power training 1 Flashcards
athletic performance is donimated by a combination of what abilities
biomotor
what are the 3 factors with in biomotor abilities
strength and force
speed
endurance
what is the definition of strengh
maximam force developed by the contracting muscle
ability of a muscle to produce stress or force
what is the definition of power
the rate of muscular force production over the range of motion in a specific time period
for neural control when muscle force is greater when
a) more motor units are involved in a contraction
b) the motor units are greater in size
c) the rate of firing is faster
strength and power when looking at muscle cross sectional area
the force a muscle can exert is related to its cross-sectional area rather than to its volume
strength and power when looking at arrangement of muscle fibres
variation exists in the arrangement and alignment of sarcomeres in relation to the long axis of the muscle
what is a dynamic contraction
produced movement of a skeletal body part such as an upper or lower limb or the trunk
what are the two types of dynmic contractions
concentric and eccentric
what is static contraction
muscle activation without observable change in muscle fibre length
what type of contraction is the static
isometric
what happens at a resting length for the muscle length
1) actin and myosin filament lie next to each other
2) maximal number of potential cross-bridges sites available
3) muscle can generate the greatest force
what happens when stretched for the muscle length
1) a smaler proportion of the actin and myosin filaments lie mext to each other
2) fewer potential cross-bridge sites available
3) muscles cannot generate as much force
what happens when contracted for the muscle length
1) the actin filaments overlap
2) the number of cross-bridge sites is reduced
3) decreased force generation capability
the length-tension (force) curve what is it
optimal length at which muscle fibres generates their maximal force
total amount of force developed depends on the total number of myosin crossbridges interacting with active sites on the actin
what is the difference between the less the optimal and more length less force curve
less - less crossbridge interaction
optimal - max crossbridge interaction, max force
more length - less crossbridge interaction = less force
the power output equasion
power output= force X velocity
what is dynamic strength
the ability of muscle to exert force at a specific velocity