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MUSCULAR STRENGTH
AND
MUSCULAR
Mr. Foltz
Health & PE
ENDURANCE
MUSCULAR STRENGTH
The ability of a muscle or muscles to push or pull
with its total force.
 Increased muscular strength allows a person to
lift, push, or pull with more force.
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MUSCULAR STRENGTH
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Improving strength: Use enough resistances so
that the muscles are CHALLENGED to complete
eight repetitions.(Work the muscles to near
maximal force)
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If a person can do more than twelve reps of an
exercise, then they have plenty of strength and are
now working on endurance.
MUSCULAR STRENGTH
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Activities that use muscular strength:
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Lifting a heavy box
Opening a jar
Carrying grocery bags
Carrying a child
What others?
MUSCULAR STRENGTH
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Strength is always a benefit in any athletic
situation but it also important when the car has
a flat tire, the door is stuck, or the pickle jar
cannot be opened.
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
The muscle’s ability to work over a long period of
time.
 The muscles are able to repeat a movement many
times or hold a position without stopping to rest.
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MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
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Improving Endurance: Increase the number of
repetitions. (at least twelve times)
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Strength gains are made, but as number of reps
increase, less impact is made on strength and more is
made on the endurance.
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
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Activities that use muscular endurance:
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Climbing stairs
Shopping
Aerobic Activities
Raking Leaves
Mowing Lawn (Push Mower)
What others?
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
What comes first? Strength or Endurance?
 Strength
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Before the brick layer can stack hundreds of
bricks a day, they must have the muscular
strength to lift the first brick. Once they have
the initial strength to lift the first brick, the brick
layer can begin to build muscular endurance.
“IF YOU DON’T USE THEM YOU WILL LOSE
THEM”
Muscles react positively to strenuous activity and
negatively to inactivity.
 When the body is inactive, a LARGE percentage
of strength is lost over time.
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HOW CAN I IMPROVE BOTH?
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Resistance training: Activities that place an
additional force against the muscle or muscle
group.
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Examples: Weight training, Push-ups, and crunches
WHY SHOULD I IMPROVE IT?
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As your body ages, bone density tends to decrease
which can lead to weak bones (osteoporosis)
Building muscular strength and endurance
through resistance training, can help improve
bone density and control body composition.
HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER
Will having one help with the other?
 How and why?
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STRENGTH OR ENDURANCE
STRENGTH OR ENDURANCE
STRENGTH OR ENDURANCE