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WorksheetsIntro: Weight Training and the FITT Principle
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is the best definition of a "rep"?
Increasing the overload
What it is called when someone gets their maximum weight amount on bench press.
How long you rest between sets
A repetition or continuation of the identical motion
Weight training has many benefits, one benefit is that if you have strong muscles then (1, 2.11)
your bones will be supported and will help you to avoid injury
your chances of getting diabetes may increase
your fat percentage will increase
your bones will become weaker
Weight Training and healthy behaviors can help decrease your chances of obtaining which of the following
Stroke and arthritis
Diabetes
Heart Disease
All of the above
When performing a repetition, the best way to execute it is
to complete it as fast as possible
with a slow and controlled motion
to use momentum to help you lift the weight
to hold your breath while lifting
If you were unable to pass the push up test on the Fitnessgram, which of the following exercises would be the best for you to add to your personal fitness plan in order to increase your strength of those specific muscles? (1, 2.4)
Squats
Leg Press
Quadricep Extensions
Bench Press
Which of the following best describes the way you should breathe when lifting weights?
Take a deep breath in and hold it throughout the exercise
Take quick shallow breaths before you lift and hold your breath during the lift
Breath in when you are on the easy part of the lift and out on the hard part of the lift
Breath only when lowering the weight
Based on the principles of exercise, which principle explains that you need to ask your muscles to do more than they are used to doing in order to build strength?
Principle of Progression
Principle of Overload
Principle of Variety
Principle of Specificity
Which of the Principles of Exercise state that you must allow your muscles time to repair and rebuild for 24-48 hours after and intense workout?
Principle of Progression
Principle of Balance
Principle of Variety
Principle of Recovery
If you don't continuously expose your muscles to some resistance what will happen to your muscles?
They will stay the same
They will atrophy (get smaller)
They will hypertrophy (get larger)
They will turn into fat
Which of the following is the best explanation of how muscles grow and get stronger?
As you workout and lift weights your body will automatically start to build large muscles and you will start to look like a body builder
As you lift weights as long as you keep the weight the same and the amount of repetitions the same you will continually get stronger
As you lift weights you expose the muscle to stress which damages the muscle fibers and then your body heals this damage and makes the muscle stronger
As you workout and lift weights your fat turns into muscle
In reference to the FITT Principle: What does :"Intensity" mean in regards to workouts?
How often you are working out
How long you are working out
How hard you are working out
How much recovery time is needed
In reference to the FITT Principle: What does :"Frequency" mean in regards to workouts?
How often you are working out
How hard you are working out
How much recovery time is needed
How long you are working out
Which of the following statements are true?
The same volume of Muscle and Fat will both weigh the same.
5 lbs of muscle will take up less volume than 5 lbs of fat.
5 lbs. of muscle will take up more volume than 5 lbs of fat.
If you stop working out your muscle will turn into fat.
If you stop working out your muscle will turn into fat.
True
False
The muscle repairs and recovers from a hard workout when at rest.
True
Fals
Based on the FITT Principle: what does time refer to?
How frequent you work out
What time of day that you workout
How long you workout
How many times you do a repetition
