Corbitt, Ted - Marathoner and ultra-marathoner, Corbitt competed in the 1952 Olympic Marathon for the United States of America.
Diuretics - Class of drugs used by athletes to decrease water conservation. Bodybuilders use diuretics to increase muscular definition and separation. Unfortunately, besides fluid loss, diuretics also flush life - sustaining electrolytes from the body.
Heritage, Doris Brown - The first American to win a World Cross Country title. Totally she won 5.
Isotonic Exercise - Muscular action in which there is a change in length of muscle and weight) keeping tension constant. Lifting free weights is a classic isotonic exercise.
Lock Out - Partial repetition of an exercise by pushing the weight through only last few inches of movement.
Popejoy, Ken - Popejoy was a standout distance runner at Michigan State (Usa), winning the NCAA Indoor mile in 1972 in 4.07,7 He led the Spartans to the 1970 and 1971 Big Ten Conference cross country team championships by winning the individual league race.
Sugar - Any of several water - soluble carbohydrates. The two principal categories of sugards are monosaccharides and disaccharides. A monosaccharide is a single sugar such as glucose, fructose, or galactose. A disaccharide is a doble sugar such as sucrose (table sugar) or lactose.
Trace Minerals - minerals that are essential but only in very small amounts
Upper Abs - Abbreviation for abdominal muscles above navel.
