Lesson 11.2 Vocabulary

Question 1

anabolic steroid

Answer 1

synthetic drug that resembles the male hormone testosterone but that has health risks; it produces lean body mass, weight gain, and bone maturation

Question 2

androstenedione

Answer 2

substance considered to be a steroid precursor because it is converted into anabolic steroids such as testosterone (male hormone) after it enters the body; also called andro

Question 3

creatine

Answer 3

natural substance manufactured in the body by meat-eating animals including humans and needed in order for the body to perform anaerobic exercise, including many types of progressive resistance exercise

Question 4

ergogenic aid

Answer 4

anything done to help you generate work or to increase your ability to do work, including performing vigorous exercise

Question 5

ergolytic

Answer 5

term referring to substances that negatively affect performance (ergo meaning work, and lytic meaning destruction)

Question 6

human growth hormone (HGH)

Answer 6

illegal drug that is exceptionally dangerous, especially for teens; causes premature closure of bones and can have deforming and even life-threatening effects

Question 7

periodization

Answer 7

way of scheduling muscle fitness exercise in which you perform a given plan for a while, then alter it to perform different exercises or change the way you do your exercises

Question 8

rhabdomyolysis

Answer 8

condition in which muscle fibers break down and the bloodstream absorbs muscle fiber elements