Saturated
fat:
Fatty
acid
that
increases
blood
cholesterol.
Considered
to be
a "bad"
fat.
Set:
Group
of repetitions.
Set
point
theory:
The
theory
that
each
person
has
an established
normal
body
weight
that
the
body
tries
to maintain.
Slow
twitch
fibers:
Muscle
fiber
type
characterized
by its
slow
speed
of contraction
and
high
capacity
for
aerobic
glycolysis.
These
muscles
are
made
for
endurance
rather
than
size.
Stabilizers:
The
muscles
that
stabilize
one
joint
so a
desired
movement
can
be performed
in another
joint.
Strength
plateau:
The
period
of time
in a
training
program
in which
no further
strength
gains
occur,
indicating
that
some
part
of the
program
should
be changed.
One
way
to get
past
strength
plateaus
is to
change
your
program.
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