Across
- 2. Nutrient required for muscle repair and growth
- 6. muscle cell, also called a muscle fiber
- 10. Chemical released to trigger muscle contraction
- 11. Amount of weight lifted in an exercise
- 12. Type of muscle fiber used for explosive power
- 14. Muscle action, where tension occurs without movement
- 16. Energy currency used in muscle contraction
- 18. loong-term change resulting from exercise stress
- 19. Period, allowing muscle tissue to repair
- 20. thick muscle filament involved in contraction
- 21. thin muscle filament involved in contraction
- 22. fuel stored in muscles for energy
Down
- 1. Gradual increase of training stress
- 3. body chemical that influences muscle growth
- 4. Total work completed in a workout session
- 5. Protein responsible for pulling actin filaments
- 7. Training method using resistance to build strength
- 8. Shortening of muscle during contraction
- 9. planned physical activity designed to improve fitness
- 13. Increase in muscle size from training
- 15. Ability of a muscle to generate force
- 17. Number of times an exercise is performed