muscular endurance

Question 1

what is muscular endurance?

Answer 1

the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to perform repeated contractions against a sub-maximal load for an extended period of time

Question 2

as a trainer, should you increase strength or endurance?

Answer 2

endurance. Common cause of pain is muscular endurance

Question 3

what is the physiology of muscular endurance?

Answer 3

• energy system adaptations
• capillarization
• Myoglobin
• mitochondria
• oxidative enzymes
• lactate clearing improvements
• mental stamina and sensory accommodation (ex: being able to push through pain)

Question 4

what are some ways to assess muscular endurance?

Answer 4

1) push-ups
2) partial curl up
3) 1 min timed sit up
4) standard load (YMCA) test
5) relative load test

Question 5

explain if someone scores high on standard load test and poor on 1 min sit up test (or vice versa)

Answer 5

does not have muscular endurance everywhere

Question 6

explain someone who scores high on muscular strength test, but poor on endurance test

Answer 6

strength and endurance are different

Question 7

if someone did excellent on a muscular endurance test, does that mean they would do excellent on an aerobic endurance test?

Answer 7

no, completely different