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Resistance Training Concepts

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. work large muscles first in a workout =






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






3. EMG studies show increases in _____ ______ but not the ____ ______






4. type IIx change their _________ isoform content to become more ___________






5. The maximum force an individual's muscle can produce in a single voluntary effort - regardless of the rate of force production.






6. primary stimulus for growth of tendons - ligaments and fascia are the






7. the onset of muscle hypertrophy is associated w/ increases in EMG - T/F?






8. increased buffering capacity allows






9. process of protein synthesis (3)






10. sympathetic overtraining is...






11. become mineralized as calcium phosphate crystals or ________






12. degree blood flow is increased depends on the: (3)






13. Size principle






14. Smaller muscles rely more on increased ____ _____ to enhance force production - larger muscles rely more on _________






15. mechanical loading - through intracellular processes - leads to ____ _____ and subsequent _____ _______






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






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






18. stresses the _____ energy system and results in increased ________ - may be involved in muscle growth






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






20. anabolic hormones (4)


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






22. RT increases epinephrine - _______ & ________






23. with training and activation of high-threshold motor units there is a trainsition from type II___ to type II_____






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






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






26. ____ in synthesis and ______ in degradation






27. bone matrix






28. blood vessels from the _____ ______ extend into the dense cortical bone






29. hyaline cartilage






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






31. psychological factors: (12)






32. increase in muscle strenght or mass =






33. overtraining






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






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






36. Cross-education






37. osteogenic stiumuli






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






39. Increased functional capacity to adapt to the stressor such as increasing motor unit recruitment






40. it takes ____ months or longer to increase BMD - however it only takes a _____ _______ to stimulate the release of osteogenesis substances into the blood






41. Type _____ muscle fiber manifest greater increases in size than type ____ - Ie athletes w/more _____ have greater potential to increase muscle mass






42. _______ development is much more susceptible to negative affects of concurrent strength and aerobic endurance training than _______-_______ _______






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






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






45. larger pennation angles can accomodate greater _____ ________






46. ______ bone may be more responsive to osteogenic stimuli than ______ bone






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






48. psychological factors: (12)






49. maximum bone mass achieved...






50. anabolic hormones (4)