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Kinesiology Strength Training

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Exercise enhances the quantity and activation of the enzymes that control the anaerobic phase of






2. If training is enough to cause an adaptation






3. Foundation of most periodization models






4. Attempt to make the training process more objectively measurable - thus more accurately planned and evaluated along the way to a more reliable peak






5. Can actually decrease performance on strength and power activities






6. Fuel around six to ten seconds of exercise






7. Developed in activities like lifting weights - jumping - sprinting - and throwing






8. Occur when the muscle shortens






9. Recommended plyometric sessions per week






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






11. The primary purpose of spotting






12. Exercises that allow a muscle to reach max strength in as short a time as possible






13. Two parts to the warm up






14. Forms the backbone of plyometric training - sprint training - and the Olympic-style lifts






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






16. Quality of the work done






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






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






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






20. Plyometrics training takes advantage of two physiological features in the human body






21. When training for strength - not counting warm-up sets - you should perform How many sets of each exercise






22. Muscle makes up the heart






23. It is critical for the prevention of injuries in plyometric sessions






24. When training for hypertrophy - you should only get how much rest between each set?






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






26. The shrinking of muscles from disuse






27. Carefully and methodically increasing the athlete's fitness over time seeks to insure that athletes do not become






28. 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






29. When training for hypertrophy - you should only get how much rest between each set?






30. Allows one a chance to recover from the previous phases of training






31. Used when exercise remains at a steady - low intensity






32. The better well-rounded an athlete is in terms of physical skills and in terms of fitness - the faster he or she will master new skills and the faster he or she will recover from the training process






33. The shrinking of muscles from disuse






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






35. A disadvantage of training with machine weights






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






37. Attempt to make the training process more objectively measurable - thus more accurately planned and evaluated along the way to a more reliable peak






38. Increasing the number of existing muscle fibers






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






40. Start out using very general approaches to fitness






41. The squat is considered a closed kinetic chain






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






43. The purpose of cool-down






44. Potential to alter gene expression






45. Principle of specificity for athletes requires that you keep what factors in mind






46. Mechanisms through which a warm-up helps to improve performance






47. Total weight lifted divided by bodyweight






48. If training is enough to cause an adaptation






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






50. A disadvantage of training with machine weights