A COMBINATION OF RESISTANCE AND REPETITIONS

In order to develop muscle size and strength, the best type of workout includes _____.

longer rests and fewer repetitions

The best way to develop strong leg muscles for sprinting is to train for muscle _____.

specificity

rest

the amount of time during which the muscle relaxes and recovers between exercise sets

muscle adaptation principle

the basic rule that a muscle will increase in size and strength in order to adjust to the resistance placed on it

overload principle

the basic rule that the amount of resistance and duration put on a muscle will cause it to become conditione

exercise specificity principle

wherein the muscles of the body will respond to and be conditioned by the type of exercise that's performed

Changing the length of rest time during resistance training can change the type of workout you're engaging in.

True

set

a planned number of repetitions for an exercise

How many times an exercise is performed without a rest is called

repetitions

repetitions

the number of times in a row that resistance is applied to a muscle; sometimes referred to as reps

The Law of Reversibility

the principle that muscles will lose size and strength if resistance training is not continued