Chapter 16: Power and Olympic-Style Weightlifting Flashcards
What’s another term for power training?
Ballistic training
What type of training incorporates exercises producing maximum force in the shortest duration of time and can typically be completed in a training facility with the aid of cables, bands, and medicine balls?
Ballistic training
What can Olympic lifting and ballistic training improve?
Increases the rate of force production, vertical jump height, and sprint speeds
What attributes are required for power training and Olympic lifting?
INTERMUSCULAR COORDINATION: A group of muscles firing together to create force
INTRAMUSCULAR COORDINATION: individual muscles firing to create force.
Which of the Olympic lifts is more technical?
The snatch
What joints require explosive extension in the Olympic joints?
Ankles, knees, and hips, AKA triple extension
How is power expressed as an equation?
Power = work (force x distance)
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time
What’s a perfect example of the specificity of power training for athlete performance and is a postural component of the movements
The athletic ready stance
What is the center of gravity?
The point of exact center where the body can move freely in all directions.
What is body sway?
Slight postural adjustments made to help maintain a balanced position
What is the area of base?
The area of support
What is the space within which a weight’s trajectory must be maintained to successfully execute a power movement with physical balance?
Area of base
What is trajectory?
The path a weight follows during a movement
Why is center of pressure important?
Because pressure moves dynamically through the foot during the explosive movements that produce muscular power
How is power training different from plyometrics?
Plyometrics involves rapid contact with a surface
For power throws, the launch angle determines the distance (range) the mass will travel.
