Muscles
Name the muscle in the front of your upper thigh
What is the medical term for your heart rate when you are not exercising?
Resting Heart Rate
What is the primary muscle being worked in the bench press?
Pectorals
What is the term for the process of increasing muscle size through resistance training?
Muscle Hypertrophy
What is the largest muscle in the human body?
Gluteus Maximus
What muscle group is located on the back of your upper arm?
Triceps
How do you find your max heart rate?
220-age
What are the primary muscles being worked in a deadlift?
Hamstrings and Gluteus Maximus
Give me 2 reasons why it is important to give your muscles time to rest between strength-training workouts?
Recover and Repair
What is the average resting heart rate for most adults?
60-100 bpm
Where are the adductors located?
Inner thigh
Why should or shouldn't we check our pulse with our thumb?
Thumbs should not be used because they contain the Princeps Pollicis artery which can interfere with the pulse.
When performing a side plank, which muscle is being activated?
External Obliques
What is the term for gradually increasing the difficulty of your workouts to continue improving strength?
Progressive Overload
Approximately how many times does the average human heart beat every day? 1,000 / 10,000 / 100,000 / 1,000,000
100,000
What is the name of your calf muscle?
Gastrocnemius
What are the names of the 2 arteries that we check for heart rate?
Radial and Carotid Arteries
What are the 2 secondary muscles being worked in the bench press exercise?
Anterior Deltoid and Triceps
What is the anterior chain, and name an exercise that targets the anterior chain?
Muscles located along the front side of your body. (Ex; pectorals, quads, abdominals, external oblique, adductors, etc.)
What muscle type makes up the walls of your heart and is found nowhere else in the body?
Cardiac Muscle
What is the name of the large, fan-shaped muscle covering much of your upper back?
Latissimus Dorsi
If my max heart rate is 182 and I want to stay in the green aerobic zone, what should my heart rate be?
127-145
What are the 3 secondary muscles being worked in a barbell thruster?
Triceps, Trapezius, Pectorals
During exercise, your muscles need more oxygen to produce energy. What two body systems work together to deliver that oxygen to your muscles?
The cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
What is the name of the largest artery in the human body, which carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart?
Aorta