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11/03/2010

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Term
MUSCLE FIBER
Definition
A SINGE MUSCLE CELL, USALLY CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO STRENGTH, SPEED OF CONTRACTION, AND ENERGY SOURCE
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MYOFIBRILSAKE UP MUS
Definition
PROTEIN STRUCTURES THAT MAKE UP MUSCLE FIBERS
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HYPERTROPHY
Definition
AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF MUSCLE FIBERS, USUALLY STIMULATED BY MUSICULAR OVERLOAD, AS OCCURS DURING STRENGTH TRAINING
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ATROPHY
Definition
A DECREASE IN THE SIZE OF MUSICLE FIBERS
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HYPERPLASIA
Definition
AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MUSCLE FIBERS
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SLOW TWITCH FIBERS
Definition
RED MUSCLES THAT ARE FATIGUE RESISTANT BUT HAVE A SLOW CONTRACTION SPEED ANDA LOWER CAPACITY FOR TENSION USUALLY RECRUITED FO ENDURANCE ACTIVITIES
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POWER
Definition
THE ABLILITY TO EXERT FORCE RAPIDLY
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MOTOR UNIT
Definition
A MOTOR NERVE CONNECTED TO ONE OR MORE FIBERS
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MUSCLE LEARNING
Definition
THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE BODYS ABILITY TO RECRUIT MOTOR UNITS, BROUGHT ABOUT THROUGH STRENGHT TRAINGING
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TENDON
Definition
A TOUGH BAND OF FIBROUS TISSUE THAT CONNCECTS A MUSCLE TO A BONE OR OTHER BODY PART AND TRANSMITS THE FORCE EXERTED BY THE MUSCLE
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LIGAMENT
Definition
A TOUGH BAND OF TISSUE THAT CONNECTS TO ENDS OF BONES TO OTHER BONES TO SUPPORT ORGANS IN PLACE
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CARTILAGE
Definition
TOUGH, RESILIENT TISSUE THAT ACTS AS A CUSHION BETWEEN THE BONES IN A JOINT
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TESTOSTERONE
Definition
THE PRINCIPAL MALE HORMONE, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS AND IMPORTANT IN INCREASING MUSCLE SIZE
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REPITITION MAXIMUM
Definition
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE THAT CAN BE MOVED A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF TIMES
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REPITITIONS
Definition
THE NUMBER OF TIMES AN EXERCISE IS PERFORMED
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STATIC(ISOMETRIC)EXCERCISE
Definition
EXCERCISE INVOLVING A MUSCLE CONTRACTION WITHOUT A CHANGE IN THE MUSCLE'S LENGTH
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STATIC(ISOMETRIC)EXCERCISE
Definition
EXCERCISE INVOLVING A MUSCLE CONTRACTION WITHOUT A CHANGE IN THE MUSCLE'S LENGTH
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DYNAMIC(ISOTONIC)EXCERCISE
Definition
EXCERCISE INVOLVING A MUSCLES CONTRACTION WITH A CHANGE IN THE MUSCLE'S LENGTH
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CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION
Definition
A DYNAMIC CONTRACTION IN WHICH THE MUSCLE GETS SHORTER AS IT CONTRACTS
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ECCENTRRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION
Definition
A DYNAMIC CONTRACTION IN WHICH THE MUSCLE LENGTHENS AS IT CONTRACTS, ALSO CALLED A PILOMENTRIC CONTRACTION
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CONSTANT RESISTANT EXCERCISE
Definition
A TYPE OF DYNAMIC EXERCISE THAT USES A CONSTANT LOAD THROUGHOUT A JOINTS FULL RANGE OF MOTION
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VARIABLE RESISTANCE EXCERCISE
Definition
A TYPE OF DYNAMIC EXCERCISE THAT USES A CHANGING LOAD THROUGHOUT A JOINTS FULL RANGE OF MOTION.
