Flashcards
Lifetime Health and Wellness Chapter 5
Flashcards do conjunto (10)
- 1When using free weights a spotter is not necessary.False
- 2Sprinters have more fast-twitch fibers than marathoners.True
- 3In order to increase muscular strength and endurance, training sessions should occuurTwo or three times a week
- 4Which of the following is not a component of a sound strength training program?Duration
- 5Muscular atrophy is the increase in the size of muscle fibers as a result of strength training.False
- 6Females who engage in strength training will develop large bulging muscles.False
- 7Reduced strength as a person ages lessens the quality of his/her mobility and can lead to musculoskeletal injury.True
- 8The overload principle refers to a systematic and progressive increase in the resistance given to the muscle.True
- 9Strength training is any activity aimed at increasing the muscle's ability to generate force against a resistance.True
- 10Although great for general fitness, walking is not sufficient for sustaining muscle mass.True