Weight Training
1 Rep Max (1RM) Calculator
Your 1 rep max (1RM) is the maximum amount of weight you can use and still perform a single repetition of a specific exercise while using good form. It can be used as a baseline for any exercise, but is most often seen with the bigger compound lifts such as dead lift, bench press, squat, [...]
The Overload Principle
When you overload something, you are exposing it to a greater level of stress than is normally encountered. When it comes to exercise, physical changes in the form of strength and muscular development only result when an overload is applied. The better condition you’re in, the great the overload needs to be in order to [...]
The Overcompensation Principle aka Why You Get Bigger and Stronger
The body is a really amazing thing, with an astounding a capacity to adapt. Cut yourself and it heals. Break a bone and it knits back together, actually stronger at the point of the break. Walk around barefoot on rough surfaces for a while and callouses form. And what weight lifter hasn’t passed some time [...]
The Law of Individual Differences
This is a management term, yet it’s also used in the weight training world. The Law of Individual Differences is used to refer to the fact that when it comes to personality, ability, self-concept, values, and needs, people are different. Accounting for these individual differences is one of the core competencies of management. So that [...]
Weight Lifting Terms and Definitions
Abduction: Moving a body part away from the middle of the body. When you bench press, teh part where you press the weight away from your chest is an abduction movement. Agonist: The primary muscle engaged in contracting during a specific movement. When you do curls, the bicep muscle is the agonist. Anaerobic Exercise: Exercise [...]
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