Chapter 1 Flashcards
Strength & Conditioning?
A term that includes resistance training primarily along with weight training, plyometrics, sprint/agility training, flexibility, and aerobic training.
Early developments in RT?
Many ancient cultures desired strength for sport and war. Milo of Crotona carried young calf everyday till it became a heifer utilizing progressive overload.
When did S&C gain popularity?
Mid-1800s to early 1900s. The Era of the Strongman.
Common myth of S&C?
RT creates a slower muscle bound athlete. This almost never accurate.
RT training is only for athletes. It can benefit blood pressure, blood fat, glucose levels, etc.
Father of American Weightlifting?
Bob Hoffman
Benefits of RT?
Enhance health, well-being, and performance in clinical, fitness, and athletic populations.
Rehabilitation?
Implies injury or disease occurred. Individual trains to strengthen weakened area.
Pre-habilitation?
Injury prevention.
Maintenance Training?
To maintain off-season adaptation during the season.
Integrative Training?
Multiple goals sought after in training.
Health-related fitness components?
Work to improve quality of life, health, and wellness.
Muscular strength?
Maximum amount of force generated in a movement pattern
Muscular endurance?
The ability to sustain performance and resist fatigue.
Cardiovascular endurance?
Ability to perform aerobic exercise for a long duration.
Flexibility?
Ability to move joint through its ROM.
Hypertrophy?
Tissue growth.
Skill-related components of fitness?
Power, speed, agility, balance, and coordination.
Power?
The rate of performing work. Power has a time component while strength does not.
Speed?
Performing a motor skill as fast as possible.
Agility?
The ability of an individual to change direction.
Balance?
Ability for an individual to maintain equilibrium over his center of gravity.
Muscle action?
Eccentric (dynamic), concentric (dynamic), isometric.
Volume?
Total work in a workout. Sets + resistance + repetitions
Isokinetic?
Producing force at a constant speed.
Responsibility of S&C professional?
Design, implement, and supervise conditioning programs.
