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Muscular Strength and Endurance:
Practice Questions and Answers Latest Version Already Passed
What happens to your muscles when you increase resistance gradually in your workouts?✔✔ A. They adapt by growing stronger and larger
- They become more flexible
- They lose their endurance capacity
- They stop developing
What type of exercise is primarily used to build muscular strength?
- Long-distance running
- Swimming
- Cycling
✔✔ B. Weightlifting with high intensity and low reps
Which of these is a primary goal of muscular endurance training?✔✔ A. Improving the ability to perform prolonged activities
- Building muscle mass 1 / 2
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- Increasing power
- Improving flexibility
What does it mean to "progressively overload" muscles in strength training?✔✔ A. Gradually increasing the weight, reps, or intensity of exercises
- Using the same weight every time
- Decreasing the number of sets over time
- Resting longer between workouts
What is the recommended rep range for improving muscular endurance?
- 1–3 reps
- 4–6 reps
- 30+ reps
✔✔ C. 12–20 reps
Which of these exercises would most likely improve muscular strength?✔✔ A. Deadlifts with heavy weights
- Running a 5k race
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