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Personal Training Vocab

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1. Palm down.






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






3. Number of beats per minute.






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






5. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.






6. A recommendation for a course of exercise to meet desirable individual objectives for fitness.






7. The state of water content.






8. The maximal amount of oxygen that the body can utilize per kilogram of body weight per minute. Also called max VO2 - VO2 max - cardiorespiratory fitness level - aerobic power. (Aerobic Power)






9. Divides the body into front and back halves.






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






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






12. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.






13. To lose consciousness - as in a syncopal attack.






14. The body's local response to injury - characterized by pain - with heat - redness - swelling and loss of function.






15. The structures in the cell where aerobic production of ATP takes place.






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






17. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.






18. A subjective rating of intensity/effort by the exercise participant.






19. Fatty Tissue.






20. A chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure which is a primary risk factor for CAD and stroke; any resting value consistently greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg is considered a hypertensive value. (High Blood Pressure)






21. Moving the foot toward the anterior surface of the lower legs - toes up.






22. A simple sugar which is the primary end product of carbohydrate digestion - a prime energy source for the body.






23. A thorough blood analysis.






24. The most common type of arthritis.






25. A method for determining target heart rate.






26. An elevated level of ketone bodies in the blood and urine. Commonly seen in starvation diets - low carbohydrate diets and poorly controlled diabetics.






27. BMI = 30; or waist circumference > 35 inches (female) - >40 inches (male).






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






29. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.






30. Maximal oxygen consumption - maximal oxygen uptake.






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






32. Decrease in a joint angle.






33. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.






34. Fast - bouncy movement.






35. The difference in the amount of oxygen between the arteries and the veins. Represents how much O2 has been used by the tissue.






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






37. The exercise principle that the body adapts very specifically to the training stimuli it is required to deal with.






38. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






39. Divides the body into left and right halves.






40. Any substance that improves or is thought to improve athletic performance.






41. Internal organs






42. 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






43. Elevated blood lipid levels.






44. Rest - Ice - Compression and Elevation - represents treatment for acute injuries.






45. A tiny blood vessel where exchange of nutrients and wastes occurs between the bloodstream and the tissues.






46. Length of time.






47. Pertaining to the kidneys.






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






49. The arteries which supply the heart muscle with oxygen.






50. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.