Week 6 Flashcards
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What is muscle performance?
The capacity of a muscle to do work
What is work?
force x distance
What are the components of things that make up muscle performance?
- Strength
- Power
- Endurance
What is muscle strength?
The ability of contractile tissue to produce tension and a resultant force based on the demands placed on a muscle.
What is the alternate definition for muscle strength?
The greatest measurable force that can be exerted by a muscle or muscle group to overcome resistance during a single maximum effort.
What is absolute strength?
How much weight can be exerted(push, pull, or lift)
___ has more absolute strength than ___
Males has more absolute strength than females
What is relative strength?
How much weight can be exerted, with regards to the cross- sectional area of a muscle
What is relative strength like in males and females?
Relative strength is equal in males and females
The bigger a person is, the ___ strength to mass ratio they have
The bigger a person is, the less strength to mass ratio they have
What are the benefits of resistance training?
- Enhanced muscle performance
- Improve strength of connective tissue
- Decreased stress on joints
- Improved balance
- Positive changes to body composition
- Improve bone mineral density
- Enhanced insulin action
- Increased resting metabolic rate
- Improve perception of quality of life
What are the risks of resistance training?
- Soreness
- Increased BP
- Joint or soft tissue injury if done incorrectly
What are the principles of resistance training?
- Overload principle
- SAID principle
- Reversibility Principle
- Fiber types
What is the overload principle?
If muscle performance is to improve, a load that exceeds the metabolic capacity of the muscle must be provided. The muscle must be challenged to perform at a level greater than that to which it is accustomed.
What does SAID stand for?
Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands
What are the characteristics of the SAID principle?
- A framework of specificity is necessary foundation on which exercise programs should be built
- An extension of Wolf’s law
- Exercises incorporated in a program should mimic the anticipated function
What is the concept of the reversibility principle?
Adaptive changes in the body’s systems, such as increases strength or endurance, are transient unless training induced improvements are regularly used for functional activities, or unless an individual participates in a maintenance program of resistance exercises
What is the contraction speed of a type 1 slow oxidative fiber?
Slow
What is the contraction speed of a type 2 fast oxidative glycolytic fiber?
Fast
What is the contraction speed of a type 2b fast glycolytic fiber?
Fast
What is the force production of a type 1 slow oxidative fiber?
Low
What is the force production of a type 2 fast oxidative glycolytic fiber?
Intermediate
What is the force production of a type 2b fast glycolytic fiber?
High
What is the fatiguability of a type 1 slow oxidative fiber?
Low