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ECCENTRIC(PLIMETRIC)LOADING
Definition
LOADING THE MUSCLE WHILE IT IS LENGTHENING SOMETIMES CALLED NEGATIVES
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PLYOMETRICS
Definition
RAPID STRETCHING OF A MUSCLE GROUP THAT IS UNDERGOING ECCENTRIC STRESS, GOLLOWED BY A RAPID CONCENTRIC CONTRATCTION
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SPEED LOADING
Definition
MOVING A LOAD AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE
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ISOKINETIC
Definition
THE APPLICATION OF FORCE AT A CONSTANT SPEED AGAINST AN EQUAL FORCE
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SPOTTER
Definition
A PERSON WHO ASSIST WITH A WEIGHT TRAINING EXCERCISE DONE WITH FREE WEIGHTS
Term
SET
Definition
A GROUP OF REPETITIONS FOLLOWED BY A REST PERIOD
Term
AGONIST
Definition
A MUSCLE IN STATE OF CONTRACTION, OPPOSED BY THE ACTION OF ANOTHER MUSCLE, ITS ATAGONIST
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ANTAGONIST
Definition
A MUSCLE THAT OPPOSES THE ACTION OF A CONTRACTING MUSCLE, ITS AGONIST
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ESSENTIAL FAT
Definition
FAT INCORPORATED IN VARIOUS TISSUES OF THE BODY CRITICAL FOR NORMAL BODY FUNCTION
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ADIPOSE TISSUE
Definition
CONNECTIVE TIDDUE IN WHICH FAT IS STORED
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SUBCUTANEOUS FAT
Definition
FAT LOCATED AROUND MAJOR ORGANS, ALSO CALLED INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT
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VISCERAL FAT
Definition
FAT LOCATED AROUND MAJOR ORGANS, ALSO CALLED INTRAABDOMINAL FAT
Term
PERCENT BODY FAT
Definition
THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT THAT IS COMPOSED OF FAT
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OVERWEIGHT
Definition
BODY WEIGHT ABOVE THE RECOMMENDED RANGE FOR GOOD HEATH
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OBESITY
Definition
SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT, CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMILATION OF BODY FAT, MAY ALSO BE DEFINED IN TERMS OF SOME MEASURE OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT
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OBESITY
Definition
SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT, CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXCESSIVE ACCUMILATION OF BODY FAT, MAY ALSO BE DEFINED IN TERMS OF SOME MEASURE OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT
Term
METABOLIC SYNDROME
Definition
A CLUSTER OF SYMPTOMS PRESENT IN MANY OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE PEOPLE THAT GREATLY INCREASE THEIR RISK OF HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES, DIABETES, AND OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESSES
Term
FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD
Definition
A CONDITION CONSISTING OF THREE INTERRELATED DISORDERS: ABNORMAL EATING PATTERNS FOLLOWED BY LACK OF MENTSTUAL PERIODS AND DECREASED BONE DENSITY
Term
AMENORRHEA
Definition
ABSENT OR INFREQUENT MENSTRUATION, SOMETIMES RELATED TO LOW LEVELS OF BODY FAT AND EXCESSIVE QUANTITY OR INTENSITY OF EXCERCISE
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BMI
Definition
A MEASURE OF RELATIVE BODY WEIGHT CORRELATING HIGHLY WITH MORE DIRECT MEASURES OF BODY FAT, CALCULATED BY DIVIDING TOTAL BODY WEIGHT BY THE SQUARE BODY HEIGHT
Term
CALIPER
Definition
A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE MEASURING INSTRUMENT WITH TWO JAWS THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO DETERMINE THICKNESS
Term
NUTRITION
Definition
THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND HOW THE BODY USES IT IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS
Definition
SUBTANCES THE BODY MUST GET FROM FOODS BECAUSE IT CANNOT MANUFACTURE THEM AT ALL OR FAST ENOUGH TO MEET ITS NEEDS. THESE NUTRIENTS INCLUDE PROTEINS FATS, CARBOHYDRATED,VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND WATER
Term
MACRONUTRIENT
Definition
AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT REQUIRED BY THE BODY IN RELATIVELY LARGE AMOUNTS.
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MICRONUTRIENT
Definition
AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT REQUIRED BY THE BODY IN MINUTE AMOUNTS
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DIGESTION
Definition
THE PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN FOODS IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT INTO COMPOUNDS THE BODY CAN ABSORB
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KILOCALORIE
Definition
A MEASURE OF ENERODGY CONTENT IN FOOD
Term
LEGUMES
Definition
VEGETABLES
Term
LEGUMES
Definition
VEGETABLES SUCH AS PEAS AND BEANSTHAT ARE HIGH IN FIBER AND ARE ALSO IMPORTANT SOURCE OF PROTEING
Term
HYDROGENATION
Definition
A PROCESS BY WHICH HYDROGENS ARE ADDED TO UNSATURATED FATS, INCREASING THE DEGREE OF SATURATION AND TURNING LIQUID OILS INTO SOLID FATS
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TRANS FATTY ACID(TRANS FAT)
Definition
A TYPE OF UNSATURATED FATTY ACID PRODUCED DURING THE PROCESS OF HYDROGENATION, TRANS FATS HAVE AN ATYPICAL SHAPE THAT AFFECTS THEIR CHEMICAL ACTIVITY
Term
TRANS FATTY ACID(TRANS FAT)
Definition
A TYPE OF UNSATURATED FATTY ACID PRODUCED DURING THE PROCESS OF HYDROGENATION, TRANS FATS HAVE AN ATYPICAL SHAPE THAT AFFECTS THEIR CHEMICAL ACTIVITY
Term
CHOLESTEROL
Definition
A WAXY SUBSTANCE FOUND IN THE BLOOD AND CELLS AND NEEDED FOR SYNTHESIS OF CELL MEMBRANE, VITAMIN D AND HORMONES
Term
LDL
Definition
BLOOD FAT THAT TRANSPORTS CHOLESTEROL TO ORGANS AND TISSUE, EXCESS AMOUNTS RESULT IN THE ACCUMULATION OF FATTY DEPOSITS ON ARTERY WALLS .
