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Kinesiology Strength Training

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Start out using very general approaches to fitness






2. Quality of the work done






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






4. Spotting is also used to help the lifter perform






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






6. Two parts to the warm up






7. Muscle makes up the heart






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






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






10. Includes the consideration of force as the cause of motion






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






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






13. A disadvantage of training with machine weights






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






15. Quantity of work one performs






16. When a muscle contracts it does not change length






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






18. The purpose of cool-down






19. Recommended plyometric sessions per week






20. Exercise selection For high-level athletes must be more






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






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






23. 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






24. The shrinking of muscles from disuse






25. Quality of the work done






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






27. The purpose of cool-down






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






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






30. Recommended plyometric sessions per week






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






32. Potential to alter gene expression






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






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






35. Ability to maintain speed over time






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






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






38. The primary purpose of spotting






39. Includes the consideration of force as the cause of motion






40. Strength ratios between opposing muscle groups.






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






42. Developed in activities like walking - jogging - swimming - and standing






43. Occur when the muscle lengthens






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. Developed in activities like walking - jogging - swimming - and standing