Age-Related Differences And Their Implications For Resistance Training

Chapter 7

resistance exercise

a specialized method of conditioning whereby an individual is working against a wide range of resistive loads to enhance health, fitness, and performance

Childhood

a period of life before the development of secondary characteristics

Adolescence

the period between childhood and adulthood

Adulthood

the stage of life following adolescence, characterized by full physical development and the taking on of adult responsibilities.

Youth or young athlete

both children and adolescents

older and senior

men and women over 65

Athleticism

the ability to repeatedly execute a variety of movements with precision and confidence in a range of environments, which require appropriate skill competency, balance, coordination, strength, power, speed, agility, and endurance

Long-term athletic development

the development of athleticism over time, with an aim to enhance physical fitness, reduce injury risk, and improve mental and physical health and wellbeing

growth, development, maturation

describe changes that occur in the body throughout life

growth

increase in body size or particular body part

development

the natural progression from prenatal life to adulthood

Maturation

as progress towards a fully mature state

Puberty

the stage of development during which children develop secondary sexual characteristics and reproductive capability.

Chronological age

the age of an individual measured in years from birth, often used to assess developmental stages and maturity in relation to physical training.