Vocabulary

Question 1

Resistance training

Answer 1

A systematic program of exercises designed to increase an individual’s ability to resist or exert force

Question 2

Muscular endurance

Answer 2

The ability of the same muscle or muscle group to contract for an extended period of time without undue fatigue

Question 3

Overload principle

Answer 3

States that to improve a muscle’s strength or endurance, you must first overload that muscle

Question 4

Progressive resistance

Answer 4

The continued systematic increase of muscle workload by the addition of more weight or resistance

Question 5

Cardiac muscle

Answer 5

A special type of striated tissue that forms the walls of the heart

Question 6

Dynamic contraction

Answer 6

The type of muscle contractions that occurs when the resistance force is moveable

Question 7

Static contraction

Answer 7

A type of muscle contraction that occurs absent of any significant movement

Question 8

Muscular strength

Answer 8

The maximum force you are able to exert against an opposing force

Question 9

Smooth muscles

Answer 9

Muscles responsible for the movements of the internal organs, such as the intestines, the bronchi of the lungs, and the bladder

Question 10

Skeletal muscles

Answer 10

Muscles attached to the bones that cause body movement

Question 11

Relative muscular strength

Answer 11

The maximum force you are able to exert in relation to your body weight

Question 12

Hypertrophy

Answer 12

A thickening of existing muscle fibers

Question 13

Nerves

Answer 13

Pathway that delivers messages from the brain to other parts of the body

Question 14

Microtears

Answer 14

Microscopic rips in the muscle fiber and/or surrounding tissue

Question 15

Testosterone

Answer 15

A chemical produced by the body that plays an important role in building muscle

Question 16

Osteoporosis

Answer 16

A bone disease that causes decreased bone mass and density

Question 17

Muscle tone

Answer 17

Refers to a muscles firmness and definition

Question 18

Plyometric exercise

Answer 18

Exercises that create resistance by using your body weight

Question 19

Muscle hyperplasia

Answer 19

The process by which muscles get larger during weight training due to an increase in number of muscle fibers

Question 20

Absolute muscular strength

Answer 20

The maximum force you are able to exert regardless of size, age, or weight

Question 21

Muscle fiber

Answer 21

The specific structure in the muscle that receives a signal from the nerves