Muscles make up more than _____ of a person's body mass. A. 10% B. 25% C. 40% D. 75% Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
Improvements in muscular strength will not affect muscular endurance.
If you were running a marathon, which type of muscle fibers would be most useful to you? A. slow-twitch B. fast-twitch, type I A C. intermediate-twitch, type II B D. slow-intermediate twitch, type I B Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
High levels of muscular fitness can also lead to reduced risk for chronic diseases.
Which of the following is an example of improved functioning as related to the benefits of muscular strength and endurance training? A. having stronger bones B. easier to do household chores C. lower blood pressure D. larger lung capacity Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
Strength training is beneficial because it decreases your risk of injury. Which statement BEST describes why this is true?A.Muscular fitness training can prevent or improve diabetes and sarcopenia.B.Muscular fitness training increases muscle mass, which increases your metabolism.C.Muscular fitness training strengthens tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.D.Muscular fitness training improves self-image and athletic performance.
With age, muscles can become weaker. This is due to __________. A. connections between nerves, which cause more pain and therefore less use B. damage from everyday use and injuries that accumulate over time C. disconnections between motor nerves and muscle fibers D. difficulties that occur during muscle growth and repair Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
The overriding problem with both theories of muscle growth, hypertrophy and hyperplasia, is that __________. A. neither can be accepted as correct because muscles growth is difficult to study in humans B. neither one is theoretically possible C. neither has been studied by reputable scientists D. neither has been accepted by member of the fitness community Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
If an individual started running 10 miles three times a week, there would most likely be an __________. A. increase in flexibility B. increase in muscular strength C. increase in muscular endurance D. increase in weight Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
Two individuals start the same training program at the same time, but one is able to grow muscle faster and larger than the other. What is the least likely explanation for this?
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