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Muscles
Fundamentals
Exercises
Nutrition
100
How many smaller muscles make up the bicep?
Two
100
True or false, you should avoid cardio when you're doing a weights program at the gym?
False
100
What is a good exercise do to to target the hamstrings?
Squats, deadlift, hamstring curl
100
True or false, muscle requires more calories?
True
200
What is the large lower to mid back muscle called?
Latissimus Dorsi, or "Lats"
200
If you're training for hypertrophy how many reps should you aim for?
12 - 20ish
200
What are 2 good back exercises?
Deadlift, seated row, lat pulldowns
200
What is an important thing to ensure you are eating plenty of when you're weightlifting? It can be known as the building blocks of muscle.
Protien
300
What main muscles are used during a bench press
Pectorals, triceps and deltoids (shoulders)
300
Is it a good idea to train the same major muscle group intensely two days in a row?
No
300
What's the difference between free weights and pin loaded machines. What are the benefits of both?
Free weights - great for more experienced gym goers. Use stabiliser muscles, and can get a better contraction Machines - good for isolated exercises, great for new gym goers, easy and safer to use
300
True or false, as long as you intake enough protein when you're lifting you don't need to worry about what else you're eating?
False, a healthy balanced diet (right amount of carbs, fats, protein) is vital and helps with building and maintaining muscle along with general health and well being.
400
When you work out at the gym are you working skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscle?
Skeletal muscle
400
What is an antagonist muscle?
The opposite muscle. Eg, bicep and tricep, hamstring and quads.
400

At a standard gym, what are all the different plate sizes? (In lb's)

5lb, 10lb, 25lb, 35lb, 45lb 

400
Is it better to eat a big meal before or after a gym session?
After - you don't want to train on a full stomach. Eating a nice health meal after training gives the body nutrients it needs to help rebuild the muscle.
500
True or false, muscles can only pull and not push?
True
500
What's the most important thing in weightlifting? Weight, Form, Timing or Type of Exercise?
Form - without it you will hurt yourself and not target the right muscle. F-orm T-iming W-eight
500
A person has only 1 arm. How could you modify a couple of exercises to help him workout his chest?
Use the smith machine to do bench press, they can use the fly machine, etc.
500
Name 4 healthy high protein foods?
Chicken, steak, turkey, tuna, cottage cheese, milk