Fitness Lessons Workout Program Design

Question 1

What does 'training frequency' refer to in program design?

Accepted Answer

How often a muscle group or movement pattern is trained per week

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The speed of each repetition

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The total weight lifted in a session

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The number of exercises per workout

Question 2

What is a 'push/pull/legs' training split?

Accepted Answer

Organizing workouts by movement pattern: push muscles, pull muscles, and leg muscles trained on separate days

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Doing all exercises in one session

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Training the upper body and lower body in the same workout always

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Only training three muscle groups ever

Question 3

What is 'training volume' in the context of workout design?

Accepted Answer

Total amount of work performed, typically measured as sets × reps × load

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Only the number of exercises

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The intensity of effort per set

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How loud the gym is

Question 4

What is the primary goal of an 'accumulation phase' in periodized training?

Accepted Answer

Build work capacity through higher volume at moderate intensity

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Maximize absolute strength with low reps

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Peak for competition with low volume

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Deload and recover from previous training

Question 5

What does it mean to 'autoregulate' training?

Accepted Answer

Adjusting training load and volume based on daily readiness rather than a fixed plan

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Always following a rigid program regardless of fatigue

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Training the same load every session

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Using an app to schedule workouts

Question 6

What is a 'unilateral exercise'?

Accepted Answer

An exercise performed one limb at a time

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An exercise using both arms simultaneously

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Any bilateral compound movement

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An exercise performed lying down