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Chapter 8 Test
Multiple Choice: Place the letter of the best answer in the space provided.
______ 1. Increased muscular fitness is important because it will
A. decrease your flexibility
B. improve your posture and appearance
C. make you look big and obese
D. make you weigh less than a fat person
______ 2. Which statement is true about weight training?
A. Females do not need to worry about muscle bulk and definition.
B. Females, like males, can build large, bulky muscles.
C. Muscle developed during weight training will turn to fat if you stop lifting.
D. Weight training will cause a person to become muscle-bound.
______ 3. Females should not worry about becoming muscle-bound because
A. estrogen is their primary sex hormone
B. they have more fat than males to mask muscle definition
C. they have more fast-twitch fibers than males
D. both A and B are correct
______ 4. Which type of muscle fiber contributes most to muscular endurance?
A. cardiac
B. fast-twitch
C. slow-twitch
D. all of the above
______ 5. Which statement is not true about fast-twitch muscle fibers?
A. They are also called white fibers.
B. They are found in all skeletal muscles.
C. They are necessary for short-distance track events.
D. They are used primarily for aerobic activities.
______ 6. Which method of weight training can be used to develop muscular strength?
A. isokinetic
B. isometric
C. isotonic
D. all of the above
______ 7. What type of strength development exercise are you performing if the length of your
muscle does not change?
A. isokinetic
B. isometric
C. isotonic
D. none of the above
______ 8. If you push against a stationary object for eight seconds, you have performed an
A. eccentric exercise
B. isokinetic exercise
C. isometric exercise
D. isotonic exercise
______ 9. A muscular contraction with a barbell involving movement of a body part through a
full range of motion is called an
A. eccentric exercise
B. isokinetic exercise
C. isometric exercise
D. isotonic exercise
______ 10. A machine that provides both constant speed and maximum resistance throughout
the full range of motion provides what type of muscular contraction?
A. eccentric
B. isokinetic
C. isometric
D. isotonic
______ 11. When your goal is to increase muscular endurance, your starting weight load should
be what percent of your maximum lift for one repetition?
A. 10–30%
B. 30–60%
C. 60–90%
D. 90–100%
______ 12. When you train specifically for strength, the recommended number of repetitions is
A. 4 to 8
B. 8 to 12
C. 12 to 20
D. 20 or more
______ 13. A group of repeated movements performed continuously with a given weight load is
known as a
A. repetition
B. resistance
C. set
D. workout
______ 14. The reason for limiting your weight training workout to three sessions per week is
A. people do not have time to train more than three times per week
B. to give muscles time to rest from intense work
C. to improve the flexibility of muscle tissue
D. to permit the cardiovascular system to fully recover
______ 15. Which of the following would relate to a strength training session?
A. high intensity/low repetitions
B. high intensity/low resistance
C. high repetitions/high resistance
D. high repetitions/low intensity
______ 16. Which of the following relates to a muscular endurance training session?
A. high intensity/low repetitions
B. high intensity/low resistance
C. high repetitions/high resistance
D. high repetitions/low intensity
______ 17. The procedure of increasing weight loads every several weeks is known as
A. muscle balance
B. progression
C. retrogression
D. specificity
______ 18. During the lifting phase of weight training, it is recommended that you
A. exhale
B. exhale and inhale
C. hold your breath
D. inhale
______ 19. When exerting yourself during weight training, which of the following activities
should you do?
A. drop the weight during the negative phase of the exercise
B. hold your breath when lifting
C. squeeze the bar tightly
D. work at your own pace
______ 20. Which of the following statements is a safety consideration for weight training?
A. Concentrate on strength when beginning a program.
B. Go through the complete range of motion to increase flexibility.
C. Smaller muscles should be exercised first.
D. Warm-up is not important.
Chapter 8 Answer Key
1. B 11. B
2. A 12. A
3. D 13. C
4. C 14. B
5. D 15. A
6. D 16. D
7. B 17. B
8. C 18. A
9. D 19. D
10. B 20. B