Muscular Strength Part 1

What are the benefits of muscular strength and endurance?

• Can help you maintain bone strength

• Can help you improve your fitness level

• Can help you improve your sport performance

• All of these

What is muscular strength?

After a few weeks of training, muscles get bigger, a concept known as _________.

Usually when one lifts to develop muscular strength, they will lift heavier weight and perform more repetitions.

• True

• False

Muscular endurance is the amount of weight that you can lift repeatedly over time.

• True

• False

Muscular endurance is also the ability to contract the _______ many times without tiring or to hold one contraction for a long time.

When lifting for endurance training, most individuals will lift lighter weight and perform more repetitions.

• True

• False

A __________ distributes the stresses of weight-bearing and protects the back. 

Why is strength training important? List at least 5

The core actually consists of many different muscles that stabilize the...

• pelvis

• spine

• the spine & pelvis

• the spine, pelvis, & shoulders