What are the three elements of muscle performance?
______ ______ = ability of neuromuscular system to produce, reduce and control forces during functional activities.
functional strength
_____ = maximum force that a muscle or muscle group can generate
strength
_______ = ability of a muscle or muscle group to repeat or sustain force.
endurance
______ = ability to produce a force quickly.
power
What can power be broken down into?
2. Aerobic power
What are 5 examples of ways to measure strength?
Isokinetic dynamometers can measure muscular ________.
endurance
Fatigue tests = when performance on repeated testing falls below ___% max voluntary contraction.
50
What are 5 examples of measurements of muscular power?
What are 7 factors that influence muscle performance?
_______ = age related loss of skeletal mass, strength, and quality
sarcopenia
Decrease in muscle mass begins as early as age ____.
25
Strength declines = ___% per decade in 50’s and 60’s and by ___% per decade thereafter.
15;30
By age 80, ___% of muscle is lost.
50
Is power, strength or endurance least effected by aging?
Endurance
What are 5 CI’s to resistance exercise?
What are 3 pre-exercise precautions?
What are 2 considerations during resistance exercise?
2. Reports of pain, dizziness, or unusual shortness of breath
What are 2 follow up considerations with resistance exercise?
2. Expected and unexpected sensations
What are 5 adaptations to resistance exercise?
___________ adaptations = source of initial rapid strength gains in 1st 4-8 weeks
neurological
What are 4 examples of neurological adaptations within the first few weeks of resistance training?
What are 3 morphological adaptations to resistance exercise?