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Chapter 9 and 10: resistance training Flashcards

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What is joint stability?

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ability to maintain or control joint movement or position.

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What is joint mobility?

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range of uninhabited movement around a joint or body segment.

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Which direction do the rectus abdominus, hip flexors, erector spinae, and hamstring pull on the pelvis to maintain neutral pelvis position?

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Rectus Abdominus: Pulls up on anterior, inferior pelvis
Hip flexors: pull downward on anterior, superior pelvis
Hamstring: pull down on posteriot pelvis
Erector spinae: pulls upward

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A tight hip flexor may inhibit and weaken what muscle?

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The Gluteus Maximus, forcing the hamstring to assume a greater role that it isn’t meant to.

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What are the 5 stages of programming for stability and mobility?

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Proximal Stability- lumbar spine
Priximal mobility- pelvis and thoracic spine
Proximal stability- scapulothoracic spine
Priximal mobility- glenohumeral joint
Distal Mobility and stability- distal extremities
Static Balance

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Proximal stability for the lumbar spine involves what?

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Activating the core (lumbo pelvis region, hips, abdomen, and lower back)

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What are the muscles that stiffen in anticipation of loading movment and provides a solid foundation?

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TVA, multifidi, quadratus lumborus, deep fibers from internal oblique, diaphram, pelvid floor, fasciae.

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what is the outer layer of the core that is more powerful muscles are responsible for gross movment and forces within the trunk?

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Rectus abdominus, erector spinae, external and internal obliques, iliopsoas, and latissimus dorsi.

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Delayed reaction of what may inadequatly stabilize the lumbar spine during movement and rely on synergistic muscles?

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TVA

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What is the three stage model for core training?

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Core Function- emphasize core activation and isolated stabilization
STatic Balance- seating and standing stabiization over a fixed base of support
Dynamic balance- whole body stabilization over a dynamic base of support.

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The second stage of proximal mobility involved what?

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Hips and thoracic spine, improve mobility of the joints adjacent to the lumbar spine.

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What is the difference between a monoarticulate and a biarticulate joint?

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a monoarticulate muscle crosses one joint and a biarticulate muscle crosses two joints.

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What is the third stage of stability and mobility?

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Proximal Stability of the scapulothoracic region and proximal mobility of the glenohumeral joint.

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For the first 15 degrees of shoulder abduction what muscle is used?

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supraspinata, then infraspinata, subscapularis, and teres minor make sure head stays in glenoid fossa

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After the first 15 degrees of shoulder abduction what muscle takes over?

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The deltoids.

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What is shoulder packing?

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Retract the scapula back and depress the scapula down.

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What is the 4th stage?

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Distal stability and mobility. need to be careful with the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles, they are often problematic and tight

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What stage comes after Distal mobility?

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Static balance

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What is the difference between static balance and dynamic balance>

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Static- ability to maintain bodys COM within its BOS

Dynamic- ability to move body’s COM outside its BOD while maintaining postural control, and establish new BOS

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What is the stance position progression?

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Narrow and hip width stance
Split stance and staggered stance
Tandem stance
Single leg stance

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What are the 5 parts of Phase 2, movement training>

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  • Bend and lift- squatting
  • Single leg movement- single leg stance and lunge
  • pushing movement- vertical and horizontal
  • Pulling movement- vertical and horizontal
  • Rotational movement.
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Pronation causes what?

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Internal rotation of the knee

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Supination causes what?

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External rotation o the knee.

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What is one of the biggest limiting factors of good technique for bend and lift?

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Lack of ankle mobility. Less than 15 degrees of movement needs improvement.

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How do you emphasize glute dominance over quad dominance in bend and lift?

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Hip hinge during the initial 10-15 degrees.

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how much rotation for pushing movement is from the scapula and gpenohumeral joint?

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60 degrees of scapular rotation and 120 degrees of glenohumeral fotation.

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What is involved in a rotational movement?

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Multiple planes of motion simultaneously.

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What are 2 key movments for rotation movement?

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Wood Chops- pulling down across body

hay balers- pulling up across front of the body.

