| BODYBUILD |
A sport or fitness activity with emphasis on muscle development, proportion, and size. |
| ENDURANCE-STRENGTH |
The ability of a muscle to produce prolonged effort. |
| FORM AND FUNCTION |
The way in which an object does something as defined by it's shape. |
| INTENSITY |
The relative heart rate, speed, or level of exertion expressed as a percentage of the maximum allowable. |
| MACRO CYCLE |
The alternating of a four to six week high intensity microcycle followed by a four to six week low intensity microcycle into a single unit. |
| MICRO CYCLE |
A high or low intensity exercising period lasting four to six weeks for the purpose of developing muscle size and/ormuscle density. |
| MUSCLE FIBER DENSITY |
The amount of muscle fibers compacted into a given volume of muscle tissue. |
| PERIODIZATION |
The organizing of a long term physical peak on a specific predetermined date; usually accomplished by taking the peak date and figuering the micro cycles back to a starting point.
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| PLATEAU |
A time or area in development when neither progress nor decline takes place. |
| POINT OF DIMINISHED RETURN |
The point where the advancement of muscle development decreases in proportion to the amount of effort requiredfor continued improvement. |
| POWER-STRENGTH |
The amount of work accomplished by a muscle relative to the duration of the effort (work divided by time). |
| POWERLIFT |
A competitive sport in which the winner is selected by lifting the most weight resistance one time in the benchpress, squat, and deadlift exercises. |
| REPETITION |
A single complete movement of an exercise. |
| RESISTANCE |
Any opposing force (mass, air pressure, ect.) which causesa muscle to tense or shorten in an effort to overcome it. |
| WEIGHTLIFT |
A competitive athletic sport in which the winner is selected by lifting the most weight resistance one time inthe snatch and clean with jerk exercises. |
| WORKLOAD |
The total of resistance as measured by time and/or effort into days, weeks, or months. |
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