NASM Vocabulary

Question 1

Relative Flexibility

Answer 1

The bodys tendancy to take the path of least resistance.

Question 2

Autogenic Inhibition

Answer 2

States that a prolonged golgi tendon stimulation inhibits muscle spindles of the same muscle.

Question 3

Reciprocal Inhibition

Answer 3

When an agonist recieves a signal to contract, an inhibitory signal is sent to its antagonist muscle which lengthens.

Question 4

Synergistic Dominance

Answer 4

When a synergist muscle takes over for an agonist muscle that exhibits a decrease in neural drive.

Question 5

Precontemplation

Answer 5

Not thinking about working out (stage 1 of change)

Question 6

Gluconeogenesis

Answer 6

Creation of new glucose via non carbohydrate substrates, such as protein.

Question 7

Extrinsic Motivation

Answer 7

Reward / Recognition (Ex. Winning 1st place in a race, cash prize, trophy)

Question 8

Agonist

Answer 8

Prime mover for a lift (Ex. Bench Press agonist is chest)

Question 9

Heart Anatomy

Answer 9

SA Node (Pacemaker of the heart), Pulmonery Artery (CO2 airway AWAY from the heart), Atriums (hold blood)

Question 10

140/90

Answer 10

Hypertension. Systolic/Diastolic

Question 11

Peripheral Heart Action

Answer 11

Squats - Pushups (Upper - Lower body interval training)

Question 12

OPT Model Acute Variables

Answer 12

Rest, Reps, Intensity, Tempo

Question 13

Davis Law

Answer 13

States that soft tissue molds along a line of stress

Question 14

Altered Reciprocal Inhibition

Answer 14

Overactive agonist muscle decreases neural drive to a functional antagonist muscle.

Question 15

Sliding Filament Theory

Answer 15

Muscle contraction involving actin and myosin sliding past one another, shortening muscle during concentric muscle action

Question 16

Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 16

A sense of satisfaction, belonging (Ex. A grandma is happy because she can play with her grandkids due to exercising)

Question 17

All-or-nothing principal

Answer 17

Motor units can’t vary amount of force they generate, they either contract maximally or not at all.

Question 18

Length-tension Relationship

Answer 18

Resting length of a muscle and the tension it can produce at this length a.k.a. relationship between actin and myosin (myosin is the larger filament)

Question 19

Principal of Specificity

Answer 19

States that the body will adapt to specific demands that are placed on it.

Question 20

Neuromuscular Specificity

Answer 20

Refers to speed of contraction and exercise selection.

Question 21

Mechanical Specificity

Answer 21

Refers to weight and movement placed on the body.

Question 22

Type I Muscle Fibers

Answer 22

Aerobic, Fat utilization, slow twitch (marathon runner)

Question 23

Type II Muscle Fibers

Answer 23

Carbs, Fast Twitch (Sprinter)

Question 24

Bio Energetics (Phosphogen)

Answer 24

High Intensity / Explosive with long recovery (when creatine is used)

Question 25

Bioenergetics (Glycolysis)

Answer 25

Moderate Intensity

Question 26

Bioenergetics (Oxidation)

Answer 26

Low intensity, short rest period