| AEROBIC |
Energy created with oxygen, or in the presence of oxygen. |
| ANAEROBIC |
Energy created without oxygen, or in the absence of oxygen. |
| BODYBUILD |
A sport or fitness activity with emphasis on muscle development, proportion, and size. |
| ENDORPHINS |
A brain chemical that eases or suppresses pain. |
| HYPERVENTILATE |
A rapid series of quick, deep, and forceful breathe scausing over oxygenation of the blood with accompanying dizzyness or light headedness. |
| INTENSITY |
The relative heart rate, speed, or level of exertion expressed as a percentage of the maximum allowable. |
| LEVERAGE |
The movement of resistance by rotation about a fixed axis or fulcrum, which lifts or sustains the resistance at one point by means of applied force at the second point. |
| MICRO CYCLE |
A high or low intensity exercising period lasting four to six weeks for the purpose of developing muscle size and/or muscle density. |
| MUSCLE |
A tissue consisting of elongated fibers which contract on stimulation and produce bodily motion. |
| NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM |
The total biological interaction necessary to transmit an electrical impulse from the brain to another part of the body and then return a feedback responce to the brain. |
| OVERTRAIN |
A state in which the body's ability to recover andre-energize itself is diminished to the point of long termexhaustion. |
| POWER-STRENGTH |
The amount of work accomplished by a muscle relative to the duration of the effort (work divided by time). |
| REPETITION |
A single complete movement of an exercise. |
| RESISTANCE |
Any opposing force (mass, air pressure, ect.) which causesa muscle to tense or shorten in an effort to overcome it. |
| SET |
A fixed number of repetitions. |
| SPECIFICITY |
The choice of an exercise style for a single overallpurpose. |
| SPOTTER |
One or more individuals that aid in the saftey, positioning, and performance of a weight resistance exercise. |
| TESTOSTERONE |
Male growth hormone responsible for muscle growth and masculine characteristics (facial hair, deep voice, aggressiveness, ect.). |
| VARIATION |
The use of alternating similar exercises on a monthly bases. |
| WEIGHTLIFT |
A competitive athletic sport in which the winner is selected by lifting the most weight resistance one time inthe snatch and clean with jerk exercises. |
| WORKLOAD |
The total of resistance as measured by time and/or effort into days, weeks, or months. |
IMPORTANT BIOFITNESS WORD DEFINITIONS