Personal Training

Question 1

What happens to strength within the first 8-10 weeks of RT?

Answer 1

Rapid strength increases due to neural adaptations

Question 2

What happens to strength in 10+ weeks of RT?

Answer 2

Strength inreases due to cellular adaptations

Question 3

80% of ATP production during bodybuilding type resistance training come from what?

Answer 3

Glycolysis

Question 4

What is the primary adaptation of skeletal muscle to long-term resistance training

Answer 4

hypertrophy, or increased cross-sectional area of the muscle fiber

Question 5

True or False: resistance training has not shown to increase peak VO2

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or false: RT reduces cardiovascular endurance

Answer 6

False

Question 7

You want your 19 year old client with a RHR of 50 to train at an intensity of 70%. what should their heart rate be?
% of Target intensity (HRmax - RHR) + RHR

Answer 7

70% (201 - 50 =151) + 50

Exercise HR = 155 bpm

Question 8

A client that has participated in RT for 4-6 months about 2-3 times per week at low to medium intensity. What are they classified as?

Answer 8

Beginner

Question 9

A client participates in RT for 8-10 months 3 times a week at medium to high intensity. What are they classified as?

Answer 9

Intermediate

Question 10

True or false: Male athletes generally have 10x more testosterone than their female counterparts.

Answer 10

True.

Question 11

What influences ability to adapt to RT?

Answer 11

Specificity, Gender, Age, Genetics

Question 12

What happens to systolic BP from chronic aerobic training?

Answer 12

It increases.

Question 13

What happens to diastolic BP during chronic aerobic training?

Answer 13

No change or slight decrease

Question 14

True or false: Chronic aerobic training increase muscle mass.

Answer 14

False.