Weightlifting

Total Energy Cost Laboratory Introduction: There are three energy systems that produce ATP. First is the ATP-PC system (high power and short duration), Glycolytic System (moderate power and moderate duration), and the oxidative aerobic system (low power and long duration). In this lab, a subject weight lifted for one minute. At the start, the Phosphagen system immediately took place. This system, also called the ATP-PC system is the quickest way to re-synthesize ATP, and is a rapid supply of…

Five components of a well-rounded physical activity/exercise program are muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Each component has specific FITT principles: Frequency – how often?, Intensity – How hard of what level, Time (Duration), and Type. For cardiovascular endurance, the ACSM-FITT recommendations are: type – large muscle groups/rhythmic/continuous, intensity – 60-90% of maximum heart rate (MHR), time – 20-60 minutes for each bout…

taking an interest in physical activity before. Although, I focused more and the physical aspects of what exercise could offer, I was unaware of the abundant psychological advantages, also I talked more about anaerobic type of exercises, mostly weightlifting. Of the people that I tried to pursued into developing a exercise schedule only a few stayed with, however I think if I was better educated then as I am now I would have been better at persuading those individuals to keep up with their…

Childhood Games I had lots of childhood games we used to have lots of air soft wars when we were younger. They were a lot of fun we all started out pretty basic with our weapons. We all had cheap Walmart pistols until Tyler started getting nicer ones and made all of us want nicer ones of course, so I ended up with a shotgun and a fully automatic rifle and a bunch of pistols. We never really had a certain place where we would have the wars just kinda depended on whose parents would let us come…

I was considered to be on the brink of obesity since the sixth grade until the end the Freshmen, that summer I began to change my diet and began doing cardio. This continued until I began weightlifting, becoming a weightlifter allowed me to understand the meaning of patience and of working. Every time I am at the Golds Gym, I consider it the most product time of my day because I believe the sensation of burning muscle is the act of working. Bodybuilding…

He wrote with the element pathos, giving emotions in many forms, pulling at the strings of the readers hearts. Thomas did his last piece of coaching at 7:45 a.m. on June 24, teaching a weightlifting session of about 20 students. Jenkins let out sentimental emotions in that sentence, letting the audience know that something horrifying had happened to Thomas. That morning Thomas stood next to his football player Brandon, talking about the next…

While in walking for wellness, I’ve learned some very valuable insights that I didn’t think that I would learn. Taking what I can from this class, whether it be, walking fast, slow, to get my heartrate up, or to just look at what’s around me. I know that there are many things that I can take away that I learned in this class that will help me in the future to be happier and healthier. What I really enjoyed about our outside classes – walking around and observing – was being able to actually see…

students and 33% of males say they eat when under stress. One way to reduce stress levels can be to increase the amount of physical activity. There are many ways to work off and maintain a healthy weight, this could be by, adding a yoga, swimming, or weightlifting class as a part of a daily activity. Signing up for an exercise class can be motivation to working out and can help one to stick to their fitness goals. Other options instead of organized activities can include taking the stairs,…

In 2015, the Patrick Henry varsity football team worked for a dismal record of 5-5, which at Patrick Henry results in a failure. Historically known as a football powerhouse, Patrick Henry teams before us won eight straight Northwest Ohio Athletic League championships from 2002 through 2009. Now as juniors, we knew that we could and had to do better for our senior year. Although we play the same game of football, a year can make multiple differences and teach life lessons. The biggest adjustment…

Little league pitchers are too young for certain workouts. For example lifting weights may not be safe, but Dr. Preston, Dr. House, and Dr. Vangsness hypothesis that weightlifting is not the direct issue of shoulder and elbow injuries. In their article, the three doctors believe the joint integrity training is the cause (Preston, House, and Vangsness 3). Since the joints of little league pitchers are not completely developed, joint integrity training damages the joints instead of strengthening…