Terms
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Atrophy | The
withering away of muscle tissue |
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Hypertrophy | The
enlargement of a muscle |
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Barbell | A
weight used for exercise, consisting of a handle 5-7’
long & detachable
metal discs at each end |
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Dumbbell (DB) | A
weight used for exercise, consisting of a handle 14”
long |
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Free weights | A
term given to dumbbells and barbells |
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Rep | Repetition
is one complete movement of an exercise |
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Set | Fixed
number of repetitions. (Say 10 reps = 1 set) |
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Positives | The
raising phase of an exercise |
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Negatives | The lowering phase of an exercise |
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Concentric | The positive phase of an exercise, when the muscle contracts
& shortens |
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Eccentric | The
negative phase of an exercise, when the muscle lengthens
while under
tension |
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Extension | Body
part going from a bent to a straight position, as in leg
extension |
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Flexion | A
movement that moves the two ends of a jointed body part
closer to each other, as in leg curl. |
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Supersets | Alternating
back & forth between two exercises. |
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Endurance | Ability
of a muscle to produce force continually over a period
of time |
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