Adaptation exercise

when you do new exercises or load your body in a different way, your body reacts by increasing its ability to cope with that new load

Aerobic exercise

any cardiovascular conditioning or “cardio

Anaerobic exercise

any activity that breaks down glucose for energy without using oxygen

Cardiovascular endurance

a measure of your performance during high-intensity exercise

Concentric exercise

pushing up in a bench press, the beginning portion of a deadlift when you lift the barbell off the ground, sitting up in a sit up, pushing up from a lowered push up, and standing up in a back squat

Cool down

the act or an instance of allowing physiological activity to return to normal gradually after strenuous exercise

Delayed onset muscle soreness (D

O.M.S). considered a type 1 muscle strain injury, with a pain-free period of 12 to 24 hours and peak soreness between 24 to 72 hours

Diminishing return

the decrease in marginal (incremental) output of a production process as the amount of a single factor of production

Eccentric exercise

involves focusing on movements that lengthen the muscles, such as when lowering into a squat

Exercise heart rate

Target heart rate is generally expressed as a percentage (usually between 50 percent and 85 percent) of your maximum safe heart rate

Exercise plateau

occurs when you do the same exercise routine or type of activity for an extended period

FITTE principle

Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type

Flexibility

the quality of bending easily without breaking.

HIIT

training. a type of interval training exercise

Isometric exercise

may also help lower and control your blood pressure

Muscular atrophy

the decrease in size and wasting of muscle tissue

Muscular contraction

characterized by constant muscle tension with a change in muscle length

Muscular endurance

the ability to continue contracting a muscle, or group of muscles, against resistance, such as weights or body weight, over a period of time

Muscular hypertrophy

an increase in muscle mass

Muscular strength

the amount of force you can put out or the amount of weight you can lift.

Overload principle

in order to progress and improve, putting the body under additional stress beyond what is normal is key

Plyometrics

exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power (speed-strength)

Range of motion

the extent or limit to which a part of the body can be moved around a joint or a fixed point

Repetitions

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written

Resting heart rate

60 to 100 beats per minute

Warm-up

the act or an instance of warming up