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Resistance Training Concepts

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This can help power exercises because






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






3. the conterpart to IFG-I produced in skeletal muscle in response to mechanical loading






4. The ability of the neuromuscular system to provide internal tension and exert force against external resistance.






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






6. RT increases the angle of _______ in _______ muscels






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






8. After a muscle size increase - _________neural activation/muscle fibers are needed to lift the same load






9. ______ ______ makes osteoblasts migreate to the surface and begin _____ _______






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






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






12. A syndrome that shows the kinetic chain responds and adapts to imposed demands.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Substantial portion of neural adaptations occur in






19. excessively high volume (beyond the athlete's ability to recover) can result in...






20. become mineralized as calcium phosphate crystals or ________






21. anaerobic training increases the _____ of the NMJ






22. psychological factors: (12)






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. high correlations between ____ ______ and ______ _______ concentrations have been shown






30. Mechanical factors include






31. increased buffering capacity allows






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






33. ______ ______ makes osteoblasts migreate to the surface and begin _____ _______






34. AR: (reacts with ______ and _______ ________)






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






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






37. heavy RT ___________ blood flow to the working muscles






38. fascia






39. Hypertrophy






40. sites where connective tissue can increase: (3)






41. osteogenic stiumuli






42. high correlations between ____ ______ and ______ _______ concentrations have been shown






43. receptors tend to ___________ over time when exposed consistently to high levels of hormones






44. yogenesis






45. Bilateral deficit






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






47. RT increases: (4)






48. heavy RT ___________ blood flow to the working muscles






49. bone matrix






50. excessively high volume (beyond the athlete's ability to recover) can result in...