BPK 143 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Muscle Tissue, Bench Press, Skeletal Muscle

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biomedical Physio & Kines
• Course: BPK 143
• Professor: Tony Leyland

Document Summary

Importance of aerobic exercise in improving cardiovascular health: Resting heart rate (with endurance/circuit training) ligaments and tendons. Alter metabolism to respiratory function (w endurance/circuit training) improve caloric utilization. Facilitate quicker recover from workouts and competitions. Induce fatigue and relaxation (help sleep patterns) (hypertrophy) effort before exhaustion) Blood volume and hemoglobin (w. endurance/circuit training) programs) Contact with weight plates causing injuring (more likely w free weights) Large transient increase in systolic blood pressure (sbp), which may be a problem for some individuals. Possible inducement to take ergogenic aids such as anabolic steroids and creatine monohydrate. Greatest amt of force a muscle/ muscle group can produce in single maximal. Ability of muscle group to perform repeated contractions against light load for period of time. Power = force of muscle contraction * speed of contraction. Power work done = (force x distance) / time. Contraction with no change in length of the muscle.