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What is strength training?

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Exercising with progressively heavier resistance to stimulate muscle development.

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30
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How much muscle tissue due you lose per decade if no training?

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5 pounds per decade

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What are the two long term physiological adaptions to resistance exercise?

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  1. first several weeks are neurological updates known as motor learning.
  2. Also sarcoplasmic hypertrophy
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What are factors that influence muscular strength and hypertrophy?

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hormone levels- growth hormone and testerone
sex- males have higher muscle quantity
age- higher age less muscle mass and strength
muscle fiber type- more type 2 more muscle hypertrpphy
muscle length- long muscles greater potential muscle development
limb length- shorter limbs have leverage advantage. tendon insertion point- farther from joint access can lift heavier.

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What are the programing variables?

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  • needs assessment of the client
  • appropriate exercise frequency
  • appropriate exercise and exercise order
  • Exercise volume and load
  • appropriate rest intervals
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What are the training frequency for beginner, intermediate, and advanced>

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Beginner- 2-3 times per week
intermediate- 3-4 times per week
advanced- 4-7 times per week

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35
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What are primary exercises and assisted exercises?

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Primary- involve multiple muscles from one or more of larger muscle areas that span 2 or more joints and performed in linear fashion
Assisted- involve smaller muscle groups from more isolated areas that span one joint.

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What are the options to enhance muscle hypertrophy?

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  • perform primary exercises followed by assisted within a targeted area.
  • alternating upper and lower extremity exercises within or between sessions
  • group pushing and pulling muscles in a session (chest, shoulders, triceps)
  • alternate pushing and pulling or target joint agonists.
  • perform supersets where exercises are doen in sequence with little or no rest in between.
37
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How do you do repetition volume calculation?

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= Sets x Reps

38
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How do you calculate load volume?

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= exercise weightload x reps x sets

39
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how are training intensity and training volume related?

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inversely related.

40
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How many seconds per rep is recommended?

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6 seconds per rep

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What are the training principles?

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  • progression
  • Specificity
  • Overload
  • reversibility
  • diminshing returns
42
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What are 2 types of pregression?

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Increase the number of reps

Gradually increase exercise workload

43
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When a person stops training they lose strenth at what rate?

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lose at one half the rate it was gained.

44
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what is the principle of reversibility?

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If you do not make strength training a lifestyle you will lose strength and muscles will become smaller and weaker.

45
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What is diminshing returns?

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As you reach your genetic capacity fir muscle size and strength the rate of development decreases accordingly.

46
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What are the 3 time segments in periodized training?

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Macrocycles, mesocycles, and microcycles

47
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What is a macrocycle?

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Program time frame, like 6-12 months.

48
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What is a mesocycle?

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specific training goals that can be 2-3 months each that help get to long term goal.

49
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What are microcycles?

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Progressive training segments for each mesocycle. are 2-4 weeks in length and help make small steps toward larger goals.

50
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What is linear periodization and undulating periodization?

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Linear- consistent training withing each microcycle and changes training variables after microcycle.
Undulating- provides different training protocols during each microcycle in addition to after a microcycle.

51
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What assessments are done in phase 2 of resistance training?

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movement screens, core-mucular endurance segments

52
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What does the FIRST guidlelines mean

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Frequency
Intensity
Repetitions
sets
Type
53
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What is the standard recomendation for progression increase?

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5% resistance increase whenever the end range of number of reps is completed.

54
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What is the focus of phase 3, load training?

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Muscle force production. must assess muscular strength and endurance periodically through this phase.

55
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what are the 2 types of training?

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  • fewer weekly exercise session with longer duration workouts
  • split routine strength training with more weekly exercises, but shorter duration.
56
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How do you train for muscle hypertrophy or body building?

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high training volumes and brief rests between sets. Work each major muscle group twice a week.

57
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What is a compound set?

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2 or more exercises for same muscle group in rapid succession to completely fatigue that muscle.

58
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What is breakdown training?

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Train to muscle fatigue then immediately reduce resistance by 10-20% and then perform as many additional reps as possible.

59
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What is assisted training?

