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1. Inner - center shoulder muscles






2. Zone 1 - Zone 1 - Zone 2 - Zone 2 - Zone 3






3. Performing all exercises before moving onto the next - what I do- 12 reps 3 sets






4. Plantar fascititis - Posterior Tibialis tendonitis (shin splits) - Patellar Tendonitis - Low back pain






5. # of strides taken in a given amount of time






6. .76 and .85






7. Small muscle of upper arm - helps w/ rotation of shoulder






8. Movements away from midline






9. Glute med/max - VMO






10. Low intensity exercise that does not necessarily relate to the more intense exercises






11. Bisects body into front and back






12. 1.2 -1.4 (.5-.6 grams/lb)






13. Movements toward midline






14. Bisects body into right and left sides






15. Elbow






16. Reproductive problems






17. Provide important essential fatty acids - increases in good cholesterol (HDL) and decreased risk of heart disease






18. Hip Flexors - Erector Spinae






19. Current Occupation?Does it require extended periods of sitting?Extended Periods of Repetitive Movements?Require you to wear shoes with a heel? Cause you anxiety or mental stress?






20. Ability of muscles to exert force output in minimal amount of time






21. Anterior Tibialis - Glute Max - Erector Spinae






22. Transport blood from capillaries toward heart






23. Makes up hamstring - near center






24. Thermic Effect of Food- amount expended because of digestion or 6-10% of TEE






25. Movements toward midline






26. (Fast Twitch) Fewer capillaries - mitochondria - myoglobin - 'white fibers.' 2 types: IIX Have low oxidative capacity - fatigue quickly.IIA High Oxidative - fatigue slower - intermediate fast twitch - aerobic/anaerobic






27. Gathers DeO2 blood returning to heart






28. Front of hip down side






29. Nearest to reference point






30. Diarhea






31. Refers to position farther away from midline






32. Prisoners Squat - Multiplanar Lunge - tube Walking - Med. Ball lift/chop






33. Smaller muscle - just outside of longus coli






34. Long inner thigh






35. High stress on inside of knee - and knee cap. Shouldn't be performed by anyone w/ history of knee or lower back problems






36. Broken down to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid. Creates 2 units of ATP from glucose and 3 ATP from glycogen. 30-50 sec/ 8-12 reps






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






38. Bisects upper and lower halves






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






40. Anterior Tibialis - Posterior Tibialis - Glute max/med. - Transversus abdominis - Internal oblique






41. Neurotoxicity






42. Diarhea - gastrointstinal disturbance






43. Proper alignment of lead leg and pelvis during sprinting






44. 1.2-1.7 (.5-.8grams/lb)






45. Increase heart rate - elevates blood glucose levels - redistributes blood to working tissues - opens airways






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






47. Using phosphocreatine to an ADP molecule enough to start the ATP process over - simplest and fastest - high intensity - short duration workouts - 10-15 sec.






48. Exercises that generate quick powerful movement - explosive concentric muscle contraction preceded by an eccentric muscle action






49. Refers to position on opposite side of the body






50. Circuits







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