Resistance Training Systems

Question 1

Single set

Answer 1

one set of each exercise; good for beginners.

Question 2

Multiple-set

Answer 2

multiple sets of each exercise.

Question 3

Pyarmid

Answer 3

increasing (or decreasing) weight with each set.

Question 4

superset

Answer 4

performing two exercises in rapid succession with minimal rest between

Question 5

Dropset

Answer 5

Perform a set to failure, remove a small percentage of load, then continue with set.

Question 6

circut training

Answer 6

performing a series of exercises, one after the other with minimal rest between.

Question 7

peripheral heart action

Answer 7

variation of circuit training; alternates upper- and lower-body exercises to improve circulation

Question 8

Split - routine

Answer 8

breaking the body up into parts to be trained on separate days.

Question 9

vertical loading

Answer 9

performing exercises on the OPT template, one after the other, in a vertical manner down the template.

Question 10

Horizontal loading

Answer 10

—performing all sets for an exercise or body part before moving on to the next.