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Strength & Speed Final Study Guide

  • The best exercise to increase speed is sprinting.

  • A standard Olympic Weight bar weighs 45 lbs.

  • Hang Cleans are used to develop power.

  • Vertical Jumps tests vertical power.

  • Broad Jumps tests horizontal power.

  • The three joints involved in and triple extension are the ankle, knees, & hips.

  • When deadlifting you should maintain a neutral spine.

  • A person training should take in 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight each day.

  • When accelerating your body should be at a 45 degree angle.

  • Plyometric exercises are a great way to train the Central Nervous System to contract muscles quickly.

  • While sprinting, the ball of the foot should strike the ground not the heel.

  • Another name for shoulder blades is scapula.

  • Deadbug is the main exercise we do to develop core strength and stability.

  • While sprinting, when your leg comes through the swing phase your foot should be in dorsiflexion.

  • The first number of a tempo is always the eccentric (lowering) part of the lift, followed by an isometric, concentric, then isometric again.

  • Hinging activates the posterior chain

  • While squatting, your first movement should be a hinge.

  • Deadlift is the best exercise we do to recruit the largest amount of muscle fibers in the posterior chain.

  • Bench is the best exercise we do to develop Chest and Shoulders.

  • Pull-ups develop back strength and scapula stability.

  • Chin-ups palms facing you. Pull-up palms away.

  • Pogos, depth jumps, assisted jumps, plyo push-ups are plyometric exercises we do.

Strength & Speed Final Study Guide

  • The best exercise to increase speed is sprinting.

  • A standard Olympic Weight bar weighs 45 lbs.

  • Hang Cleans are used to develop power.

  • Vertical Jumps tests vertical power.

  • Broad Jumps tests horizontal power.

  • The three joints involved in and triple extension are the ankle, knees, & hips.

  • When deadlifting you should maintain a neutral spine.

  • A person training should take in 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight each day.

  • When accelerating your body should be at a 45 degree angle.

  • Plyometric exercises are a great way to train the Central Nervous System to contract muscles quickly.

  • While sprinting, the ball of the foot should strike the ground not the heel.

  • Another name for shoulder blades is scapula.

  • Deadbug is the main exercise we do to develop core strength and stability.

  • While sprinting, when your leg comes through the swing phase your foot should be in dorsiflexion.

  • The first number of a tempo is always the eccentric (lowering) part of the lift, followed by an isometric, concentric, then isometric again.

  • Hinging activates the posterior chain

  • While squatting, your first movement should be a hinge.

  • Deadlift is the best exercise we do to recruit the largest amount of muscle fibers in the posterior chain.

  • Bench is the best exercise we do to develop Chest and Shoulders.

  • Pull-ups develop back strength and scapula stability.

  • Chin-ups palms facing you. Pull-up palms away.

  • Pogos, depth jumps, assisted jumps, plyo push-ups are plyometric exercises we do.

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