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atrophy
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the wasting away or decrease in size of a body part, particually a muscle
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slow twitch
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red muscle fibers that are slow to contractbut have the ability to continue contracting for long periods of time
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intermediate twitch
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muscle fibers that possess a combonation of the fast and slow twitch fiber characteristics
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fast twitch
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white muscles fibers that contract quickly allowing explosive muscular contractions
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isometric
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exercises in which one contracts muscles but does not move body parts
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isokinetic
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exercises done with special machines that allow for maximum resistance over the complete range of motion
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isotonic
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exercises in which the muscles lengthens and shortens through it's full range of movement while lowering and rising a resistance
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repitition
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the completion of a single, full range movement of the body being exercised
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resistance
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the intensity of a weight traning program
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set
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a group of repetitions performed one after the other
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