Details Title: ACE Certification Flash Cards Description: Personal Trainer Based on Ace Manual Total Flash Cards: 7 Created: 11/11/2008 09:40:33		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Health Care Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Ace Personal Trainer Manual Chapter 1 Vocabulary  EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 1 specificity training     Definition    The physiological adaptations to exercise are specific to the system worked during the stress of exercise, e.g. Flexibility training usually increases the range of motion of a specific joint, but it is not effective for improving cardiovascular endurance or muscle strength. Term 2   The principal of specificity of training Definition For maximum effectiveness, aerobic exercises need to be rhythmic and continuous and involve the large muscle groups:  hip and knee flexors and extensors. Rhythmic, large muscle movements are essential for an effective increase in blood flow back to the heart.  (See "muscle pump" #3) Term 3   muscle pump Definition   The rhythmic, squeezing action of the large muscles against the veins within them.  Leads to a significant increase in venous return, which is required for effective aerobic conditioning. Term 4   hip flexors Definition   iliopsoas  rectus femoris Term 5   hip extensors Definition   gluteus maximus hamstrings   Term 6   knee flexors Definition     hamstrings Term 7   knee extensors Definition     quadriceps