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NASM Terms

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1. Normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows the full range of motion of a joint






2. Position on or toward front of body






3. Hip Extension






4. Anterior tibialis - Posterior Tibialis - Vastus Medialis - Gluteus maximus - medius - Hip external rotators






5. On obese Clients - Comparisons/Progressions - Assessing Fat Patterns & Distributions - Inexpensive - Easy to Record - Little Technician Error - Waist Circumference - Waist to Hip Ratio






6. Carpals of hand






7. Can be manufactured by the body 'Alan asks Alice - can Gary go get Peanuts - syrup - & tape?'






8. 0.8 or .4 grams/lb






9. Soleus - Gastrocnemius - Hip Flexor Complex - Abdominal Complex






10. Liver damage - bone/joint pain - dry skin - hair loss - headache - vomitting






11. Placing stress on cardio in order to achieve optimal levels of physiological - physical - and performance adaptations






12. Deficient blood clotting






13. Does not absorb water - passes thru digestive tract similar to its original form- reduction of colorectal cancer - hemorrhoids - & constipation






14. Internal & External Obliques






15. Biomechanical & neuromuscular dysfunction leading to altered joint movement (internally or externally rotating)






16. Liver damage - bone/joint pain - dry skin - hair loss - headache - vomitting






17. Forward head and rounded shoulders






18. Yellow discoloration of urine - otherwise harmless






19. Hip Flexor - erector spinae - latissumus dorsi






20. .65 and .75






21. 1.2-1.7 (.5-.8grams/lb)






22. Average Adult:20-25% of diet Athlete: 20%-35%






23. Neuromuscular system allowing agonists - antagonists - and stabilizers to work synergistically to produce - reduce - and dynamically stabilize the entire kinetic chain in all three plans of motion






24. Training different part of the body on seperate days






25. Pressure within when the heart is resting an filling






26. Plays a roll in muscle contraction by providing binding sights for calcium & tropomyosin






27. Medial gastrocnemius - medial hamstring complex - gracilis - sartorius - popliteus






28. Flat feet and adducted and internally rotated knees






29. Increased oxygen/blood supply - neural recruitment to muscles






30. Movements toward midline






31. 1.2-1.7 (.5-.8grams/lb)






32. Swings across knee joint (short)






33. Nearest to reference point






34. Hamstring complex strain - Anterior Knee pain - Low Back Pain






35. Part of Calf - small muscle






36. Cannot be manufactured by the body so must be obtained from food and other sources. 'If Larry Loves Melony; Peter then throws vegetables'






37. Sutures of skull






38. Deltoid & Rotator Cuff






39. Adductor Complex - Biceps Femoris - TFL - Vastus Lateralis






40. Frequency - Intensity - type - time - enjoyment






41. Stress on neck - and spine - clients with neck or back injury should not perform this






42. Safe - supportive shoes - proper surface - proper supervision - progressive






43. Apart of quads - small






44. Neurotoxicity






45. Gastrointestinal distress - increase heart disease






46. Bisects body into front and back






47. Generally Prescribed for hypertension or chest pain






48. To move with efficiency - forces - must be dampened - stabilized - and accelerated






49. Adductor Complex - Biceps Femoris - TFL - Vastus Lateralis






50. Receives O2 blood and pumps to body