Cluster Series

They are similar to the series with the break. At Cluster Series it take  7 to 17 sec of rest between each repetition. One cluster of 5 series repetition looks like this: 1 repetition, 10 sec rest, 1 repetition, 10 sec rest, 1 repetition, 10 sec rest, and so 5 repetition. 
Considering that after resting of each repetition, you can use a lot greater weight than you could do with regular series with the same number of repetitions.

Burns

These are partial (semi) repetition, which are performed at the end of regular series. E.g. Perform 10 repetitions with the full folding with dumbbell and eventually add a partial repetition of 5-6 in another half of the movement.

The Muscle Failure

The Muscle Failure is a point when you are not able to perform even one complete repetition. In other words, once you reach the point of muscle failure you are no longer able to do it without help, or cheating.

The muscle failure occurs for several reasons:

* Full muscle fibers tiredness (rarely)
* Accumulation of metabolites (elbows, hydrogen) in muscle that is acting in it’s way to complicate contraction or disable her 
* Fatigue of nervous systems

Intensity

There are a lot of delusions with the concept of force in connection with the training. At strength training concept of “intense” does not apply to subjective judgement (man, this was totally intense! “), But on the objective variables: weight height of use in comparison with your capacity.
Let’s simplify, which is a greater burden in comparison with your strength is greater intensity exercise. E.g. If you were able to raise a maximum of 200 kg of bench press with one repetition, a series of 5 repetitions with 170 kg (85%) is more intense than a series of 10 repetitions with 140 kg (70 %) Although the latter might seem more difficult and intensively.

Volume

It refers to the total work performed during the training. Technically, the volume is equal to the number of repetitions, multiplied by the weights used in training and the series. E.g. If you perform in the 5 Series 10 repetitions with 100 kg in one exercise, your volume amounts is 50,000 kg or 50 tons. In bodybuilding circles, the volume is often refers to the number of series per muscle group; less than 6 Series by a group considered to be low volume, 6 - 9 high, average 10-16, 17-20 high and over 20 series of very high volume.

This certainly is not the most extensive glossary of terms used in the training world, but it should be sufficient for the understanding of basic concepts with which you are going to meet in relation to the bodybuilding.

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