Kinesiology 4474A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: One-Repetition Maximum, Postprandial, Sarcopenia

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 4474A/B
• Professor: Liza Stathokostas

Document Summary

Changing the focus from strength to power; it is the change in power that is causing the functional disability; it is one (power) that does not get trained as much as it should be trained. Leg extensor power and functional performance in very old men and women. Leg power was studied; chair rising and chair climbing, strength and power was studied. Raising from the chair in a certain amount of time matched with speed. Greater leg power and greater the chair rising speed (able to get off the chair); greater the power, greater the speed. Ability to produce high forces very rapidly. Lot of people do(cid:374)"t do it (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they thi(cid:374)k it"s a(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:272)reased risk of i(cid:374)jury; if the form is proper and in a controlled motion there is no higher risk. Older adults are concerned about doing activities of daily living: functional training; wear a weighted vest particular exercises to train functionally.