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Weightlifting Final

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When starting a physical fitness program, you do not need to consider your present fitness level? False
To avoid injury, you should gradually increase the intensity of your workout? True
If you increase the length of time of your excercise session, you are likely to decrease the level of intensity. True
A person who is considered overweight, or out of shape, may need to decrease the intensity of their workouts as well as the length of time of their exersise sessions. True
Applying the principle of specificity means that you can increase leg strength by doing pull-up. False
Progression means Slowly increasing the amount of exercise.
The Legendary Milo of Crotona became stronger by applying the principle of Overload
When you increase the workload of your training session, you are increasing Intensity
When you increase the length of your workout, you are increasing Time
Frequency refers to how often you exercise
Flexibility The functional capacity of a joint to move through a normal range of motion
Muscular strength The maximum amount of force a muscle or group of muscles can exert during one contraction
Muscular endurance The ability of a muscle to exert force for an extended period of time. (High repetition weight lifting)
Static stretching Involves reaching forward to a point of tension and holding the stretch and is most beneficial done following exercise.
Physical benefits of exercise Improves & strengthens the cardiorespiratory system, maintain better muscle tone, muscular strength, & endurance, improves muscular flexibilty
Mental health benefits of exercise Helps people sleep better, relieves tension and enables better coping with life stresses, raises levels of energy and job productivity
Cardiorespiratory (Heart & Lung) Endurance The ability of the body to sustain prolonged exercise. (ex.Running the Mile or Pacer)
The 5 components of physical fitness Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Muscular Endurance, Muscular Strength, Flexibility, Body Composition
Body Composition The amount of body fat you have, versus the amount of lean muscles, bones and organs.
Dynamic stretching Controlled leg and arm swings that take you gently to the limits of your range of motion and is most beneficial done prior to exercise.
Exercises that allow a muscle to reach maximal force in the shortest possible time. Plyometric Exercises
Exercises that use large muscles groups and two or more smaller muscle groups. Core Lift
A series of repetitions done in one sequence. Set
When a muscle is exercised through the entire joint motion as prescribed by the exercise. Full Range of Motion
Tabata Workout A type of high intensity interval training that follows a specific format: 20 sec (work), 10 sec (Rest), for desired amount of intervals.
The greatest amount of weight that can be lifted with proper technique for only one-repetition. 1-Rep Max
The execution of an exercise from the starting position, through the full range of motion, and returning to the starting position. Repetition
A training partner who assists the lifter in the proper and safe execution of difficult lifts Spotter
An example of a Horizontal Push Exercise is? Bench Press
An example of a Vertical Push Exercise is? Shoulder Press
An example of a Bilateral Lift is? Squat
An example of a Unilateral Lift is? Single Leg Squat
An example of a Horizontal Pull is? Dumbell Row
An example of a Vertical Pull is? Chin Ups
How much does the standard bar weigh? 45 pounds
Created by: user-2010923
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