Muscle Fitness Quiz

What is muscle fitness?

• muscular strength

• muscular endurance

• muscular exercise

• muscular strength, endurance, and power

What is the amount of force that a muscle can exert?

• muscular strength

• muscular endurance

• muscular exercise

• muscular strength and endurance

If Patty has the ability to use her muscles for a long period of time, what type of muscular fitness is she likely to have?

• muscular strength

• muscular endurance

• muscular fitness

• muscular exercise

Which principle suggests that you need to work the muscle more than normal if you want to see improved muscle fitness?

• principle of specificity

• principle of regularity

• principle of overload

• principle of progression

Which principle suggests that you should increase resistance little by little when exercising to build muscle fitness?

• principle of specificity

• principle of regularity

• principle of overload

• principle of progression

What would happen if you decided to lift too much too soon?

• improved fitness

• soreness and possible injury

• improved flexibility

• lack of energy

Shawn is doing strength exercises by pushing his hands together as hard as possible. What is this type of exercise called?

• flexibility exercise

• isotonic exercise

• isometric exercise

• fitness exercise

If you were telling your classmates how often they needed to do resistance exercises to improve muscular strength, what would you suggest?

• two or three consecutive days a week

• two or three nonconsecutive days a week

• three to six days a week

• seven days a week

What are the three S's for isotonic exercise?

• slow, strong, and steady

• strong, smooth, and steady

• slow, smooth, and strong

• slow, smooth, and steady

What is a good guideline for feeling comfortable in physical activity?

• consider cooperative activities

• stick to the rules of the game

• play the same activities most of the time

• participate while a crowd is watching