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Kinesiology Strength Training

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Potential to alter gene expression






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






3. Increasing the number of existing muscle fibers






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






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






6. When training for hypertrophy - How many repetitions should be done of each set of an exercise






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






8. 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






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






10. Spotting is also used to help the lifter perform






11. 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






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






13. The purpose of cool-down






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






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






16. Quantity of work one performs






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






18. Occur when the muscle lengthens






19. Free weights require the user to






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






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






22. Are able to generate more force than muscles with less angle






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






24. Machines (unlike free weights)






25. Start out using very general approaches to fitness






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






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






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






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






30. Which squat variation(s) is/are designed to increase your explosiveness in the squat






31. As one gets closer to the competitive season volume will






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






33. The shrinking of muscles from disuse






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






35. Recommended hours of rest between plyometric sessions






36. When training for strength - you may take how much rest between each set of an exercise






37. Start out using very general approaches to fitness






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






39. Exercise enhances your ability to generate and tolerate large levels of






40. Fuel around six to ten seconds of exercise






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






42. Exercises that train the ability to run fast over short distances






43. Total weight lifted divided by bodyweight






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






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






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






47. Athlete should be at his or her peak






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






49. Quality of the work done






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