Bodybuilding Essentials 5

Question 1

What is a 'rep' in weight training?

Accepted Answer

One complete execution of an exercise movement

Answer

A rep, or repetition, is a single full cycle of an exercise such as one squat.

Question 2

Why is leg training important even for physique-focused lifters?

Accepted Answer

It builds balanced proportions and supports overall strength

Answer

Training legs creates a balanced physique and boosts whole-body strength and hormones.

Question 3

What does 'maintenance calories' mean?

Accepted Answer

The intake that keeps bodyweight stable

Answer

Maintenance is the daily caloric intake at which weight neither increases nor decreases.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a warm-up before lifting?

Accepted Answer

To prepare muscles and joints and reduce injury risk

Answer

Warming up raises temperature and blood flow, prepping the body and lowering injury risk.

Question 5

Which describes an 'isolation' exercise?

Accepted Answer

A movement targeting a single muscle around one joint

Answer

Isolation exercises, like bicep curls, focus on one muscle through a single joint.

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