Category: C

Devices used to secure weights to a barbell or dumbbell. Without collars the weights on one side of the bar will slip off.  

Exercise that contracts large muscle groups and increases breathing and heart rate.  

Stuffing yourself with complex carbohydrates during the days before an endurance event.    

To work together with one or more people.  

Crucifera vegetables are members of the mustard family, such as broccoli and cabbage, and contain powerful phytochemicals that help prevent certain cancers.  

Contraindicated exercises are exercises indicated to be injurious to some people.  

The second stage in the transtheoretical model of behavior change. In this stage, individuals have an awareness of their problem behavior and are thinking about changing it-but are not ready to do that.  

The middle part of a three-segment workout. It contains vigorous aerobic exercise that stimulates the cardiorespiratory system and should follow the FITT formula. A constant resistance (weight) is used throughout the range of motion, but the force needed to move the weight varies with leverage determined by the angle of the joint. Doing a biceps…

A variety of drugs used at dance clubs, bars, and “raves.” They are inexpensive, produce increased stamina and intoxicating highs, and include both depressants and stimulants. A drug made to closely resemble a common illegal drug in chemical structure and effect.  

Chronic stress is prolonged physical and emotional stress that is more than the individual can cope with. It may lead to a psychosomatic disease.