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The quantity of training overload calculated as frequency times duration. The total number of sets and repetitions performed during a training session. Altering training volume can be accomplished by changing the number of exercises performed per session, the number of repetitions performed per set, or the number of sets per exercise.  

A reduction in training load before an important competition that is intended to allow the athlete to recover from previous hard training, maintain physiological conditioning, and improve performance.  

Fundamental guidelines that form the basis for the development of an exercise training program.  

A consistent or chronic progression of exercise sessions designed to improve physiological function for better health or sport performance. In exercise, repeated activities that are highly sports specific, exercise prescription. The process of educating by giving instruction and the opportunity to practise. A systematic process for achieving proficiency in a specialized area. While “education” may…

A phenomenon in which a characteristic is maintained, in terms of relative rank, over a long time span or even a lifetime. In education, the practice of placing students according to their ability level in relatively homogeneous classes. Grouping students into classes based on assessments of their ability and past performance. In an elementary or…

The factors that oppose blood flow.  

The greatest amount of air that the lungs can contain. Total amount of gas that the lungs can hold. Volume of air that the lungs can hold, defined as the vital capacity combined with the residual volume; average value = 6,000 cc. The volume of air in the lungs after a maximal inspiration. This amount…

The process whereby body temperature is maintained or controlled under a wide range of environmental conditions. Efforts by the hypothalamus to maintain body temperature by heat production and heat loss. The body’s innate and automatic temperature control system, overseen by the hypothalamus situated in the brain.  

The increased heat production as a result of food ingestion.