Chapter 13 Flashcards
General adaptation syndrome
A term used to describe how the body responds and adapts to stress.
Alarm reaction
The initial reaction to a stressor.
Delayed-onset muscle soreness
Pain or discomfort often felt 24 to 72 hours after intense exercise or unaccustomed physical activity.
Resistance development
The body increases it’s functional capacity to adapt to the stressor.
Exhaustion
Prolonged stress or stress that is intolerable and will produce exhaustion or distress to the system.
Periodization
Division of a training program into smaller, progressive stages.
Principle of specificity or specific adaptation to imposed demands (SAID principle)
Principle that states the body will adapt to the specific demands that are placed on it.
Mechanical specificity
Refers to the wight and movements placed on the body.
Neuromuscular specificity
Refers to the speed of contraction and exercise selection.
Metabolic specificity
Refers to the energy demand placed on the body.
Muscular endurance
The ability to produce and maintain force production for prolonged periods of time.
Muscular hypertrophy
Enlargement of skeletal muscle fibers in response to overcoming force from high volumes of tension.
Strength
The ability of the neuromuscular system to produce internal tension to overcome an external load.
Power
Ability of the neuromuscular system to produce the greatest force in the shortest time.
Vertical loading
Alternating body parts trained from set to set, starting from the upper extremity and moving to the lower extremity.
