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