Sports Science - fitness and energy systems quiz 2

Which aspect of fitness does continuous training improve?

• Muscular Strength

• Cardiovascular endurance

• Power

• anaerobic fitness

Plyometric training enables the athlete to improve ...

• Aerobic endurance

• Explosive power

• Strength

• Muscular endurance

I am going to increase the weight I bench press every week by 1kg. What additional principle of training am I applying?

• Progressive overload

• Specificity

• Adaptation

• Individual needs

Movement around a joint, is called what?

• Cardiovascular Endurance
• Reaction Time
• Flexibility
• Muscular Strength

What is the ability of body parts to work together when you perform an activity? 

• Flexibility
• Balance
• Coordination
• Reaction Time

What is the ability to get from one place to another in the shortest possible time ?

• Reaction Time
• Agility
• Balance
• Speed

The sit and reach test measures_________?

• Flexibility
• Cardiovascular Endurance
• Muscular Strength
• Muscular Endurance

Percentage of body fat a person has in comparison to his or her total body mass or lean body mass

• Flexibility
• Agility
• Body Composition
• Balance

To develop muscular strength using weight training, how would you progressively overload the training?

• Increase the amount of reps

• Increase the time

• Increase the weight

• Reduce the recovery time

"The maximum amount of oxygen uptake, usually measured in ml of oxygen per kg of body mass per minute" - What is this definition referring to?

• Heart Rate Max

• 1 RM

• VO₂ Max

• Maximum breathing rate