a muscle is stretched quickly






7. Which squat variation(s) is/are designed to increase your explosiveness in the squat






8. Designed to build a movement and fitness base






9. Muscle is under voluntary control and is responsible for movement of the body






10. Exercise enhances the quantity and activation of the enzymes that control the anaerobic phase of






11. The primary purpose of spotting






12. Occur when the muscle shortens






13. Spotting is especially important with the following types of exercises






14. When training for strength - How many repetitions should be performed for each exercise set






15. Spotting is especially important with the following types of exercises






16. When training for hypertrophy - How many repetitions should be done of each set of an exercise






17. Quality of the work done






18. Goal of plyometrics






19. When training for endurance you should do How many sets of each exercise?






20. Ability to apply a maximum force in a minimal time






21. According to Brooks - Fahey - and White - the factors that influence a muscle's ability to undergo growth are






22. Training must be increased regularly for performance to improve.






23. Periodization limitation






24. Trength one can develop in a movement regardless of body weight






25. What were among the factors listed that could cause injuries when performing squats






26. Potential to alter gene expression






27. A disadvantage of training with machine weights






28. Ability to maintain speed over time






29. Trength one can develop in a movement regardless of body weight






30. Provide a greater transfer of __________________ to athletic or ergonomic tasks than machine weights.






31. Goal of plyometrics






32. Occur when the muscle shortens






33. Due to the stretch reflex - when a muscle is stretched - it automatically tries to






34. Participants in weight lifting and powerlifting frequently need to hold their breath while performing repetitions on order to maintain proper






35. Can actually decrease performance on strength and power activities






36. When you lift weights - pressure builds up in your chest. When you hold your breath you shut off the only escape valve that pressure has






37. Training needs to be constantly evaluated so that it remains stimulating. Failure to do so can cause you to regress rather than progress






38. As one gets closer to the competitive season intensity will






39. Increasing the number of existing muscle fibers






40. When a muscle contracts it does not change length






41. Ability to maintain speed over time






42. Exercise enhances your ability to generate and tolerate large levels of






43. The regular increase in training that is required for improving performance is accomplished by changing






44. Such as squats - leg presses - lunges and presses have to be used to have an effect on bone mineral density






45. Dormant cells that - when stimulated - 'turn on' - re-enter the cell cycle - and then differentiate to form myofibrils






46. Posture used When lifting an object from the ground - lifting it overhead - or squatting with it a/an






47. If training load enough to maintain your fitness level but not enough to improve it






48. Spotting is also used to help the lifter perform






49. When one cannot perform more repetitions - or when he or she cannot increase the weight - then the exercises should be






50. Designed to take the fitness that was developed in the first phase of training and apply it directly to the sport