strength training

What are the potential benefits of strength training?

• Improve physical appearance and reduction in body fat

• Improve muscle flexibility

• Improve VO2max

• Improve Cardiac output

New exercisers should perform resistance training two or three days a week.

• True

• False

The rest interval for muscular strength is _____.

• <30 sec

• 30-90 sec

• 90 sec-2 min

• 2-5 min

The heavier the load, the shorter the rest interval needed.

• True

• False

A general guideline is to increase the resistance in the gradation of about ____.

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

Based on the 'double progressive' training protocol, the _____ should add first before _____.

• resistance, repetitions

• repetitions, resistance

• durations, repetitions

• resistance,

  durations

Which of the following is NOT the basic movement pattern?

• Bend and lift

• Pulling movement

• Pushing movement

• Jumping movement

For hypertrophy training, the recovery time between exercises for the same muscle groups is ____.

• 24 hour

• 48 hours

• 72 hours

• 2 days