Improving Performance Requires More Specific Training Than the Type Needed

question 17

Multiple Choice

Improving performance requires more specific training than the type needed to improve health because

• A)more muscle groups are involved.
• B)fatigue is more prevalent.
• C)adaptations are specific to the activity.
• D)skill-related activities are more intense.

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Definitions:

Refractory Period

The period immediately following a stimulus or action during which a nerve or muscle is unresponsive to further stimulation.

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell, the fundamental unit of the nervous system encoding and transferring information.

Myelin Sheath

A protective covering that surrounds axons of many neurons, facilitating the faster transmission of electrical impulses along the nerve cells.

Dendrites

Extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and transmit them toward the cell body.