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Lesson
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What
is Hormonally Intelligent Exercise? ..................................................... |
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Lesson
2
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Exercise
as Adaptive Stimulus ................................................................... |
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A.
Proper Application of Training to Failure ............................................... |
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B.
Beneficially Channeling Physical Stress ................................................. |
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C.
Defining a Fit Body ........................................................................... |
11
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Lesson
3
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Uniting
Opposites ...................................................................................... |
13
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Lesson
4
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Cardiovascular
Training: Benefits/Detriments, Jogging/Interval Training
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Lesson
5
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Free
Weights vs. Machines ......................................................................... |
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A.
Certain Machines are Advantageous
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17
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B.
Machines: More Show than Go, More Fame
than Gain ........................... |
19
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Lesson
6
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Overcoming
Self-Consciousness in the Gym ................................................ |
23
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Lesson
7
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Compound
vs. Isolation Exercises ............................................................... |
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A.
Compound ..................................................................................... |
25
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B. Isolation ........................................................................................ |
26
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C. Compounding Hormonal Release and Avoiding
Isolationism ...................... |
26
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D.
Sequencing ................................................................................... |
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Lesson
8
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Cute,
Weird, and Unusual Exercises ............................................................ |
29
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Lesson
9
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Stretching
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31
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Lesson
10
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Exercise
Execution .................................................................................... |
33
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A.
Concentric-Eccentric ...................................................................... |
33
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B.
Accentuating the Negative .............................................................. |
35
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C.
Repetition Speed ........................................................................... |
38
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1.
The Negative Phase ............................................................ |
38
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2.
The Positive Phase ............................................................. |
40
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Lesson
11
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Strength
is Cool, but Power Rules ................................................................. |
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A.
Relationship between Power and Hormonal
Enhancement
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48
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B.
Power Applications of the Force-Velocity
Curve .................................... |
49
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Lesson
12
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Optimum
Training and Recovery Cycles ....................................................... |
57
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Lesson
13
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How
Many Repetitions to Do ........................................................................ |
59
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A.
Clarifying Repetition Ranges ............................................................... |
59
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B.
Athletics vs. Aesthetics ................................................................... |
61
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C.
Muscle
Fiber Types and Tailoring Repetition Ranges
to Training
Objectives
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62
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D.
Strength vs. Size ............................................................................. |
65
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Lesson
14
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The
Pump, the High, and the Burn ............................................................... |
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Lesson
15
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Applying
Qualitative Progression: Stress Factor Cycling ................................ |
71
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Lesson
16
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How
Long to Wait Between Sets .................................................................. |
77
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A.
Momentum Toward Exhaustion and Lactate
Stacking .............................. |
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B. MTE, EIA, and Functional vs. Biological
Aging .......................................
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C. Guidelines Governing Inter-Set Duration ............................................... |
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Lesson
17
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Supersetting
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83
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Lesson
18
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Adjusting
Load Between Sets to Conform to
Target
Repetition
Range
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85
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Lesson
19
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How
Many Sets to do Per Exercise................................................................ |
87
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Lesson
20
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Split
Routines, Bodypart Groupings, and the RAM Method .............................. |
89
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A.
Opposing Muscles Work Together .......................................................
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90
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B. Exploiting Proprioception and Maximizing
the Pump ................................. |
91
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C. Ensuring Developmental Equality among
Muscles ................................... |
93
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Lesson
21
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Methods
of Systematic Muscle Overload ..................................................... |
95
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Lesson
22
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Ballistic/Plyometric
Exercise: More Power to You ......................................... |
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A.
Jump
Squat .................................................................................... |
102
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B.
Side
Hop ....................................................................................... |
103
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C.
Power
Pushup ................................................................................ |
104
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D.
Heavy
Bag ..................................................................................... |
105
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E.
Loaded
Pullup ................................................................................ |
106
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F.
Medicine
Ball ................................................................................ |
108
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Lesson
23
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Static
Attack: Sculpting your Musculature with Motionless
Exercise ............... |
111
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A.
The Force-Velocity Curve and
"Toning-Up"............................................ |
113
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B.
Isometric Contraction is Muscle Tone ................................................. |
115
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C.
Efficiency Exemplified: The Interset Iso-Workout
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116
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D.
