NASM-CPT (7th Edition) Chapter 21

Adherence

The level of commitment to a behavior or plan of action.

Overtraining

Excessive frequency, volume, or intensity of training, resulting in reduction of performance, which is also caused by a lack of proper rest and recovery.

Kinetic Chain

A concept that describes the human body as a chain of interdependent links that work together to perform movement.

Training Plan

The specific outline created by a fitness professional that details the form of training, length of time, future changes, and specific exercises to be performed.

Acute Variables

Important components that specify how each exercise is to be performed; also known as exercise training variables.

Periodization

Macromanagement or planned manipulation of training variables in an organized fashion to improve performance over time.

Linear Periodization

A traditional method of program design that aims to gradually increase the intensity of the training load while simultaneously decreasing volume over a set period of time.

Hypertrophy

Enlargement of an organ or tissue; in the context of fitness, it is often used to describe the enlargement of skeletal muscle.

Undulating Periodization

A programming scheme, also known as nonlinear periodization, that uses changes in volume, intensity, and exercise selection to provide loading differences on a daily or weekly basis.

Autonomy

Acting in accordance with how one wants to behave.

Self Efficacy

One's belief that he or she can complete a task, goal, or performance; also known as self-confidence.

Fundamental Movement Patterns

Common and essential movements performed in daily life and are involved in exercise motions within a training session.

Activities Of Daily Living (ADL)

The fundamental tasks needed to manage basic self-care activities, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation and feeding, and homemaking.

Compound (Multijoint) Movement Pattern

An exercise or movement pattern that involves multiple joints and muscle groups.

Kyphotic/ Kyphosis

The normal curvature of the thoracic spine region, creating a convex portion of the spine.

Synergists

Muscles that assist agonists to produce a movement.

Intervertebral Stability

Stability and support of individual spine segments.

Neuromuscular Efficiency

The ability of the nervous system to recruit the correct muscles to produce force, reduce force, and dynamically stabilize the body's structure in all three planes of motion.