Types Of Strength

Question 1

What are the 5 types of strength

Answer 1

5 types of strength are
Maximal,
Static
Dynamic
Endurance explosive/elastic

Question 2

What is maximal strength and what is an example

Answer 2

Maximal strength is maximum force exerted in a single contraction.
E.g deadlift in weightlifting

Question 3

What is static strength and an example

Answer 3

Static strength is force plied with no movement

E.g ), crucifix on rings in gymnastics

Question 4

What is elastic/explosive strength and example

Answer 4

Elastic/explosive strength is ability to expend a maximal amount of force in one or a series of rapid muscular contractions .
E.g 200m race

Question 5

What is strength endurance and example

Answer 5

Strength endurance is ability to sustain repeated muscle contractions over time. Same muscle contraction over and over)
E.g 200m swimmer, marathon runner,

Question 6

What is dynamic strength and example

Answer 6

Dynamic strength is force applied with change in muscle length (isotonic). (Repeated)
E.g games players (handball), 200m sprinter, throwing a javelin

Question 7

How does gender affect strength and why

Answer 7

Gender affects strength because males tend to be stronger because males have higher muscle mass and cross-sectional area due to higher testosterone levels.

Question 8

How does age affect strength

Answer 8

Age affects strength because men reach peak strength 18-30 then muscle mass declines due to less testosterone, elasticity and decrease ion efficiency of neuromuscular system
Females reach peak 16-25

Question 9

What are 4 factors that affect strength

Answer 9

4 factors that felt strength are:
Cross sectional area
Fibre type
Gender
Age

Question 10

Compare explosive strength and strength endurance

Answer 10

Explosive strength has fast speed of contraction whereas strength endurance has slow speed of contraction
Explosive strength is maximal force whereas strength endurance is submaximal
Explosive, springting, strength endurance, swimming

Question 11

How does cross sectional area affect strength and why

Answer 11

Cross sectional area affects strength because greater cross sectional area of muscle, greater strength.
This is because there is 16-30N of force per square ck of muscle cross section, due to it being full of ATP, PC etc

Question 12

How does fibre type affect strength and why

Answer 12

Fibre type affects strength because greater FG and Zfog Fibres, greater strength.
This is because FG fibres have large motor neurone forming large motor units with high force contractions