2.1 Strength Training

Question 1

What is general strength?

Answer 1

the general ability to exert force using the body’s musculature

Question 2

What is specific strength?

Answer 2

the ability to express that strength in a specific task (ex. competition squat in powerlifting)

Question 3

What is training for life?

Answer 3

training for enhanced ADL’s and function
disease and disability prevention

Question 4

Why do we do strength training for Cardiac rehab?

Answer 4

• it’s proven to be safe with appropriate screening and individualized prescription
• vocations and ADL’s
• decreased morbidity; increased independent function with aging
• increased metabolism, which is directly related to muscle mass

Question 5

In what ways is strength training better than aerobic training for cardiac rehab patients?

Answer 5

• Successful aging (prevention of disability, falls)
• Injury prevention/rehabilitation
  Improving bone density
• Enhancement of movement mechanics
• Possible reduction in fall risk

Question 6

What is better - complex whole body movements or isolation exercises?

Answer 6

complex whole body movements

Question 7

What results in better performance? High intensity strength training or low intensity strength training?

Answer 7

High intensity strength training

Question 8

What are the contraindications to strength training in cardiac patients?

Answer 8

• Unstable angina
• Uncontrolled hypertension SBP >= 160, DBP >= 100)
• Uncontrolled dysrhythmias
• Recent episode of decompensated congestive heart failure (acute flare-up)
• acute flare-up
• orthopnea
• sudden weight gain
• Severe stenotic or regurgitant valvular disease
• Recent sternotomy (<6-12 weeks)
• Any symptoms which may indicate decline in clinical status (unstable disease)
• Aortic dissection
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy