Strength training

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/strength-training

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary energy system?Primarily anaerobic, relying on stored ATP-PC and glycolytic pathways for energy
2. What is the applications?Used in athletic training, physical rehabilitation, chronic disease management, and general fitness
3. What does it mean to lift things to get super strong?Lifting weights or doing body‑weight moves pulls on your muscles, causing tiny tears that heal bigger and stronger, just like a superhero growing muscles.
4. Why do we have to make the weight heavier over time?Gradually adding more weight, called progressive overload, keeps the muscles challenged so they keep growing and getting stronger.

Neuromuscular Adaptation: Changes in the nervous and muscular systems that improve coordination and force generation.
Muscle Hypertrophy: An increase in the size of muscle fibers, leading to greater muscle mass.
Progressive Overload: Gradually increasing the stress placed on the body during exercise to stimulate further adaptation.
Anaerobic Exercise: High-intensity physical activity that does not require oxygen for immediate energy production.