High-Performance Machinery
Close your eyes and think about the term "high performance." When you think of a high-performance car, what do you see? How does it move? How does it perform? Your body can be a high-performance machine as well. It takes knowing your body and how to train it in order to build its performance capabilities.
This module is dedicated to making the body stronger, for athletics or lifestyle activity. While you are getting stronger, you will also take a closer look at bones, muscle, joints, and the movements they provide. You will see what it takes to become an elite athlete and what you can learn from those athletes, even if you do not aspire to perform at that level.
Getting Started
How much do you know about your body's joints? Before you start building your high-performance machine, take a moment to complete this non-graded interactivity. This activity will assess your prior knowledge of the joints in the human body. Click the player button to begin.
Key Vocabulary
To view the definitions for these key vocabulary terms, visit the course glossary.
Bone Growth
Abduction
Adduction
Agonist
Antagonist
Bone Modeling
Bone Remodeling
Cartilage
Cross-training
Depression
Extension
Flexion
Ligament
Marrow
Muscle Memory
Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts
Over-training
Processes
Range of Motion (ROM)
Repetitions
Resistance
Sets
Stabilizer
Synergist
Tendon