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Congestive Heart Failure: The inability of the heart muscle to pump the blood at a life sustaining rate.

Reciprocity Failure: In photographic emulsions occurs when exposure times fall outside a films normal range. At these times an increase in exposure is required in addition to the assessed amount. This can be ach . . . View Full Definition

Peripheral Heart Action (PHA): A system of training where you go from one exercise to another, with little or no rest, preferably alternating upper body and lower body exercises. Designed for cardiovascular training and t . . . View Full Definition

Muscular Failure: In a strength training program, the point at which your last repetition with weights is so difficult that you cannot perform another repetition.

Recovery Heart Rate: Heart rate taken at the end of the exercise. The amount of the time it takes for your heart to recover to how it was before the exercise began.

Resting Heart Rate: Number of times the heart beats per minute while your body is not phisically active or at rest.

Training To Failure: Continuing a set until it is impossible to complete another rep without assistance.

Target Heart Rate Zone: The number of heartbeats per minute reflecting the exercise intensity that gains the maximum training benefits from an aerobic workout. The formula for obtaining a target heart rate equals 2 . . . View Full Definition

Maximum Heart Rate: The maximum number of times your heart should beat in a minute without dangerously overexerting yourself.

Lymph Hearts: Contractile enlargements of vessels that pump lymph back into the veins; found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles.