Fitness & Conditioning Techniques

The ability of a muscle to generate force against some resistance.

• Endurance

• Power

• Strength

• None of the above

Strength plus speed equals...

• Endurance

• Power

• Strength

• None of the above

The ability to perform repetitive muscular contractions against some resistance for an extended period of time.

• Endurance

• Power

• Strength

• None of the above.

An increase in muscle size.

• Atrophy

• Hypertrophy

A decrease in muscle size.

• Atrophy

• Hypertrophy

A muscle contracts to increase tension but there is no change in the length of the muscle

• Concentric contraction

• Eccentric contraction

• Isometric contraction

Strength training that moves in all 3 planes of movement.

• Bodyweight Strength Training

• Core Strength Training

• Functional Strength Training

• Plyometrics

An individual gains strength, neuromuscular control, power, and muscle endurance of the muscles in the lumbar spine, in the abdomen, and around the hips and pelvis.

• Bodyweight Strength Training

• Core Strength Training

• Functional Strength Training

• Plyometrics

These type of contractions can be either concentric or eccentric muscle contractions.

• Isokinetic

• Isometric

• Isotonic

• Plyometric

The number of times a specific movement is repeated.

• Repetitions

• Repetitions Maximum

• One Repetition Maximum

• Set