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| designed to increase an athlete's endurance base, maximal oxygen consumption, and tissue respiration capacity |
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| length of time a workout lasts, should be realted aerobic needs of competition and training |
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| time, reps and/or distances covered, should be balanced with other training modes, and practice/competitive schedule |
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| stretch shortening cycle (SSC) |
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| the coupling of an eccentric action with a concentric action; links sprinting, jumpin and changing direction |
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| describes contractile and noncontractile elements |
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| neuromuscular model (SSC) |
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| suggests that preactivation of a muscle or muscle group is partially responsible for the force and power potentiation during the concentric phase |
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| contained within the sarcomere of a muscle; consist of actin and myosin |
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| consist of the series elastic component (SEC), also known as the muscle-tendon unit, and the parallel elastic componenet (PEC) |
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| contain several intrafusal fibers that are arranged in parallel with extrafusal fibers; they provide information regarding muscle length |
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| golgi tendon organs (GTOs) |
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| located in the muscle-tendon complex and monitor tension; this provides an inhibitory reflex on motor neurons of the agonist muscle |
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| reflexes that stimulate agonists while simultaneously inhibiting antagonists |
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| an efficient, coordinated movement in multiple planes performed at multiple velocities |
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