Isometric Exercises ......................................................................... |
120
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Lesson
24
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Upper
Leg Training the
Right Way
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125
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Lesson
25
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Unbreakable
Knees .................................................................................... |
129
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Lesson
26
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Structuring
an Optimal Cardiovascular Workout ............................................ |
131
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Lesson
27
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Super,
not Superficial, Shoulders ................................................................. |
137
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Lesson
28
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The
Abdomen:
Power
Center
and
Center
of
Attention
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139
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A.
Misplaced Mania: The Overrated
"Six-Pack" .......................................... |
140
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B.
Crunches: Wildly Popular but Mildly
Effective ........................................ |
141
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C.
Range
of
Motion
Notion .................................................................... |
143
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D.
The Seven Best Ab Exercises ............................................................ |
143
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Lesson
29
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Single
vs. Double-Limb Training: The Bilateral Strength Deficit
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147
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Lesson
30
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Weight
Bearing Exercises ........................................................................... |
149
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A.
Upper Body ........................................................................................ |
150
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1.
Barbell Bench Press ................................................................... |
150
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2.
Incline Barbell Press ................................................................... |
152
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3.
Dumbell Flat Press/Dumbell Incline Press ......................................... |
153
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4.
Triceps Extension ....................................................................... |
155
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5.
Concentration Curl and Preacher Curl ............................................. |
156
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6.
Wrist Curl ................................................................................. |
157
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7.
Reverse Wrist Curl (Wrist Extension) ............................................. |
158
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8.
Lateral Raise ............................................................................. |
159
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9.
Shrug ...................................................................................... |
160
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10.
Jocky Row ............................................................................... |
161
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11.
Straight-Arm Pulldown ............................................................. |
162
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12.
Dumbell Kickback ..................................................................... |
164
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13.
Single-Arm Seated Row ............................................................
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B.
Lower Body ....................................................................................... |
166
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1.
Standing Calf Raise ..................................................................... |
166
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2.
Seated Calf Raise ....................................................................... |
167
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3.
Barbell Squat ............................................................................. |
168
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4.
Dual-Leg Extension ..................................................................... |
170
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5.
Single-Leg Extension ................................................................... |
170
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6.
Lying Dual-Leg Curl ..................................................................... |
171
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7.
Lying Single-Leg Curl ................................................................... |
171
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8.
Front Lunge .............................................................................. |
173
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9.
Side Lunge ................................................................................ |
174
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10.
Athlete’s Plie Lunge ................................................................... |
176
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11.
Back Extension ......................................................................... |
178
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12.
Reverse Back Extension .............................................................. |
179
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13.
Medial Cable Sweep (Cable Adduction/Rotation) ............................. |
180
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14.
Lateral Cable Kick-Out (Cable Abduction/Rotation)
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181
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Lesson
31
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The
Hormonally Intelligent Exercise Program ................................................ |
183
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1.
Duration of Workouts ........................................................................... |
183
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2.
Interset Duration ................................................................................ |
184
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3.
Timing of Workouts ............................................................................ |
184
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4.
Pre- and Post-Workout Meals ................................................................ |
184
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5.
Exercise Rotation ................................................................................ |
184
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6.
Lower Body Training ........................................................................... |
185
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7.
Warm-Up ........................................................................................... |
185
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A.
Beginner ............................................................................................ |
188
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1.
Exercise Routines and Schedules .................................................... |
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1.
Fashioning Training Routine to Fit Your Schedule ......................... |
196
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2.
Alternate Workout Schedules .................................................. |
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Momentum ....................................................................................... |
197
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B.
Intermediate ...................................................................................... |
197
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1.
Cycling Parameters ...................................................................... |
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2.
Cycling Schedule (Standard) ......................................................... |
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3.
Cycling Schedule (Modified) ........................................................... |
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4.
Exercise Routines and Schedules .................................................... |
200
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1.
Fashioning Training Routine to Fit Your Schedule .......................... |
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2.
Alternate Workout Schedules .................................................... |
208
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C.
Advanced ......................................................................................... |
209
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1.
Olympic Lifts .............................................................................. |
209
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2.
Loaded Plyometrics ...................................................................... |
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3.
Overreaching .............................................................................. |
210 |
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4.
Supersetting .............................................................................. |
211 |
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5.
Extra Cardio ............................................................................... |
211 |
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Consolidation
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212
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1.
Exercise Routines and Schedules .................................................... |
212 |
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Lesson
32
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The
Ruling Role of Diet ................................................................................ |
215
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A.
Performance ................................................................................... |
215
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B. Conformance .................................................................................. |
216
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C. Counteraction ................................................................................. |
216
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