Term
HDL
Definition
BLOOD FAT THAT HELPS TRANSPORT OUT OF THE ARTERIES, THEREBY PROTECTING AGAINST DISEASE
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OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS
Definition
AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT, SUGARS, STARCHES, AND DIETARY FIBER ARE ALL CARBOHYDRATES
Term
GLUCOSE
Definition
A SIMPLE SUGAR THAT IS THE BODYS BASIC FUEL
Term
GLYCOGEN
Definition
AN ANIMAL STARCH STORED IN THE LIVER AND MUSCLES
Term
WHOLE GRAIN
Definition
THE ENTIRE EDIBLE PORTION OF A GRAIN SUCH AS WHEAT,RICE, OR OATS INCLUDING THE GERM
Term
GLYCEMIC INDEX
Definition
A MEASURE OF HOW HTE INGESTION OF A PARTICULAR FOOD AFFECTS BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
Term
DIETARY FIBER
Definition
NONDIGESTABLE CARBOHYDRATES AND LIGNIN THAT ARE INTACT IN PLANTS
Term
FUNCTIONAL FIBER
Definition
NONDYGESTIBLE CARBOHYDRATED EITHER ISOLATED FROM NATURAL SOURCES OR SYNTHECIZED
Term
TOTAL FIBER
Definition
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DIETARTY FIBER AND FUNCTIONAL FIBER IN THE DIET
Term
SOLUBLE FIBER
Definition
FIBER THAT DISSOLVES IN WATER OR IS BROKEN DOWN BY BACTERIA IN THE LARGE INTESTINE
Term
INSOLUBLE FIBER
Definition
FIBER THAT DOES NOT DISSOLVE IN WATER AND IS NOT BROKEN DOWN BY BACTERIA IN THE LARGE INTESTINE.
Term
VITAMINS
Definition
ORGANIC SUBSTANCES NEEEDED IN SMALL AMOUNTS TO HELP PROMOTE AND REGULATE CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND PROCESSES IN THE BODY
Term
ANTIOXIDANT
Definition
A SUBSTANCE THAT PROTECTS AGAINST THE BREAKDOWN OF BODY CONSTITUENTS BY FREE RADICALS, ACTIONS INCLUDE BINDING OXYGEN, DONTATING
Term
MINERALS
Definition
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS NEEDED IN SMALL AMOUNTS FOR THE REGULATION, GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE OF BODY TISSSUE AND FUNCTIONS
Term
ANEMIA
Definition
A DEFICIENCY IN THE OXYGEN-CARRYING MATERIAL IN THE RED BLOOD CELLS
Term
OSTEOPOROSIS
Definition
A CONDITION IN WHICH THE BONES BECOME THIN AND BRITTLE AND BREAK EASILY
Term
FREE RADICAL
Definition
AN ELECTRON-SEEKING COMPOUND THAT CAN REACT WITH FATS, PROTEINS, AND DNA. DAMAGING CELL MEMBRANES AND MUTATING GENES IN ITS SEARCH FOR ELECTROMS
Term
PHYTOCHEMICAL
Definition
A NATURALLY OCCURING SUBSTANCE FOUND IN PLANT FOODS THAT MAY HELP PREVENT AND TREAT CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS HEART DISEASES AND CANCER
Term
CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES
Definition
VEGETABLES OF THE CABBAGE FAMILY
Term
DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES (DRI)
Definition
AN UMBRELLA TERM FOR FOUR NUTRIENT STANDARDS. ARE LEVELS OF NUTRIENTS DEFICIENCIES AND REDUCE RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASE
Term
VEGAN
Definition
EATS ONLY PLANT FOODS
Term
LACTO VEGETARIAN
Definition
VEGETARIAN WHO INCLUDES MILK AND CHEESE PRODUCTS IN DIET
Term
LACTO OVO-VEGETARIAN
Definition
A VEGETARIAN WHO EATS NO MEAT,POULTRY, OR FISH, BUT DOES EAT EGGS AND MILK PRODUCTS.
Term
PATHOGEN
Definition
A MICROORGANISM THAT CAUSES DISEASES
Term
RESTING METABOLIC RATE
Definition
THE ENERGY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN VITAL BODY FUNCTIONS
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