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Resistance Training Concepts

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. glycogen content can rise as much as ______% after only 5 months of body-building style programs






2. psychological factors: (12)






3. antagonist cocontraction is ________ in untrained people/those unfamiliar w/a task






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






5. programs designed to stimulate bone growth need to incorporate: (6)






6. fibrous cartilage






7. RT increases the angle of _______ in _______ muscels






8. selective recruitment






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






10. heavy RT ___________ blood flow to the working muscles






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






12. Size principle






13. stroke volume and cardiac output increase mostly during the ________ phase






14. recent study shown that RT can hinder ________ improvements






15. Enlargement of skeletal muscle fibers in response to overcoming force from high volumes of tension.






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






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






18. insulin rates ________ blood glucose and amino acid changes






19. become mineralized as calcium phosphate crystals or ________






20. Anaerobic training






21. ncrease nearal drive comes from (3)






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






23. neuromuscular junction (NMJ)






24. MES






25. same effect with ______ ________






26. The ability of the body to produce low levels of force and maintain them for extended periods of time






27. cartilage lacks it's own _____ ______ and gets oxygen and nutrients through ____ ______






28. High firing rates are important at the _______ of ballistic movement to increase rate of force development.






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






30. simultaneous _______ and _______ _______ training can decrease sprint and jump power






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






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






33. bone matrix






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






35. increased buffering capacity allows






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






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






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






39. true strength of collagen comes from the strong chemical bonds between adjacent collagen molecules in the collagen bundle; otherwise known as...






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






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






42. parent protein






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






44. The specific muscular exercises using different speeds and styles that are performed to increase neuromuscular efficiency.






45. muscle fiber hypertrohy requires ______ workouts






46. body builders peak ____ ________output and _____ ________ are significantly greater than powerlifters






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






48. programs designed to stimulate bone growth need to incorporate: (6)






49. The ability of the body to repeatedly produce high levels of force - over prolonged periods of time.






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