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| General Adaptation Syndrome |
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| The kinetic chain's ability to adapt to stresses placed on it |
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| The alarm reaction is the initial reaction to a stressor |
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| The body increases its functional capacity to adapt to the stressor |
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| Prolonged stress or stress that is intolerable and will produce exhaustion or distress to the system |
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| Division of a training program into smaller, progressive stages |
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| Principle of specificity or specific adaptation to imposed demands (SAID principle) |
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| Principle that states the body will adapt to the specific demands that are placed on it |
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| Refers to the weight and movements placed on the body |
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| Neuromuscular Specificity |
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| Refers to the speed of contraction and exercise selection |
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| Refers to the energy demand placed on the body |
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| The ability of the neuromuscular system to produce internal tension to overcome an external force |
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| The ability of the body to produce low levels of force and maintain them for extended periods |
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| The ability of the body to maintain postural equilibrium and support joints during movement |
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| The ability of the body to repeatedly produce high levels of force for prolonged periods |
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| Enlargement of skeletal muscle fibers in response to overcoming force from high volumes of tension |
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| The maximum force that a muscle can produce in a single, voluntary effort, regardless of velocity |
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| Ability of the neuromuscular system to produce the greatest force in the shortest time |
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| Performing one set of each exercise |
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| Performing a multiple number of sets for each exercise |
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| Increasing (or decreasing) weight with each set |
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| Performing two exercises in rapid succession with minimal rest |
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| Performing a series of exercises, one after the other, with minimal rest |
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| A variation of circuit training that uses different exercises (upper body and lower body) for each set through the circuit |
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| A routine that trains different body parts on seperate days |
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| Performing exercises on the OPT template one after the other, in a vertical manner down the template |
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| Performing all sets of an exercise (or body part) before moving on to the next exercise (or body part) |
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