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Kinesiology Strength Training

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Carefully and methodically increasing the athlete's fitness over time seeks to insure that athletes do not become






2. Muscle makes up the heart






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






4. Recommended plyometric sessions per week






5. The warm up prepares the body for action. It is important for






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






7. One will frequently need to hold his or her breath during a/an






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






9. One disadvantage of free weights






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






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






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






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






14. Occur when the muscle shortens






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






16. If the training magnitude is too low then detraining will occur






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






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






19. Can actually decrease performance on strength and power activities






20. Increasing the number of existing muscle fibers






21. Strength and conditioning is thought to enhance the resting levels of anaerobic substances. This means that there is more fuel on hand for






22. Isn't developed in bench press - squat - and deadlift are fine conditioning exercises






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The purpose of cool-down






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






31. Spotting is also used to help the lifter perform






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






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






34. One disadvantage of free weights






35. Machines (unlike free weights)






36. Athlete should be at his or her peak






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. Ability to apply a maximum force in a minimal time






39. 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






40. Periodization limitation






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






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






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






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






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






46. Recommended plyometric sessions per week






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






48. A maximum amount of force being exerted throughout the entire range of motion






49. The shrinking of muscles from disuse






50. The primary purpose of spotting