Answer Fitness®: Practical Fitness Advice for Everyone

What Does Muscular Strength Mean? | Fitness, Health & Exercise Glossary

January 1, 2009 on 9:44 am | By Matt | In Fitness, Health & Exercise Glossary | 1 Comment

What Is Muscular Strength and How Is It Measured?

Definition of Muscular Strength

Muscular strength is defined as the maximum amount of force that a muscle can exert against some form of resistance in a single effort. 

This is in contrast to muscular endurance, which represents multiple muscle contractions or a sustained muscle contraction over a period of time, for example during running, climbing or performing multiple reps with a dumbbell at the gym.

Practically speaking, you use muscular strength when you lift yourself out of a chair, pick up a heavy object, or push a piece of furniture. In the gym, a single repetition at a given weight is an example of muscular strength.

Continue reading What Does Muscular Strength Mean? | Fitness, Health & Exercise Glossary…

Sphere: Related Content

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!