HealthLiteracyAssignmentTemplate

Healthliteracyisthedegreetowhichindividualshavethecapacitytoobtain,process,
andunderstandbasichealthinformationandservicesneededtomakeappropriate
healthdecisions.(U.S.DepartmentofHealth&HumanServices)

Name:MaddyKuhn
ArticleSummary
Date: 5/9/16
Week#13

BibliographyInformation
TitleofArticle:Musclegrowthmaybeimprovedwithlongerrestbetweenweightliftingsets
Author(s):HonorWhiteman
PublishingDate:May7,2016
Source/URL:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/309937.php

VocabularyDevelopment
Select3termsfromthetextthatarenewtoyou.Listthetermand
define.

Aerobic

exercisethatrequirespumpingofoxygenatedbloodbytheheartto
deliveroxygentoworkingmuscles.

Muscle
Biopsies

aprocedureinwhichapieceofmuscletissueisremovedfroman
organismandexaminedmicroscopically.

Myofibrillar
Protein
Synthesis

theprocessbywhichdamagedproteinswithinmusclecellsare
rebuilt,aidingmusclegrowthandintracellularsignaling.

Application
Createaconciseandcompletesummaryofthearticle.Usemedicaljargonwhen
appropriate.Employyourbestwritingskills,withathoughtfulintroductionandan
encompassingconclusion.

Itiswidelyacceptedthatanindividualshouldtaketimetorestbetweenweightliftingsetsin
ordertogivethemusclestimetorecover,butpopularnotionholdsthattheshortertherest
time,thegreaterthemusclegrowth.However,thenewstudyfromDr.Breenandcolleagues
suggeststhismaynotbethecase.Toreachtheirfindings,theresearchersenrolled16men
andaskedthemtocompletefoursetsofweightliftingintheformofabilaterallegpressand
kneeextensionexercise.Themenwereaskedtorestforeither1minuteor5minutes

betweeneachset.Theresearcherstookmusclebiopsiesfromthemenassoonasallfour
setswerecompleted,aswellas4,24,and28hoursafter.Withinthefirst4hoursafter
exercise,theteamfoundthatthemenwhohadthelonger5minuterestperiodbetween
eachweightliftingsetshowedagreaterincreaseinMPS,at156percent,comparedwith
thosewhohadtheshorter1minuterestperiod,whosawa76percentincreaseinMPS.

Fullsourcecitation
Forhelp,visiteasybib.comorcitationmachine.net

Whiteman,Honor."MuscleGrowthMayBeImprovedwithLongerRestbetweenWeightlifting
Sets."MedicalNewsToday.MediLexiconInternationalLtd,7May2016.Web.9May2016.

Whatare2questionsthatyoucouldaskregardingthisarticle?

Whydidtheydotheirresearchonlyonmenandnotwomen?

Ifthere'ssearchesfoundagreaterincreaseinMPSwiththe5minutewaittime,whywould
theytellweightlifterstowaitbetween23minutes?

Whatinterestedyouinthisarticle?Whywereyoudrawntothisparticulararticle?
Summarizeyourviewpointofthearticle.

ThisarticleinterestedmebecauseofallthesportsI'minandtheliftingwedo.

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