
NASM Resistance Training
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- Q1A term used to describe how the body responds and adapts to stress.General Adaptation Syndrome:30s
- Q2The alarm reaction is the initial reaction to a stressor.Alarm Reaction:30s
- Q3Pain or discomfort often felt 24 to 72 hours after intense exercise or unaccus-tomed physical activity.Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness:30s
- Q4The body increases its functional capacity to adapt to the stressorResistance Development:30s
- Q5Prolonged stress or stress that is intolerable and will produce exhaustion or distress to the system.Exhaustion:30s
- Q6Division of a training program into smaller, progressive stages.Periodization:30s
- Q7Principle that states the body will adapt to the specific demands that are placed on it.Principle of Specificity or Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands (SAID Principle):30s
- Q8Refers to the weight and movements placed on the body.Mechanical Specificity:30s
- Q9Refers to the speed of contraction and exercise selection.Neuromuscular Specificity:30s
- Q10Refers to the energy demand placed on the body.Metabolic Specificity:30s
- Q11The ability to produce and maintain force production for prolonged periods of time.Muscular Endurance:30s
- Q12Enlargement of skeletal muscle fibers in response to overcoming force from high volumes of tension.Muscular Hypertrophy:30s
- Q13The ability of the neuromuscular system to produce internal tension to overcome an external load.Strength:30s
- Q14Ability of the neuromuscular system to produce the greatest force in the shortest time.Power30s
- Q15Alternating body parts trained from set to set, starting from the upper extremity and moving to the lower extremity.Vertical Loading30s