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Train muscles to fatigue then receive manual assistance from a trianiner on the lifting phase for 3-5 post fatigue reps.

60
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What is a superset?

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Alternate exercises for opposing muscle groups with little rest between sets?

61
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What are the prerequisites for performance training in phase 4?

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  • foundation of strength and joint integrity
  • adequate static and dynamic balance
  • effective core function
  • anaerobic efficiency (train in all pathways)
  • athleticism
  • no contraindicatiobns
  • no medical concerns.
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What is a plyometric exercise?

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incorporate quick, powerful movments and involve stretch-shortening cycle of a muscle followed by immediate dhortening.

63
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What are the lower body plyometric exercise progression?

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  • jumps in place
  • single linear jumps or hops- vertical or horizontal
  • multiple linear jumps or hops
  • multidirectional jumps or hops
  • hops and bounds- take off and land on same foot
  • depth jumps or hops- on or off box
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What is the movement pattern progression for velocity training?

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  • linear forward
  • lateral
  • backpedal
  • rotational
  • crossover, cutting, curving
65
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What are upper body plyometric drills?

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  • Power push up
  • Medicine ball pushup
  • horizontal medicine ball chest pass
  • supine (laying down) vertical chest pass
66
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What are the types of strength training equipment options?

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Selectorized equipment- 
cables
free weights- barbells, dumbells, kettlebell, medicine ball
elastic resistance
Body weight
67
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What is Whey and casein protein?

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Whey- liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained. high quality all essential amino acids
Casein- 70-80% of milk protein, what makes milk white. has slow release of amino acids into blood stream.

68
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What vitamins are important for athletic health?

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  • Iron
  • Zinc
  • Vitamin B12
  • Riboflavin
  • Vitamin D
69
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Before an exercise which type of stretching technique should you use if you are deconditioned, conditioned, and an athlete?

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Deconditioned- myofascial release, warm up, static stretch
Conditioned- Myofascial release, dynamic stretch
Athlete- Dynamic stretch and ballistic stretch
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70
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What type of stretch should be done during an exercise?

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Dynamic stretches

71
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What type of exercise should be done after an exercise?

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Myofascial release, PNF, Static stretched

72
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What is static stretching?

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Stretch taken to the point of tension with clients performing minimum of 4 reps for 15-60 seconds.

73
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What is Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)?

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perform a hold relax stretch for minimum of 6 secondsfollowed by 10-30 seconds assisted or pasive stretch

74
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What is a dynamic and ballistic stretch?

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food for sports that require ballistic movements.

75
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The strengthening of weakened muscles should begin with the performance of two to four repetitions of isometric muscle contractions, each held for five to 10 seconds at less than 50% of maximal voluntary contraction in a supported, isolated environment.

A

True

76
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What is the role of the serratus anterior during open and closed chain movement?

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Open: to control movement of the scapulae against the fixed rib cage
Closed- move thorax towards a more fixed scapula

77
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Is the center of mass lower or higher in men?

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Slightly higher in males due to some more muscles in upper body

78
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what reduces the balance challenge of an exercise?

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Lower the center of mass

79
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Which of the following terms is defined as the product of muscular strength and movement speed?

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Relative Strength

80
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What are skill related parameters in an exercise program?

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Power, speed, balance, agility, coordination, reactivity

81
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Training frequency is inversely related to which 2 things?

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volume and intensity

82
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What type of program is used for muscular strength?

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Muscular strength is addressed with any training regimen involving the performance of two to six sets of six or fewer repetitions

83
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What is the first progression in the double progression training protocol?

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Adding the reps

84
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What is the workout program for muscle hypertrophy?

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  • 70-80% of maximum resistance

- with weights and reps between muscular strength and muscular endurance.

85
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What joint favors stability over mobility?

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Knee

86
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What is muscular power described as?

A

Muscular strength and movement speed

87
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What kind of program for muscular strength?

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Sets are 2-4

Reps are 6 or fewer

88
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What kind of program for muscular hypertrophy?

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70-80% resistance
8-12 reps
Between muscular strength and endurance

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