Glossary beginning with C
- Calcium ion
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A calcium atom carrying two positive charges
- Capillarisation
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Increased capillarisation is an increase in the number of the smallest blood vessels transporting blood to the bodily tissues
- Cardiovascular warm-up
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Any activity that involves large muscle groups, is fairly rhythmic in nature, and causes an increase in the body's core temperature
- Choking
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Reduced performance under pressure conditions
- Cognitive
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Relating to intellectual faculties of knowing, thinking or perceiving
- Colonic environment
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The environment in the intestine
- Concentric
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A muscle exerting force when shortening
- Concentric muscular contraction
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A muscular contraction where a muscle shortens to produce force
- Control
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A group in a scientific study that undergoes the same experimental conditions as the "treatment group" but doesn't receive the treatment under investigation - eg calcium supplements. The control group's results are used as a baseline against which those of the treatment group can be compared
- Counter-movement jump
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An example of an SSC, in which you squat and then jump up as high as possible
- Creatinine
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An end product of normal muscle metabolism, which is produced at a measurable and predictable rate after exercise
- Cross linking
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A process whereby protein molecules become chemically linked to their neighbours and which is associated with degeneration - eg the appearance of lines and wrinkles on the skin as ageing occurs
