Jerry is participating in a resistance training program. While he is warming up for his barbell...

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Jerry is participating in a resistance training program. Whilehe is warming up for his barbell chest press (standard bench press)exercise he starts to think about how he is able to raise theweight, 135lbs, from his chest to full arm extension and back tohis chest (1 repetition). Further, he wonders what is differentwhen he is lifting a heavier weight like 185lbs. In your own words,please answer Jerry’s curiosities from a physiologic perspective.Be as detailed as possible.

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An exercise routine which involves decreasing number of repetitions for a specific exercise while increasing the weight For example benching for 10 reps with 135 lbs for one set then benching    See Answer
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