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1. For men and women is 17-25






2. Which muscle fibers can help you excel at jumping for rebounds in basketball






3. What happens to your muscles during an isometric exercise






4. Challenge muscles more than normal - to get improvement






5. Heart monitor - Talk Test -RPE (13-16) - METS -Pulse Rate (heart rate reserved/ maximum hear rate method)






6. Vitamins - minerals and water






7. What is it that keeps blood from rushing down to your feet in between heart beats.






8. Special name antioxidants - (How they affect vegans)






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






10. Magnesium - only need 1 oz or less - compared with 3lbs of calcium - but it is needed for over 300 chemical reactions that keep us alive. more than half our magnesium is in our bones - Calcium gives bones strength; magnesium gives bones elasticity -






11. Body fat that is located in the core of the body - also known as central fat. located in the abdominal cavity as opposed to subcutaneous dangers are heart disease - stroke - breast cancer - type 2 diabetes.






12. Milo of Crotona is an example of what two principles






13. What are proteins made of






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






15. Primary sources come from animals. dietary fats that are usually solid at room temperature and come primarily from animal sources; excessive fat particularly this kind can lead to atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease and breast - prostate and colon






16. 2 knids of people that need to do PNF stretches






17. Each additional pound of muscle you build increases your basal metabolic rate by How many calories per day.






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






19. In context of strength training - what does HIT stand for?






20. A hormone that makes you feel full; plays a crucial role in altering appetite and in speeding up or slowing down the metabolism. some people are resistant to this because of genetics






21. Calories in a pound






22. When you press your palms together in front of your chest as hard as you can - that is an example of which kind of exercise






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






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






25. Book suggests doing resistance exercises slowly - How many seconds do they suggest for concentric contractions






26. Give us energy - every grain of carb gives us 4 calories 9 fat calories - broken down into sugars - then enters the blood stream - stored in liver or muscles or is used up.






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






28. When doing chin-ups on the chin up bar what kind of PRE is it






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






30. Excessive loss of water from the body - usually through perspiration - urination - or evaporation ; sometimes water out of cells - to maintain blood pressure and volume. cells shrink - body tissue begin to dry out - cells start to shrivel and malfunc






31. Percentage of fat in diet






32. How many amino acids are there






33. What are the lower chambers called






34. What is the aerobic capacity of an elite runner






35. What is the average aerobic capacity of a normal person






36. Clinical term that implies higher normal levels of body fat and potential risk for development of obesity. values of a 25 BMI are considered overweight 66% of U.S.






37. 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.






38. What is a normal healthy blood pressure






39. 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






40. Needed in relatively large amounts; calcium - phosphorous - sulfur - potassium - magnesium - sodium and chloride. Needed for muscle contraction - blood pressure maintenance - blood clotting and bone maintenance. (what they do - come from)






41. The lower blood pressure number - often called 'resting pressure' It is the pressure in the arteries at its lowest level occurring just before the next beat of the heart.






42. When doing an isotonic exercise - should you breathe in on the effort - or out on the effort.






43. How much bottled water is said to come from the same sources as municipal water.






44. Blood pressure above 130/85 - a fasting blood sugar level of 100 or higher - blood triglycerides of 150 or above






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






46. Which kind of muscle fibers help you excel at long distance running






47. Which is the top number diastolic or systolic.






48. If a 150lb woman can lift her weight - and a 200 lbs man can lift his weight they are said to have the same what






49. Occurs 24 hours after exercise






50. Based on the principle of rest and recovery how long should you rest a muscle group before doing serious resistance training on that muscle group again.