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What does CR stand for?

Constant Resistance


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Samples in periodicals archive:
The history of Palestine resistance against Israel proved that the regime has never accepted righteous demands of Palestinians and it would be forced to accept Palestine nation rights only through constant resistance, the Iranian students news agency quoted him as saying.
The bands offer a constant resistance throughout the exercise making it more beneficial than conventional weights.
Despite constant resistance, social rejection and even criminal charges, Anthony persisted in fighting for her beliefs.
The three elements in the title succinctly outline the appropriate progression we want the athlete to take: (1) be able to forcefully move a constant resistance again and again over an extended period of time without getting injured; this is endurance; (2) we want strength where the athlete can safely move an increased amount of resistance through several repetitions; (3) the holy grail of sports, power, is trained by moving the increased resistance quickly.
In short, his courage outweighed the constant resistance and even failure that he and his brother experienced.
He faced constant resistance from City Hall forces who were not interested in the dilution of their power - and certainly not to those pesky, demanding yokels out in the San Fernando Valley.
Because water puts up constant resistance as you move through it, muscles are activated in sets, not isolation.
In therapy, when the all-knowing pooh-bah is found to be flawed, it will be a constant resistance forever.

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