This article is about the
basic principles to train muscular strength. For strength training
using free weights or weight machines, see weight training .
Strength training is the use of resistance to muscular contraction
to build the strength, anaerobic endurance and size of skeletal
muscles. There are many different methods of strength training, the
most common being the use of gravity or elastic/hydraulic forces to
oppose muscle contraction. See the resistance training article for
information about elastic/hydraulic training, but note that the
terms "strength training" and "resistance training" are often used
interchangeably. When properly performed, strength training can
provide significant functional benefits and improvement in overall
health and well-being including increased bone, muscle, tendon and
ligament strength and toughness, improved joint function, reduced
potential for injury, increased bone density, improved cardiac
function and elevated good cholesterol. Training commonly uses the
technique of progressively increasing the force output of the
muscle through incremental increases of weight, elastic tension or
other resistance, and uses a variety of exercises and types of
equipment to target specific muscle groups. Strength training is
primarily an anaerobic activity, although some proponents have
adapted it to provide the benefits of aerobic exercise through
circuit training. Strength training differs from bodybuilding,
weightlifting, powerlifting and strongman, which are sports rather
than forms of exercise. However, participants in these and many
other sports often use strength training as part of their training
regimen.
There are 26 caches in
Shadyside Park in the series (25 traditional and 1 unknown). The
final unknown cache will be for those who find the first 25
"letters" of the alphabet. To get credit for the puzzle, Simply
make a bookmark list of your fines in this series and email it to
the cache owner to receive the credit for the final puzzle
cache.
A special FTF prize
will be offered to the first person who finds ALL 26 IN ONE
DAY. The distance to walk the tour was measured by Google Earth
and is just over 3.6 miles.