NASAM VOCAB Flashcards
National Academy of Sports Medicine Code of Professional Conduct:
Refer the client to the appropriate medical practitioner when, at minimum, the certified member:
Becomes aware of any change in the clients health status or medication
Relative Flexibility:
The body’s tendency to take the path of least resistance
Autogenic Inhibition:
States that prolonged Golgi tendon stimulation inhibits muscles spindles of the same muscle
Reciprocal Inhibition
When an agonist receives a signal to contract an inhibitory signal is sent to its antagonist muscle which lengthens.
Synergistic Dominance
When a synergist muscle takes over for an agonist muscle that exhibits a decrease in neural drive
Precontemplation
Not thinking about working out (stage 1 of change)
Gluconeogenesis
Creation of new glucose via non carbohydrate substrates, such as protein.
Extrinsic Motivation
Reward/recognition (winning 1st place in a race, cash prize, trophy)
Agonist
Prime move for a lift i.e. Military Press (deltoid; synergist triceps, antagonist lats), Bench press( chest; synergist triceps, antagonist posterior deltoid), Squats (quads knee / glutes hip; synergist hamstrings, antagonist psoas
Heart Anatomy
SA Node (pacemaker of the heart), pulmonary artery (CO2 A W A Y from the heart), Atriums (hold blood), 140/90 hypertension (systolic / diastolic) PHA = Peripheral Heart Action: Squats to Push-Ups (upper- lower body exercise)
OPT Model Acute Variables
Rest, Reps, Intensity, Tempo
Davis Law
States that soft tissue molds along a line of stress
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Overactive agonist muscle decreases neural drive to functional antagonist muscle
Sliding filament theory
Muscle contraction involving actin & myosin sliding past one another shortening muscle during concentric muscle action
Intrinsic motivation
You feel a sense of satisfaction, belonging (ex: a grandma is happy because she can play with her grandkids due to exercising regularly)
All-or-nothing principle
Motor units can’t vary amount of force they generate, they either contact maximally or not at all
Length- tension relationship
Resting length if a muscle and the tension it can produce at this length, AKA relationship between actin & myosin (myosin is the larger myofilament)
Principle Of Specificity
States that the body will adapt to specific demands that are placed on it
Neuromuscular Specificity
Refers to speed of contraction and exercise selection
Mechanical Specificity
Refers to weight and movement placed on the body
Type I vs Type II muscles fiber:
Sprinter =2 (fast twitch)
Marathon runner = 1 (slow twitch)
Type I= Aerobic / fat utilization
Type 2 = carbs
Bio Energetics
Phosphagen = High Intense / explosive with long recovery (when creatine is used)
Glycolysis = Middle (mood intensity)
Oxidation= Low intense / short rest period
