Fitness Vocabulary

3. represents the shortest training cycle, typically lasting a week with the goal of facilitating a focused block of training.
4. Holding a joint at a specified angle while maintaining tension in a muscle. The muscle length does not change and the joint involved also doesn’t move. Usually referenced in regards to stretching.
9. the longest of the three cycles and includes all four stages of a periodized training program (e.g., off-season, pre-season, in-season, and recovery).
11. upper limit of what your cardiovascular system can handle during physical activity. 220-age = MHR
12. A major and dense source of food energy. Provides twice as much energy as other nutrients.
14. exercises move the muscles through a specific range-of-motion when they are done
15. the muscle lengthens as the resistance becomes greater than the force the muscle is producing.

1. represents a specific block of training that is designed to accomplish a particular goal. Typically three or four weeks in length.
2. the muscle doesn't noticeably change length and the affected joint doesn't move. Usually referenced in regards to exercise.
5. the muscle tension rises to meet the resistance then remains stable as the muscle shortens
6. a macronutrient that is essential to building muscle mass, composed of amino acids.
7. an increase and growth of muscle cells
8. muscle pain that begins after you’ve worked out. It normally starts a day or two after a workout.
10. A wasting away or diminution. A decrease in muscle mass, often due to extended immobility.
13. any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose.