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Chapter 5 Test
Multiple Choice: Place the letter of the best answer in the space provided.
______ 1. Factors you should consider before starting a training program include
A. past medical history
B. present health
C. previous involvement in physical activity
D. all of the above
______ 2. Three principles of training that should be followed in developing your personal
fitness
program are
A. intensity, progression, and specificity
B. overload, duration, and specificity
C. overload, progression, and intensity
D. overload, progression, and specificity
______ 3. When a muscle performs more repetitions in a given length of time than it is
accustomed
to performing, the principle being applied is
A. all or none
B. overload
C. regression
D. specificity
______ 4. Overload refers to working harder
A. each day
B. than is normal for you
C. than resting levels
D. than your friend
______ 5. The amount of overload needed depends on
A. each individual
B. whether you are male or female
C. your age
D. none of the above
______ 6. Three ways you can apply the overload principle are
A. frequency, intensity, and progression
B. frequency, intensity, and time
C. progression, duration, and time
D. progression, intensity, and time
______ 7. The legendary Milo of Crotona used the overload principle to develop
A. balance
B. cardiovascular endurance
C. flexibility
D. strength
______ 8. Which training principle(s) should an older individual follow?
A. overload
B. progression
C. specificity
D. all of the above
______ 9. Frequency refers to
A. how hard you exercise
B. how long you exercise
C. how many days a week you exercise
D. where you exercise
______ 10. Intensity means
A. how hard you exercise
B. how many days a week you exercise
C. how much time between repetitions
D. where you exercise
______ 11. Time relates to
A. how hard you exercise
B. how long you exercise
C. how many days a week you exercise
D. where you exercise
______ 12. When you increase the pace of your run, you are increasing
A. frequency
B. intensity
C. specificity
D. time
______ 13. When you increase the length of your run from one mile to two miles, you are
increasing
A. frequency
B. intensity
C. specificity
D. time
______ 14. Research shows that as exercise time is increased, intensity will
A. be eliminated
B. decrease
C. increase
D. stay the same
______ 15. Older people or overweight people may need to
A. go at a faster progression
B. reduce the level of intensity
C. reduce the amount of exercise time
D. do both B and C
______ 16. The most important goal for your training program should be to
A. take an efficient, safe, and deliberate approach
B. end the training program as quickly as possible
C. improve as quickly as possible
D. improve at the same rate as your friends
______ 17. In order to know when it is safe to increase your overload, you should
A. evaluate your fitness level
B. know training principles
C. maintain an exercise log
D. do all of the above
______ 18. The principle of progression states that you should
A. increase overload each exercise period
B. increase overload when your body adapts
C. move from aerobic to anaerobic exercises
D. move from low-skill to high-skill activities
______ 19. Which training principle states that specific exercises will only improve specific
body parts?
A. frequency
B. overload
C. progression
D. specificity
______ 20. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Slowly increasing overload is an example of the principle of specificity.
B. Taking an occasional day off from your training program is acceptable.
C. Your body will adapt to running the same distance in the same amount of time.
D. Both A and B are incorrect statements.
Chapter 5 Answer Key
1. D 11. B
2. D 12. B
3. B 13. D
4. B 14. B
5. A 15. D
6. B 16. A
7. D 17. D
8. D 18. B
9. C 19. D
10. A 20. A