Equipment
A piece of free-weight equipment that is abbreviated with the symbol BB.
What is a barbell.
An exercise performed by lying flat on your back, on a bench, and pushing a barbell or a dumbbell.
What is a bench press?
The primary mover for a bench press.
What is the pectoralis major?
The term for the position of the hands when the palms are facing up.
What is supinated?
The term for the type of muscle contraction when the primary mover is shortening or "performing the work".
What is a concentric contraction?
A piece of equipment that anchors the feet and is used to work the core, hamstrings, and glutes.
What is a Glute Ham Developer?
A dumbbell shoulder press that is named after a famous bodybuilder and actor.
What is an Arnold Press?
The primary mover for jumping rope.
What is the gastrocnemius?
The term for the position of the hands when performing a hammer curl.
What is neutral?
The term for the type of muscle contraction when the primary mover is lengthening or "unloading the weight".
What is an eccentric contraction?
A piece of safety equipment used to hold the plate onto a bar so that it doesn't slide off.
What is a collar?
An exercise that does not require weight and is one of the best exercises for the growth of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
What is a pull-up?
The primary mover when performing a Romanian deadlift.
What is the hamstring?
The term for the position of the body during a push-up.
What is prone?
The term for the type of muscle contraction when the muscle is not lengthening or shortening but is working against gravity in a static hold.
What is an isometric contraction?
The amount of weight when five 45-pound plates are on each side of a standard Olympic bar.
What is 495 pounds?
An exercise normally performed on "back day" that works the posterior chain but does not target the latissimus dorsi muscle.
What is a dead lift?
The primary mover of a seated calf raise.
What is the soleus?
The term for the position of the body when performing a sit-up.
What is supine?
The term for when a muscle is changing length while the tension remains constant. Includes both concentric and eccentric contractions.
What is an isotonic contraction?
A piece of equipment that originated in Russia during the 18th century and was originally used as a farming tool to weigh grain.
What is a kettlebell?
Invented by an American physiologist in the 1930's, this full-body exercise was used as a fitness test to assess agility, coordination, and overall strength.
What is a burpee?
The primary mover of a reverse curl (pronated curl).
What is the brachioradialis?
The term for the position of the body at the bottom of a lunge when the knee touches.
What is half-kneeling?
The term for a type of muscle contraction where the muscle moves at a constant speed throughout the range of motion regardless of the amount of force the muscle produces.
What is an isokinetic contraction?