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Resistance Training Concepts

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. buffering capacity of skeletal muscle






2. intensity-related overtraining shows...






3. ______ during set - ________ after - also known as reactive hyperemia (is a potent stimulus for muscle growth)






4. to surpass the MES - an exercise must be ____ _____






5. bundles of collagen fibers are arranged in ______ ______ to provide resistance to forces from ______ _______






6. blood pressure response is higher in the ______ phase






7. muscle fiber hypertrohy requires ______ workouts






8. bundles of collagen fibers are arranged in ______ ______ to provide resistance to forces from ______ _______






9. Mechanical factors include






10. The ability of the body to maintain postural equilibrium and support joints during movement.






11. detraining is the cessation or substantial reduction in ____ - ______ - or _______ (or any combination) in an anaerobic program






12. larger pennation angles can accomodate greater _____ ________






13. reflex potentiation is increased by____ to ____ % w/resistance training






14. a _______-________ supplement before and after a workout can attenuate AR downregulation






15. acute anaerobic exercise significantly increases cardiovascular responses especially if the _______ _______ is used






16. A prolonged intolerable strssor produces fatigue and leads to a breakdown in the system or injury






17. glycogen content can rise as much as ______% after only 5 months of body-building style programs






18. buffering capacity of skeletal muscle






19. Hypertrophy






20. reflex potentiation is increased by____ to ____ % w/resistance training






21. heavy RT recruits more type ______muscle fibers than high intensity aerobic endurance interval training






22. force transmission per unit of strain - or tendon elongation...






23. weightlifters show larger left atrial dimension than body-builders - T/F?






24. these cardio responses increase significantly during RT: (4)






25. anaerobic excercise substantially reduces ______ in both muscle and blood






26. increased ventilation efficiency is characterized by a reduced






27. excessive training on a short-term basis is called...






28. due to muscle size increase - ________ _______ decreases






29. principle of _____ _______ needs to be applied to stimulate bone continued bone growth






30. neuromuscular junction (NMJ)






31. ligaments contain elastic fibers or ______






32. Synchronization is critical to ____ of force production






33. cholesterol changes?






34. type I for: _____ _______ ________ and type II for ______






35. ventilation is elevated during the set but _________ during the first minute of recovery






36. yperplasia






37. endocrine adaptations and responses to anaerobic training: (4)






38. new bone is formed on the _______ - increasing diameter and strength






39. RT increases: (4)






40. process of protein synthesis (3)






41. work large muscles first in a workout =






42. major difference between resistance and aerobic exercise (in regards to the heart)...






43. stress fractures are ___ ______ and are caused by ____ ______






44. use ______ excercises to directly load the ____ and the ______






45. glycolytic training ______ the rest cycle






46. neuromuscular junction (NMJ)






47. specific changes within a tendon are: (4)






48. primary structural component of all connective tissue...






49. The ability to exert maximal force in the shortest amount of time.






50. ____ in synthesis and ______ in degradation