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Personal Training Vocab

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1. A fat.






2. An inert substance ingested by an individual in the hope of improving health or performance. Placebos have no true physiological effect - but can sometimes have a psychological effect.






3. Palm down.






4. Heart attack; death of a portion of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen supply.






5. Amino acids that must be obtained in the diet.






6. A device used to measure work output.






7. A condition in normal healthy individuals where the blood glucose level falls below 70 mg/dl. Can also occur in diabetics as a result of injecting too much insulin or not eating. (Low Blood Sugar)






8. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.






9. A muscle contraction where the muscle shortens as it performs work.






10. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.






11. American College of Sports Medicine.






12. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.






13. An exercise movement performed one time.






14. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.






15. The minimum energy required to maintain the body's life functions at rest.






16. A condition where the resting systolic blood pressure is =140 mm Hg but the resting diastolic blood pressure is <90mm Hg.






17. Pertaining to the kidneys.






18. The range of motion of a joint.






19. The pressure in the arteries when the heart is between beats.






20. One of three muscles located on the back of the thigh - they produce the movement of knee flexion.






21. Connective tissue which surrounds muscles and various organs of the body.






22. Palm up.






23. A fatty acid which contains many double bonds - i.e. - safflower oil.






24. A form of exercise where the hands (for arm exercises) or feet (for leg exercises) are not in a fixed position and can move freely. Arm body exercises are dumbbell curls and lateral raises. Leg exercises are seated knee extensions and prone hamstring






25. One of the major protein myofilaments found in muscle tissue.






26. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.






27. The worst of the saturated fats; palm oil - coconut oil and palm kernel oil.






28. Red blood cells.






29. The area from one Z line to the next Z line in muscle cells.






30. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.






31. A nerve cell and all of the muscle fibers it enervates.






32. Taking steps to begin to change a behavior.






33. The breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen.






34. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.






35. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.






36. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.






37. A measure of power equal to 6 kgm/min






38. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.






39. The cell membrane of a muscle cell.






40. Moving the foot downward - point the toes.






41. Under the skin.






42. A treadmill or bicycle ergometer test in which workload is gradually increased until an endpoint such as fatigue or VO2 max. (Graded Exercise Test)






43. An injury involving muscle tissue.






44. Also known as coronary artery disease.






45. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.






46. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






47. The protein 'shell' which surrounds the lipoprotein.






48. A molecule that is a combination of protein and lipid; are the transporters of cholesterol in the bloodstream.






49. Pain in the chest; a common symptom of coronary artery disease.






50. One of the major proteins found in all muscle tissue.