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Resistance Training Concepts

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. the conterpart to IFG-I produced in skeletal muscle in response to mechanical loading






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






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






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






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






6. intensity-related overtraining shows...






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






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






9. ust be done at a high enough intensity to be above the _______ _______






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






11. increase in muscle strenght or mass =






12. increased buffering capacity allows






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






14. Bilateral deficit






15. Hypertrophy






16. greater acute growth hormone response =






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






18. sympathetic overtraining is...






19. BMD






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






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






22. cholesterol changes?






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






24. This can help power exercises because






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






26. Phosphagen system training involves work under ____ seconds and can get full recovery in _____ minutes.






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






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






29. sprint training enhances ____ release - useful for speed and power production






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Substantial portion of neural adaptations occur in






37. RT increases the angle of _______ in _______ muscels






38. Hypertrophy






39. Cross-education






40. metabolic factors include...






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






42. RT increases epinephrine - _______ & ________






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






44. W/heavy resistance training - all muscle fibers get bigger because


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






46. supercompensation effect






47. fibrous cartilage






48. movement of a joint creates pressure in the joint capsule that drive _________ from the _______ _______ towards the __________ ___________of the joint






49. glycolytic training ______ the rest cycle






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