gcse g 5 Flashcards
Masking agent
Illegal substance for a sport hiding the presence of an illegal substance
Maximum heart rate
Calculate using 220 minus age
Mental
Cognitive or of the mind
Mesomorph
One of the somatotypes, individuals have wide shoulders, narrow hips, large percentage of muscle
Methods of training
These include interval, continuous,circuit, weight, fartlek, cross
Muscle tone
Our muscles state of slight tension and readiness to work
Muscular endurance
The ability to use a muscle group for prolonged periods of time without fatigue
Muscular strength
The ability to apply or resist a force
Narcotic analgesics
Drugs that may be used to reduce feeling of pain
National sports centres
Headquarters for particular sports
Obese
You can use to describe people who are very over fat
Optimum weight
Medical, ideal weight for a person giving them the best chance of success in an activity
Origin
The end of the muscle that is attached to a fixed bone
Overfat
Person who has more fat than they medically should have
Overload
Training more than you normally do