Ch.10 Muscle Fitness Quiz/Review

Which statement refers to strength?

• a. the amount of force a muscle can exert

• b. the ability to contract muscles many times without tiring

• c. the amount of force a muscle can exert many times without tiring

• d. the ability to move a mass quickly

Which two statements are true?

• a. Power requires strength and speed.

• b. Strength allows you to resist muscle fatigue.

• c. Muscular endurance allows you to resist muscle fatigue.

• d. A one-repetition maximum (1RM) is the best measure of power.

The muscular endurance-strength continuum describes how you would use to develop strength, and with with endurance.

• a. low resistance; high repetitions; high resistance; low repetitions

• b. low resistance; low repetitions; low resistance; low repetitions

• c. high resistance; high repetitions; low resistance; high repetitions

• d. high resistance; low repetitions; low resistance; high repetitions

Which statement refers to an isotonic exercise?

• a. Muscles contract and pull with equal force in opposite directions, so no movement occurs.

• b. A muscle contraction pulls on the bones and produces movement of body parts.

• c. The velocity of movement is kept constant through the full range of motion.

• d. The exercise involves pushing your hands and arms together in front of your body.

Your determine the types of fibers in your muscles. People who inherit a large number of muscle fibers are especially likely to be good at activities requiring sprinting and jumping, while those who inherit a large number of muscle fibers are likely to be good at activities requiring long, sustained performances such as distance running or swimming.

• a. genes; fast-twitch; slow-twitch

• b. genes; slow-twitch; fast-twitch

• c. training; fast-twitch; slow-twitch

• d. training; slow-twitch; fast-twitch

Circle all of the statements that are true.

• a. Big people typically have more absolute strength than smaller people.

• b. Males are larger than females, so the absolute strength for males is often higher.

• c. Your 1RM score is an example of absolute strength.

• d. Relative strength is adjusted for your body size by dividing your weight into your absolute strength score.

Which statement describes the double progressive system?

• a. an accelerated approach to muscle fitness where you double the weight lifted every two months

• b. a system that increases repetitions and then weight to produce a progressive overload

• c. a system that doubles repetitions in the first phase and then doubles weight in the second phase

• d. an approach to muscle fitness that alternates between plyometrics and hypertrophy training

Your 1RM represents the

• a. maximum weight a group of muscles can lift at one time

• b. power resulting from your weight training

• c. type of exercise to improve muscle strength

• d. exertion of near-maximal muscular force