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Kinesiology Strength Training

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The squat is considered a closed kinetic chain






2. 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






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






4. Increase in the cross-sectional area of existing muscle fibers; it does not refer to the laying down of new muscle fibers






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






6. Muscle makes up the walls of blood vessels and organs






7. Can provide fuel for two to three minutes of exercise






8. Potential to alter gene expression






9. Recommended hours of rest between plyometric sessions






10. Athlete should be at his or her peak






11. Designed to build a movement and fitness base






12. If training is enough to cause an adaptation






13. When performing a squat - depth of the squat will determine






14. Helps prevent injury because - as temperature increases - so does the






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






16. Ability to maintain speed over time






17. When training for hypertrophy you should perform How many sets of each exercise






18. Occur when the muscle lengthens






19. 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






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






21. When a muscle contracts it does not change length






22. The shrinking of muscles from disuse






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






24. What were the technique errors that the book said to watch out for when performing the squat






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






26. States that everyone is different and will react to an exercise stimulus differently.






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






28. Due to the mechanical loading and stress that it places on muscles and bones. However - the exercises must be intense enough to cause the bones to adapt






29. Fuel around six to ten seconds of exercise






30. First step in designing a long-term program for an individual






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






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






33. Generally - What is the correct order in which exercises should be performed






34. Potential to alter gene expression






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






36. Quality of the work done






37. Can actually decrease performance on strength and power activities






38. The concepts which improve the odds of getting what you want from a strength training program

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






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






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






42. Machines (unlike free weights)






43. When performing a squat - depth of the squat will determine






44. Goal of plyometrics






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






46. During fast movements ____________________ force production is possible than/as with slower movements.






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






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






49. Failing to perform exercises correctly could lead to the load being placed on muscles and structures they are not meant to be - which could lead to






50. Failing to perform exercises correctly could lead to the load being placed on muscles and structures they are not meant to be - which could lead to