The largest muscle in the human body.
What is the gluteus maximus?
The plane of motion a bicep curl occurs in.
What is the sagittal plane?
This rest period is commonly recommended between sets when training for muscular hypertrophy.
What is 30–90 seconds?
This is the recommended minimum amount of moderate-intensity aerobic activity adults should accumulate each week.
What is 150 minutes?
This macronutrient serves as the body’s primary fuel source during high-intensity exercise.
What are carbohydrates?
The muscle that is primarily responsible for elbow flexion.
What is the biceps brachii?
This type of muscle contraction occurs when a muscle lengthens while producing tension.
What is an eccentric contraction?
This training principle involves gradually increasing resistance, intensity, or training demand over time.
What is progressive overload?
This measurement represents the maximum amount of oxygen the body can utilize during intense exercise.
What is VO₂ max?
This is the number of calories provided by one gram of dietary fat.
What is 9 calories?
The four muscles that make up the quadriceps group.
What are Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius?
This joint movement decreases the angle between two bones.
What is flexion?
These four variables make up the FITT principle used when designing an exercise program.
What are Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type?
This commonly used formula estimates maximum heart rate based on a person’s age.
What is 220 minus age?
This vitamin plays an essential role in helping the body absorb calcium.
What is Vitamin D?
Primary muscle used in a bench press?
What is the pectoralis major.
This movement takes a body part away from the midline of the body.
What is abduction?
This repetition range is typically recommended when training for muscular endurance.
What is 12–20 repetitions?
This energy system provides the majority of energy during an all-out 400-meter sprint.
What is the anaerobic glycolytic system?
These are the three macronutrients that provide the foundation of our diet.
What are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?
The muscle is responsible for plantar flexion of the foot?
What is the gastrocnemius.
These are the three classes of levers found in the human body.
What are first-class, second-class, and third-class levers?
This program-design strategy systematically varies training variables over time to help prevent plateaus and overtraining.
What is periodization?
This cardiovascular training method alternates between periods of different exercise intensities within the same workout.
What is interval training?
This range represents a commonly recommended daily fiber intake for adults.
What is 25–30 grams?
The origin and insertion of the deltoid muscle?
What are
Origin: clavicle, acromion, and spine of the scapula; Insertion: deltoid tuberosity of the humerus.
These two major muscles are the primary agonists responsible for producing the upward phase of a squat.
What are the quadriceps and gluteus maximus?
One of these exercises involves multiple joints and muscle groups, while the other primarily targets a single muscle group or joint.
What are compound and isolation exercises?
This simple method estimates cardiovascular exercise intensity based on how comfortably someone can speak while exercising.
What is the talk test?
A deficiency in this mineral is commonly associated with muscle cramping and impaired muscle function.
What is magnesium?