Exercises
What exercise is commonly used to build chest strength?
Bench Press
What equipment uses circular plates to increase weight?
What are barbells?
What muscle group do you target when doing squats?
What are the quads/glutes
What do people typically do before lifting to warm up their muscles?
What is stretching/light cardio?
What exercise targets the back and is done by pulling a bar down to your chest?
What is the lat pulldown?
This machine lets you run or walk indoors.
What is a treadmill?
What muscle group is mainly targeted during a standard plank?
What is the core?
What term describes the amount of weight you can lift once with maximum effort?
What is your one-rep max (1RM)
What compound movement works the chest, shoulders, and triceps at the same time?
What is the push-up?
What piece of equipment is used for heavy leg exercises like leg press or calf raises?
What is the leg press machine
What major back muscle gives the “V-shape” look when trained?
What are the lats (latissimus dorsi)?
What training principle describes gradually increasing weight or intensity to continue making progress?
What is progressive overload?