That is the Question. Topic: How stretching before working out in the gym or going for a jog can be bad for your muscles. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to not stretch before they work out‚ and to perform other exercises instead. Thesis statement: Today I will try to persuade you that stretching before you work out at the gym or go for a jog can be bad‚ and can harm your muscles. INTRODUCTION Attention material: To stretch or not to stretch‚ that is the question everyone must ask himself
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The Muscular System: Skeletal Muscle Tissue 1. Fill in the characteristics of the three muscle types: Muscle Type Cardiac Shape of cell Skeletal branching chains of cells single‚ long cylindrical # of nuclei 15 um in diamter‚ small Striations yes‚ has myofibrils and sarcomers Control involuntary 100 um in size‚ big Smooth single‚ spindle shape cells 2-10 in diameter‚ medium yes‚ presences of myofibrilsno presence of myofibrils and sarcomeres voluntary
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An activity that primarily utilizes type I muscle fibers is long distance running. Type I fibers are generally slow-twitch fibers‚ meaning they contract slowly and have a high capacity for aerobic glycolysis. Ectomorphs usually perform long distance running. In order to train slow twitch muscles (training slow twitch muscle fibers is for endurance purposes and other aerobic activities)‚ one must increase the time under tension (TUT). Specifically‚ one must focus on doing higher reps (12-15) and low
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4 Major Muscle-Building Rules You spend almost every day doing high-intensity workouts in the gym‚ and yet you still wonder why you can’t build well-defined muscles. The most common reasons why this happens are doing an improper diet‚ over training and wrong choice of exercises. If you want to effectively burn calories and grow muscle mass you should apply the following rules to your workout routine. Change the Eating Habits In order to build muscles and to burn fat‚ it is essential to consume
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When muscles of the body are exposed to electric shock‚ the muscles contract‚ the heart muscle goes into fibrillation electric shock can result in death AC is much more dangerous than DC An electrical shock is experienced when a person become part of an electric circuit. As a result‚ current enters at one point and leaves by another. The severity of the shock is determined by three main factors: The amount of current flowing through the body; The path of the current through the body. The great
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Upper Back Muscle PainEliminate upper back muscle pain and live a pain free life. That pain is usually a warning sign that your posture is in need of some additional help. Muscles that fatigue and give way to pain at the end of the day are usually the ones being overworked. They just can’t hold up your head and neck any more. They’re tired‚ weak‚ and unable to manage your daily routine. Once they fatigue and your spinal joints become involved‚ it’s only a matter of time before you’ll experience
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Best Muscle Building Diet By Jack Flagg | Submitted On September 10‚ 2011 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Jack Flagg When you are observing a regular fitness regimen‚ it is just as important
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CA research 1How do muscles get the energy they need to work All muscles need ATP (ATP is a ‘energy currency’) most of these cell reactions rely on the breakdown of ATP the ways to get atp are to react anaerobically or aerobically. The “ reactions form energy in the format of ATP’’ ATP (also known as adenosine tri-phosphate) is produced. Respiration is conducted from the cell membranes inside the mitochondria. Aerobic respiration provides a lot of energy needed per molecule of glucose (the level
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The bus ride to Muscle Shoals High School felt like hours and hours while only minutes had passed. My stomach flipped ferociously like a gymnast on the vault. My friends were trying to hype me up‚ but I could only focus on the fear and shaking of my body. I was too afraid
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Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a coordination and muscle movement disorder. Cerebral palsy have different affects on people. It can affect body movement‚ muscle coordination‚ muscle control‚ muscle reflect‚ posture and balance. It is caused by an injury in the part that control body movement in a child’s brain. People with cerebral palsy can have other problems such as seizures‚ decreased the ability of learning‚ problems hearing‚ seeing‚ and thinking. There is no cure has been
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