Group: Strength & Powerlifting

Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 39, Messages: 16459

Discuss the topic of Power lifting, Strength training and Strong Man training!

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Key terminology

gatormade
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2003/10/27, 03:05 PM
Key Definitions

1. One-Repetition Maximum (1-RM): A weight you can perform only 1 time for a given exercise.
2. % 1-RM: A certain percentage of your 1-RM.
3. Periodization: Varying the intensity of your workouts from workout to workout or from week to week.
4. Training frequency: Number of days trained on per week.
5. Time Between Sets (TBS): The amount of rest taken between sets. Varies depending on repetition assignment.
6. Hypertrophy: Muscle fiber growth.
7. Core exercises: Exercises that stress 2 or more muscle groups over 2 or more major joints.
8. Auxiliary/Assistance exercises: Exercises that stress only one muscle group over only one major joint.
9. Core-Auxiliary exercises: An auxiliary exercise that is the primary focus of a given workout.
10. Real sets: Sets performed during a workout not including warm-up sets.
11. Warm-up sets: Relatively low intensity sets performed before attempting higher weights in order to prepare oneself for higher weights in a given workout.
12. Muscle sequencing: The order in which muscle groups are worked during a given week or training session. Always go bigger to smaller.
13. Exercise sequencing: The order in which exercises are performed during a given training session. Usually core exercises are performed before auxiliary exercises.
14. Recovery cycle: The amount of time it takes for complete recovery of a muscle group following a resistance-training workout. A muscle usually needs 48 to 96 hours in order to recover from a workout. Not allowing a muscle to fully recover can lead to injury and an over-trained state.

For the benefit of the beginners on here. :)
2003/10/28, 01:35 PM
Thanks Gatormade. Go gamecocks
gatormade
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2004/11/30, 01:29 PM
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gatormade
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2004/12/14, 09:39 AM
This is for newbies