CYBEX Free Weight Owner's Service Manual page 41

Cybex Free Weight Owner's Manual
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 specifi ed 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 specifi ed
arrangements. Carbohydrates are major components of food such as bread, potatoes and rice.
Cardiovascular - pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.
Cartilage - there are several types. Hyaline cartilage is a relatively thin covering on the ends of many
bones. It forms a smooth, resilient, low friction surface for the movement of one bone on another.
Wedges of cartilage (fi brocartilage) called menisci, disks and labrums are to increase stability, provide
shock absorption, and to facilitate motion in some joints.
Center of Gravity - the center of a body's mass. In the human body, it is the point which all parts are
in balance with one another. The COG may be within the body, altered by the position of the body even
to the point of being outside the body (pike position), or altered by the addiction of load to specifi c body
areas.
Circumduction - a circular movement permitted at ball and socket, condylar and saddle joints. Consists
of fl exion, abduction, extension and adduction in sequence.
Circuit Training - a conditioning program consisting of a number of exercises performed at "stations".
Usually, a given exercise is performed at a station within a specifi ed time; then the athlete moves to the
next station, with its own particular exercise and specifi ed time, then to the next station, and so on.
General
Exercise
Guidelines
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