By: Fateh Muhammad Senior Physiotherapist, AFIRM

Muscle Performance
Capacity of muscle to do work
Force x Distance Influenced by all of the body system

3 Elements of Muscle Performance are:

Strength ii. Power iii. endurance

i.

Resistance Exercise:
Any form of active exercise in which dynamic or static

muscle contraction is resisted by an outside force applied manually or mechanically. Also referred as resistance training Essential element of rehab pgm for persons with impaired function An integral component of conditioning pgm for those who wish to promote or maintain health and physical well being

STRENGTH:
Ability of contractile tissue to produce tension
Specifically muscle strength is the greatest

measureable force that can be exerted by a muscle or muscle group to overcome resistance during a single maximum effort. Functional strentghn refers to the neuromuscular system to produce reduce or control forces during functional activity in a smoth coardinated manner.

Strength training :
Strength training : it is defined as a systemic

procedure of a muscle or a muscle group lifting , lowering , or controlling heavy loads(resistance) for a relatively low no of repetition or over a short period of time. Most common adaptation to heavy resistance exercise which result in increase in muscle strength : A. neural adaptation B. increase muscle fiber size.

Power
Power: muscle power is defined as work per unit time
Strength x speed of movement. Strength= force x distance.

Power = force x distance/time.

Power training Power can be enhance by increasing the work or

decreasing the time.

Endurance:
Refers to the low intensity, repetitive ,or sustained activities

over a prolong period of time. Cardiopulmonary endurance (total body endurance) Muscle endurance (local endurance) ENDURANCE TRAININING: It is characterized by having a muscle contract and lift or lower a light load for many repetition or sustained a muscle contraction for the extended period of time. Adaptations: due to increase in their oxidative and metabolic capacities which allows better delivery and use of oxygen.

Overload principle
If muscle performance is to improved, a load that

exceed the metabolic capacity of muscle , must be applied that is the muscle must be challenged to perform at a level greater than that to which it is accustomed. Application of principle Strength training program Endurance program.

Said principle.

(specific adaptation to imposed demand)

Specificity of training Transfer of training

REVERABILITY PRINCIPAL.