Cybex 5000 Series PL - Manual (Page 51)

Cybex Plate Loaded Owner’s Manual
General
Exercise
Guidelines
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Anthropometrics - measurements and relationships of length and girth of body parts.
Antagonist - the muscle in opposition to the agonist.
Anatomical Position - standing erect, with feet and palms facing forward.
Anatomical Pulley - a bone or skeletal prominence that alters the direction of the pull of a
muscle to increase the muscle’s mechanical advantage.
Anatomy - geography, naming by orientation and/or apparent capability (non-functional).
Anchor Points - the points at which a load enters and exits the body and/or limb.
Anterior - anatomical term meaning towards the front. Same as ventral.
Assistant Mover - a muscle that is less effective at performing a specified motion, but does
have a small degree of mechanical ability to help the prime mover. There are many borderline
cases.
Atrophy - reduction in size of cells and tissues.
Axis of Rotation - imaginary line or point which an object rotates.
Bilateral - refers to both sides.
Biolocomotion - a perspective/description of the human body and its mechanics based upon
locomotion. All animals with legs (regardless of numbers) move with the same mechanics.
Gravity is the common denominator.
Biomechanics - analysis of the load placed on a joint by both the muscle and resistance.
Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Physics = Engineering.
Body Composition - the component parts of the body - mainly fat and
fat-free weight.
Calorie - a unit of work or energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature
of 1 g of water to 1 degree C.
Cam - a mechanical device used to vary leverage.
Carbohydrate - a chemical compound consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms in
specified arrangements. Carbohydrates are major components of food such as bread, potatoes
and rice.