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Personal Training Vocab
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1. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.
INSULIN RESISTANCE
SARCOLEMMA
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
VLDL CHOLESTEROL
2. To lose consciousness - as in a syncopal attack.
CAROTID ARTERY
BODY COMPOSITION
FITNESS TESTING
FAINT
3. The amount of blood pumped by the heart per beat.
STROKE VOLUME
BURSA
SYSTOLIC
ANTAGONIST
4. Making the body do more work than it is accustomed to doing.
BODY COMPOSITION
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
CONDITIONING
OVERLOAD
5. The stored form of glucose - found in the liver and skeletal muscle.
SEDENTARY
CATECHOLAMINE
GLYCOGEN
TRAVERSE PLANE
6. Divides the body into front and back halves.
INFLAMMATION
RESIDUAL VOLUME
MAXIMAL TREADMILL EXERCISE
FRONTAL PLANE
7. A device used to measure pulmonary function.
SATURATED FAT
FASCIA
SPIROMETER
LIPID
8. Movement of a limb away from the mid-line of the body. For the shoulder joint - the arm continues to the vertical.
ABDUCTION
HYPERTONIC
KARVONEN FORMULA
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
9. A tough band of connective tissue which attaches bone to bone.
COOL DOWN
LIGAMENT
DIABETES MELLITUS
FLEXIBILITY
10. The muscle in opposition to the agonist.
ISH: ISOLATED SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION
ACSM
ANTAGONIST
LIGAMENT
11. The number of days per week that exercise is performed.
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (ACE INHIBITOR)
ASYMPTOMATIC
FREQUENCY
ERGOMETER
12. Of or relating to the thigh.
FEMORAL
ERGOMETER
COOL DOWN
WARM UP
13. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
CONCENTRIC
COMMISSION
SAGITTAL PLANE
14. A tiny blood vessel where exchange of nutrients and wastes occurs between the bloodstream and the tissues.
WARM UP
CAPILLARY
GLYCOGEN
VEIN
15. The muscle most involved in producing a movement.
MITOCHONDRIA
HYPOGLYCEMIA
AGONIST
AMINO ACIDS
16. A tough band of connective tissue that binds muscle to bone.
NITRATES
TENDON
HYPERTHERMIA
DORSI FLEXION
17. The proportions of fat and lean.
MITOCHONDRIA
HDL CHOLESTEROL
BODY COMPOSITION
PLANTAR FLEXION
18. The process of breaking down complex substances into simpler ones.
INSULIN RESISTANCE
PULMONARY
CATABOLISM
HEART ATTACK
19. Staying with a prescribed program.
FLEXIBILITY
LDL CHOLESTEROL
COMPLIANCE
HYPERTROPHY
20. 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)
MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
HYPOKINETIC
OSTEOPOROSIS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
21. An indicator of dysfunction - illness - or disease that can be felt but not seen.
SYMPTOM
FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY
INTENSITY
HEMOGLOBIN
22. A hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes.
FLEXIBILITY
TESTOSTERONE
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
ERYTHROCYTES
23. A type of fat found both in the bloodstream and in adipose tissue - elevated triglycerides are a secondary risk factor for CHD.
KARVONEN FORMULA
PREPARATION
ISCHEMIA
TRIGLYCERIDES
24. Doing something that should not have been done.
INSULIN
SYSTOLIC
HYPERTROPHY
COMMISSION
25. A numerical scaled used to monitor perceived exertion.
ATROPHY
CARBON DIOXIDE
BORG SCALE
HEART RATE
26. The proportions of fat and lean.
SAGITTAL PLANE
RENAL
BODY COMPOSITION
DIASTOLIC
27. 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)
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
EXCITABILITY
HYPERTENSION
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
28. Relating to the heart - blood vessels and lungs.
CARDIORESPIRATORY
FRONTAL PLANE
VASOCONSTRICTION
HAMSTRING
29. A myth which says that fat can be reduced from one specific area of the body through a specific exercise.
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT)
FAINT
SPOT REDUCING
MYOSIN
30. The state of water content.
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
ELECTROLYTES
CATECHOLAMINE
HYDRATION
31. Persisting for a long time.
CHRONIC
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
ERGOGENIC AID
A-V O2 DIFFERENCE
32. A decrease in the size of a body part - organ - tissue - or cell.
ATROPHY
OSTEOARTHRITIS
LDL CHOLESTEROL
VO2 MAX
33. Inflammation of the joints.
TYPE 1 DIABETES
PROTEIN
ARTHRITIS
ERGOGENIC AID
34. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
OMISSION
COOL DOWN
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
35. A recording of the electrical activity in the heart as it beats.
VASOCONSTRICTION
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
ACTION
INFLAMMATION
36. A method for determining target heart rate.
PHYSIOLOGY
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
VASOCONSTRICTION
KARVONEN FORMULA
37. Recommendation that a person see a qualified medical professional to review their health status.
ANEMIA
LACTATE THRESHOLD
PRECONTEMPLATION
MEDICAL REFERRAL
38. A behavior or attribute that is a predictor of increased risk of disease - sometimes referred to as major risk factor.
PRIMARY RISK FACTOR
BORG SCALE
DYSPNEA
CAROTID ARTERY
39. Sole of the foot turned outward - lifting its lateral border.
SATURATED FAT
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
EVERSION
COLLATERAL CIRCULATION
40. The capacity or ability to perform work.
ALVEOLI
MOTOR UNIT
ENDOCRINE
ENERGY
41. A serious heat related disorder characterized by high core body temperature and central nervous system dysfunction.
HEAT STROKE
BETA OXIDATION
ELECTROLYTES
VISCERAL FAT
42. The maximal amount of air that can be exhaled following a maximal inhalation.
KILOGRAM
STROKE VOLUME
VITAL CAPACITY
FRONTAL PLANE
43. A condition where by the risks of exercise outweigh the benefits.
ARRHYTHMIA
CONTRAINDICATION
CONTEMPLATION
ERGOMETER
44. A disease characterized by a significant decrease in bone density.
OVERLOAD
SARCOMERE
FLEXION
OSTEOPOROSIS
45. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
SLOW TWITCH FIBER
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
BETA BLOCKER
46. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
VISCERA
NOREPINEPHRINE (NORADRENALINE)
CLOSED CHAIN EXERCISE
ENDOCRINE
47. The exercise principle that the body adapts very specifically to the training stimuli it is required to deal with.
DYNAMIC STRENGTH
SPECIFICITY
MAINTENANCE
ANEMIA
48. A study which observes the same subjects over a long period of time.
HYPOTONIC
BODY DENSITY
STRENGTH
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
49. Hypertension without an obvious cause; also called primary hypertension.
SUBCUTANEOUS
PULMONARY
KINESIOLOGY
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION
50. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.
TENDON
ANABOLIC STEROIDS
MYOFILAMENTS
ERGOMETER