Chapter 7 Crossword

2. weakness and wasting away of muscle tissue.
8. the process of restoring function through programmed exercise, to enable a return to competition.
9. a form of exercise that will allow you to have productive training sessions without having to rely on any equipment at all.
12. any adaptation that takes place as a result of training will be reversed when you stop training.
13. a program, beginning 6 to 8 weeks prior to sports participation, that allows the body to gradually adapt to the demands to be placed on it.
15. the observation that the adaptation of the body or change in physical fitness is specific to the type of training undertaken.
16. contractions of a particular muscle or group of muscles.
17. a type of exercise training that uses a special machine.

1. Contract slowly, but keep going for a long time.
3. trying to prevent injuries before they occur, through a preventive management program.
4. allows the body to adapt to the increased demand placed upon it by training.
5. an increase in the size of muscle tissue
6. rhythmic muscular activity resulting in movement.
7. a motor nerve plus all the muscle fibers it stimulates.
10. the systematic application of exercise stress sufficient to stimulate muscle fatigue, but not so severe that breakdown and injury occur.
11. support short, quick bursts of energy.
14. to improve any aspect of physical fitness the individual must continually increase the demands placed on the appropriate body systems.