HHP 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Bench Press, Overhead Press, Triceps Brachii Muscle
3 May 2018
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Exercise to increase Muscular Strength and/or Muscle Endurance
• What influences muscle size?
o Genetics
o Gender (guys gain muscle faster than girls)
o Training program (muscle gain depends on training program
o Age (lose muscle as we get older)
o Unnatural factors (steroids)
Resistance training goals
• Goal influences types of program
o Health ex. PA guidelines
o Strength
o Endurance
o Power (Skill related- swiftly/explosively)
(weightlifting)
o Performance (practice football related
resistance training for football players)
• Program based on:
o Exercises
o Frequency
o Volume (reps x sets x load)
o Rest period
Hypertrophy: increasing muscle size (kind of in between strength and endurance) (requires more
frequency per week)
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