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1. Proper alignment of rear leg and pelvis during sprinting






2. 0.8 or .4 grams/lb






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






4. Glute Max - Hamstring complex - Intrinsic core stabilizers






5. Gastrocnemius/soleus - TFL/IT band - Lats






6. Neural impulses that sense tension are greater than the impulses that cause muscles to contract - muscle then will not contract






7. Nausea diarhea - kidney stones






8. Up - Down - Neutral- Down






9. Knee






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






11. 20% of TEE






12. Low toxicity- possible kidney stones






13. Senses Muscle Tension - Relaxes muscles in Response - Normal Reaction to avoid injury






14. Glutes - VMO






15. Internal Intercostals - Abdominals






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






17. Lat - Teres major - Pecs






18. Performing set to failure - then removing a small percentage and continuing the set






19. Contracts the muscle in response - Normal reaction to avoid injury - Senses Muscle Lengthening






20. Down - Down






21. Cellular plasm containing glycogen - fats - minerals - and myoglobin






22. Neurotoxicity






23. >70 - <55 - 56-69






24. Refers to position on same side of body






25. Circuit training that alternates upper and lower halves






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






27. Ability to move the body in one intended direction as far as possible






28. Glut max - Hamstring complex - Core stabilizers






29. Circuit training that alternates upper and lower halves






30. Attaches muscles to bone - and provides the anchor for which muscles can exert force






31. Muscle inhibition caused by a tight agonist - which inhibits its functional antagonist






32. Generally Prescribed for hypertension or chest pain






33. Shoulder Extension - Shoulder External Rotation






34. Swings from hip down to knee (long)






35. Tibia - glut max - erector spinae






36. Diarhea






37. Front of hip down side






38. Medial Gastrocnemius - Medial Hamstring Complex - Gracilis - Sartorius - Popliteus






39. Refers to postion closest to midline






40. Refers to postion closest to midline






41. Long inner thigh






42. Swings across knee joint (short)






43. Gastrointestinal irritation - fatigue






44. Ability to accelerate - decelerate - stabilize and change direction quickly while maintaining proper posture






45. Tendency of body to seek the path of least resistances during functional movement patterns






46. The distacne covered each stride






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






48. High stress on neck - shoulders - and spine






49. High stress on knees caps - and other tissues of the knee






50. Excessive- resulting to fatigue







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