Muscle Performance Flashcards
What are the three factors in muscular performance?
Strength, power and endurance
What is muscle strength?
Ability of muscle to produce tension and a resultant force based on the work demands…pretty bland definition
What is functional strength?
Ability of a neuromuscular system to produce, reduce or control forces during a functional activity
What is strength training?
systematic procedure of muscles controlling loads for prescripted times and reps
What is muscular power?
Strength and speed of a movement.
Work produced by a muscle/time
How can you enhance power training?
Increase the amt of work per unit time OR
Decrease the amount of time for a given amount of work
What is cardiopulmonary endurance?
Repetitive, dynamic motor activities which involve use of large muscles of the body
What is muscular endurance?
Ability of a muscle to contract repeatedly against a load, generate and sustain tension and resist fatigue over a period of time.
