Curricular Relaxation Lab Report

With an increase of neural stimulation an increase in muscle mass can occur. Neuronal stimulation occurs during exercise. During exercise there is an increase in the amount of contractions produced in the muscle. In turn, this can result in an increase of the mass of muscle fiber. In turn, this change in muscle fiber increases the capacity for ATP production. Different types of exercises create a different change within the muscle. There are two types of exercise training, high intensity and low intensity, that each produce different changes within the muscle. Some activities focus on strength, while others on endurance. Therefore, one must choose the type of exercise that corresponds with which aspect they wish to improve. Most exercises …show more content…
This shows the sexual dimorphism between male and female. Before doing the lab, we are aware that men, generally, have a higher muscle mass. From this, I hypothesize that men will have a higher vertical jump than females. Due to the fact that men have a lower body weight and higher muscle mass, it leads to the conclusion that men will have a higher vertical jump. It is also hypothesized that the participants with a larger calf circumference will have a higher vertical jump. This lab finds the adjusted leg circumference; it is predicted that this will give us a true measure of the muscle and those that have larger muscles will be able to jump higher. The objective of this lab was to figure out what factors play a role in vertical jump height ability in males and …show more content…
For this figure, weight is displayed in kilograms, while calf size and vertical jumping are displayed in centimeters. There is a slight negative correlation. Meaning, as the body weight/leg circumference ratio increases, the vertical jumping height decreases. The body weight/leg circumference ratio ranged from 1.6 to 2.34 on the x-axis. While vertical jump, displayed on the y-axis, ranged from 24.5 centimeters to 38 centimeters (Figure 6). Figure 7 displays the body weight/leg circumference ratio and vertical jumping. In Figure 7, the body weight is displayed in kilograms, while the calf size and vertical jump height is displayed in centimeters. There is a slight positive correlation. Meaning, as the body weight/leg circumference increases, the vertical jumping height increases. The body weight/leg circumference ratio on the x-axis ranged from 1.93 to 3.05. Vertical jump, displayed on the y-axis, ranged from 25 to 50 centimeters (Figure 7). This is the first major difference between male and female displayed in the figures for this experiment. In Figure 6, females had a shorter range (24.5-38 cm), while the males had a larger range (25-50 cm) in vertical jumping height. Bother sexes had a body weight/leg circumference ratio difference of one. However, males’ body weight/leg circumference ratio was larger (1.93-3.05), while females’ ratio was smaller (1.6-2.34) (Figure 6, Figure