Muscle Fatigue

Muscle Fatigue Lab

By Darcy Williams

Not following the directions or doing the exercises correctly will make your results not meaningful and you will not get a very good grade on this.

​Read the Directions Carefully!

Lab Paper

Pencil

Chromebook​

​You Will Need

Choose to work with a partner or a group of 3.

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Part 1: Arms

​Perform this exercise for 8 minutes using the timer on the next slide.

1. Put your arms out straight in front of you.

2. ​Bend them at the elbow and return them to straight without dropping your arms.

3. Repeat this over and over for a total of 8 minutes.​

4. Keep track of when your muscles began to feel tired​, burned, and/or when it became difficult to continue the exercise.

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Part 2: Fingers and Hands

​Perform this exercise 90 seconds using the timer on the next slide.

1. Hold a squeeze ball in one hand.

2. Squeeze it over and over again as fast as you can for 90 seconds.

3. Keep track of when your fingers and hand started feeling tired, when your muscles started to burn, and when you felt you could not continue.

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Part 3: Feet

​Perform this exercise for 90 seconds using the timer on the next slide.

1. Stand with both feet flat on the floor.

2. Raise your heels as far as possible (stand on your tip toes)

3. Do this over and over as fast as you can for 90 seconds.

4. Keep track of when your muscles began to feel tired, when they burned, and when you felt you could not continue.

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On your Lab Paper....

​Answer the 3 discussion questions

Use the article attached to the back of your paper NOT GOOGLE.

Use complete sentences.

Each question should have AT LEAST a 2 sentence answer.​

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