Developing Muscular Strength and Endurance Answers

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Overload is the act of exercising a muscle to fatigue. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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T
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It is important to allow a muscle group 48 hours to recover after targeted weight lifting.

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T
B
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Which of the following factors are incorporated into the FITT principle of weight training?

A
function, intensity, type, and timeline for exercise
B
frequency of exercise, intensity, time allotted, and type of exercise
C
fitness goals, interests of the person, techniques, and time allotted
D
frequency, interests of the person, technical abilities, time commitment
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Which statement BEST describes how muscles respond to weight training?

A
Weight training stretches the muscles' limits and makes the muscles longer.
B
Weight training pushes the muscles' abilities, making the muscles gain endurance.
C
Weight training stimulates the muscles and causes the muscle fibers to sit closer together.
D
Weight training overloads muscles, which causes the body to respond by making muscle fibers larger.
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If you had a 30-pound barbell at home and you wanted to compare your muscular endurance to your younger brother's, which method would be the BEST to use?

A
absolute method
B
maxing out
C
prediction of 1 percent RM
D
fixed percentage of 1 max RM
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When planning a workout for muscular endurance, you'll need fewer workouts to reach your goal if you do compound exercises.

A
T
B
F
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If you want to increase your muscular endurance, which workout would be BEST suited to help you reach your goals?

A
a workout that uses five sets of five reps and works out each specific muscle group three times a week, treating every other day as a rest day
B
a workout that works out each muscle group each day, using high weight and low repetitions
C
a workout that uses three sets of 15 repetitions and works each muscle group four times a week, treating every other day as a rest day
D
a workout that isolates one muscle group a day, using low weight and low repetitions
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Martina wants to increase her strength in her lower and upper body to help her in her new waitressing job. Right now, Martina lifts weights once a week and includes exercises that work out all muscle groups. Which change in her workout would be BEST to help her meet her goals?

A
making sure that she targets the groups in the upper body and works these groups out every day
B
concentrating on the muscle groups that will strengthen only her arms and legs for her job and doing this workout every day
C
working out her arms on Monday, her legs on Wednesday, and her stomach on Friday.
D
making sure there is variety, at least 48 hours of rest for specific muscle groups, and that each target group gets a workout three times a week
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Which of the following methods is the most effective in determining muscular strength if you do not want to worry about selecting the wrong weight?

A
maxing out
B
absolute method
C
predicting 1 RM
D
calisthenic method
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If we wanted to compare muscular endurance between a very large person and a very small person, what method would be the BEST method to use?

A
absolute method
B
maxing out
C
callisthenic method
D
fixed percentage of RM method

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