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Kinesiology Strength Training

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Goal of plyometrics






2. Potential to alter gene expression






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






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






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






6. Quality of the work done






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






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






9. The squat is considered a closed kinetic chain






10. Recommended plyometric sessions per week






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






18. The purpose of cool-down






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






20. Machines (unlike free weights)






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






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






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






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






25. Occur when the muscle lengthens






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






27. Bone adapts to mechanical stress or loading by increasing mineralization in a particular region of the bone to increase the strength of the bone to withstand the stress.


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






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






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






31. Increasing the number of existing muscle fibers






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






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






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






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






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






37. A disadvantage of training with machine weights






38. Quantity of work one performs






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Ability to maintain speed over time






47. 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






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






49. Periodization limitation






50. 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