Exercise Physiology
The energy system provides ATP for high intensity, short duration activities lasting up to 10 seconds.
What is the Phosphagen system?
This principle states that training adaptations occur in response to progressively increasing demands of the body
What is overload principle?
In tactical training, this type of fitness is critical for soldiers, firefighters, and law enforcement, emphasizing strength, endurance, and mobility for job specific tasks.
What s functional fitness?
This condition is charcterized by elevated glucose levels in pregnant women.
What is gestational diabetes.
This vegetable was originally used to carve into lanterns before pumpkins became the popular choice
What is a turnip?
What are slow twitch muscle fibers? (Type I)
This type of periodization alternates between periods of high intensity to maximize gains and prevent overtraining.
What is undulating periodization?
This conditioning drill, often used in military and police training, requires athletes to carry a heavy load for a set distance or time, simulating real-world tactical demands
What is a loaded carry or ruck?
What type of exercise is often prescribed to improve heart health and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in individuals with coronary artery disease.
What is aerobic exercise?
This 1993 Disney movie follows three witches, who are resurrected on Halloween night in Salem.
What is Hocus Pocus
During exercise, this term refers to the highest volume of oxygen that the body can utilize per minute
What is VO2 max?
This is the ideal training intensity zone, expressed as a percentage of maximum heart rate, for improving cardiovascular endurance.
What is 60-80%
This form of strength training involves exercises using odd-shaped heavy objects such as sandbags, tires, or kettlebells.
What is strong man training?
This syndrome is characterized by a cluster of conditions including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess abdominal fat, and abdominal cholesterol levels, and can be managed through exercise and diet.
What is metabolic syndrome?
This candy was originally referred to as chicken feed
What is Candy Corn?
This hormone is released and helps regulate blood sugar by facilitating glucose uptake into cells
What is Insulin?
In a well- balanced program, these two types of exercises should be included to ensure both small and large muscle groups are engaged.
What are compound and isolation exercises?
This tactical Fitness test is commonly used by military and law enforcement agencies to assess overall physical readiness, including strength, endurance, and agility
What is the physical fitness test
This metabolic disease is characterized by elevated levels of fats in the blood, can be improved with aerobic exercise, which helps lower LDL cholesterol and increase HDL cholesterol.
What is hyperlipidemia?
This was the original working title of Beetlejuice
What is house ghosts?
This process breaks down glucose without oxygen to produce ATP, often leading to the accumulation of lactate
What is anaerobic glycolysis?
This formula is used to determine the target heart rate by factoring in both maximum heart rate and resting heart rate.
What is the Karvonen Method?
He is the co-author for the alternative training book written by Dr. Waller.
Who is Tim Piper?
This condition often caused by intense physical exertion, leads to the breakdown of muscle fibers and the release of their contents into the blood stream
What is rhabdomyolysis?
These three were listed as guests in the popular song Monster Mash
Wolfman, Dracula and his son