Resistance Training Concepts

A term used to describe how the body responds and adapts to stress

The initial reaction to a stressor

Pain or discomfort often felt 24 to 72 hours after intense exercise or unaccustomed physical activity

The body increases its functional capacity to adapt to the stressor

prolonged stress of stress that is intolerable and will produce exhaustion or distress to the system

Division of a training program into smaller, progressive stages

Principle that states the body will adapt to the specific demands that are place on it

Refers to the weight and movements places on the body

Refers to the speed of cantraction and exercise selection

Refers to the energy demand place on the body

The ability to produce and maintain force production for prolonged periods of time

Enlargement of skeletal muscle fibers in response to overcoming force from high volumes of tension

The ability of the neuromuscular system to produce internal tension to overcome an external load

Ability of the neuromuscular system to produce the greatest force in the shortest time

Alternating body parts trained from set to set, starting from the upper extremity and moving to the lower extremity

Performing all sets of an exercise of body part before moving on to the next exercise or body part

performing one set of each exercise

performing a multiple number of sets for each exercise

increasing (or decreasing) weight with each set

performing two exercises in rapid succession with minimal rest

performing a set to failure then removing a small percentage of the load and continuing with the set

performing a series of exercises one after the other with minimal rest

a variation of circuit training that uses different exercises (upper and lower body) for each set through the circuit

A routine that trains different body parts on different days