Unit 2- Conditioning Vocab

Front

Programmed exercise to return an athlete to fitness and competition

Back

Rehabilitation

Front

Preventing injuries through a management program.

Back

Prehabilitation

Front

Muscle worked beyond normal limits adapts and grows larger.

Back

Hypertrophy

Front

Muscle is worked less than normal and becomes smaller

Back

Atrophies

Front

Body adapts to increased demand by training

Back

Progressive Resistance Exercise

Front

Muscles must be overloaded to improve strength.

Back

Overload

Front

Muscles adapt to work performed

Back

Specificity

Front

Muscle disuse decreases strength and mass.

Back

Reversibility

Front

Muscles contract, but joints remain still.

Back

Isometric Exercise

Front

Joint movement during muscle contraction (e.g. weight training)

Back

Dynamic Exercise