Exercise Terminology For Flabby Arms

If you are trying to get rid of flabby arms and you want to take your knowledge to the next level, you will have to do some exercise physiology research. Although this is not necessary per se, having a more profound knowledge base helps you make better decisions about diets and programs.

Unfortunately, you may get a little lost amongst all the terminology. After all, the deeper you dig into a subject the more complex the vocabulary and terminology will become.

So without further ado, here are some common exercise phrases that you may encounter in your flabby arm mission:

1. A concentric contraction. Whenever one of your muscles makes one of your bones move it shortens. There are little proteins called myosin and actin which hook onto each other and pull together. When you do a bicep curl, your bicep shortens and forms a bulge, for instance.

2. An eccentric contraction. This can be viewed as the opposite of a concentric contraction because in this case the muscle is shortening. So whenever you lower the weight during a bicep curl, for instance, you are performing an eccentric contraction.

3. An exercise completion. Performing an exercise through completion does not involve simply doing a positive or negative contraction. Instead, it involves doing an exercise though its entire range of motion. In other words, going through the starting portion, middle portion and end portion.

4. The repetition unit. One repetition is the unit of an exercise. It involves doing an exercise through all its different portions without any rest between portions. Learning how to perform one repetition of an exercise with flawless form is essential before moving on to more advanced techniques.

5. One complete set. A set is a grouping of consecutive repetitions without substantial rest in between said repetitions. There are some advanced types of sets such as drop sets and super sets. In which you do the same exercise over and over again with lower weights or when you combine the set of one exercise with the set of another exercise without ANY rest.

Now my personal recommendation is to broaden your knowledge on flabby arms and exercise science as much as possible within your own limits. In other words, do NOT try to learn everything in one shot. Any time you acquire a new skill or new knowledge it takes some time before you can internalize the new information.

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