Name that Exercise
Gym 101
Muscle Mania
Fuel Your Lift
Gym Myths
100

This exercise involves sitting your hips back and bending your knees before standing back up.

What is a squat? 

100

What does "PR" stand for?

Personal Record

100

What large muscle group is primarily targeted by hip thrusts?

Glutes 

100

This macronutrient is most associated with building and repairing muscle after a workout.

What is protein?

100

Myth or Fact - Lifting heavy weights will make you bulky

Myth  - Lifting heavy weights accelerates progress!

200

This exercise involves pushing a weight away from your chest while lying on a bench.

What is a bench press?

200

What is a “spotter”?

Someone who assists/supervises a lifter during an exercise for safety

200

What muscle group is located in the back of the upper arm?

Triceps

200

Bananas are a popular pre-workout snack and are especially known for containing this electrolyte.

What is potassium?

200

Myth or fact: Feeling sore the day after a workout is a reliable way to tell whether that workout caused muscle growth.

Myth — soreness is not a direct measure of muscle growth or workout effectiveness.

300

What is the exercise where you hinge at the hips and pick a weight up from the floor while maintaining a braced torso?

What is a deadlift or RDL?

300

What does “reps” mean?

Repetitions

300

What muscle group straightens, or extends the knee?

Quadriceps

300

This popular supplement is one of the most extensively studied for improving performance during repeated high-intensity exercise and supporting strength gains.

What is creatine?

300

Taking creatine can make the number on the scale go up even if you haven’t gained fat. True or false?

TRUE — creatine can increase water stored in muscle.

400

This unilateral leg exercise has your back foot elevated on a bench while your front leg does most of the work.

What is a Bulgarian split squat?

400

If someone says they completed “3 × 8,” what did they do?

3 sets of 8 repetitions

400

What is the full name of the of the muscle that is targeted by lat pulldowns?

Latissimus Dorsi 

400

This mineral is lost through sweat and plays an important role in fluid balance and muscle function.

What is sodium?




400

Resting 3 minutes between heavy sets can sometimes be better for your workout than resting only 30–60 seconds. True or false?

TRUE — longer rest can help maintain performance and training volume.

500

This compound lift starts with a barbell around shoulder height and ends with the bar overhead.

What is an overhead press?

500

What does “RPE” stand for?

Rating of Perceived Exertion

500

What are the names of the muscles in the quadriceps?

Rectus Femoris, Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, and Vastus Intermedius. 
500

Your muscles store carbohydrates in this form, which can be broken down to help provide energy during a workout.

What is glycogen?

500

Myth or Fact: Muscle weighs more than fat

 FALSE — a pound is a pound. Muscle is denser, so the same weight of muscle takes up less space than fat.