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5. ExErcisE TErMs
Seated pec deck Seated on the equipment, place elbows
and forearm onto pads. Inhale and
squeezepadsforwardandtogether
applying force through the elbows and
forearms.Exhaleandreturntostart
allowing a full range and stretch.
Seated chest press Seated on the equipment, grip the
lower chest grips in an overhand grip,
palms facing the oor. Inhale and push
barforward,exhaleandreturnbars
back.
4.TRAININGTERMS
Pleasefamiliarizeyourselfwiththefollowingtermsbeforeyoustartexercising.
These terms are refered to in the inidivdual training programs.
Duration
Inagymprogramthiswillrefertotheworkouttimeoftheentireprogram
Intensity
This will refer to the amount of weight used, and the amount of rest given between each set of a
exercise
Type
Refers to the type of training , ie strength, resistance, cardio etc.
Reps/
Repetitions
A single cycle of lifting and lowering a weight
Sets
A number of reps performed together ended with a rest period is refered to as a set
Tempo
Istherateandspeedatwhicharepisexecuted,ithas3stages,thepush/pull,thepauseandthereturn
motion
eg. 2:1:3 - 2 seconds to complete ‘push/pull’, 1 second pause, 3 seconds to return to start position
% of max.
Isdeterminedas%of1repetitionofmaxweightapersoncanpushforanygivenexerciseeg.ifyou
weretopress100kgforonlyonerepasyourmax,yourtrainingweightfor45%ofmaxfor10reps
wouldbe45kgpushed10times
Superset
Thisreferstodoingthe2ndexerciseimmediatelyaftercompletingtherstexercisewithoutpausing
Seated leg Sitontheseatandslotyourankles
extensions behindtheanklepad.Inhaleandraise
legstohorizontal.Exhalewhilelowering
legs to start.