Resistance Training Goals and Effects Quiz
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What is the primary goal of resistance training?

  • Enhanced endurance capacity
  • Decrease in muscle spindle activity
  • Increase in muscle size (correct)
  • Reduction in neural drive
  • What is the role of Golgi tendon organ (GTO) in resistance training?

  • Senses tension in tendon and causes muscle relaxation (correct)
  • Increases muscle spindle activity
  • Promotes muscle contraction
  • Activates motor units for force production
  • What hormone increases with resistance training and promotes protein synthesis and muscle size?

  • Cortisol
  • Testosterone
  • Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) (correct)
  • Growth hormone (GH)
  • What does resistance training do to muscle cross-sectional area?

    <p>Increases it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary effect of endurance training on muscle fiber type?

    <p>Type IIb to Type IIa conversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of prostacyclin in bone adaptation?

    <p>Leads to increased collagen and mineral deposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of weight-bearing exercise on bone mineral density?

    <p>Increases bone mineral density</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What adaptation occurs in muscles due to resistance training?

    <p>Remodels muscles and increases myofibrils</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the sensitivity of Golgi tendon organ with training?

    <p>Becomes less sensitive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main effect of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) in muscles?

    <p>Increases protein synthesis and muscle size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of endurance training?

    <p>Enhance endurance capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does resistance training do to the number of muscle fibers?

    <p>Can lead to hyperplasia (fiber splitting) and increase the number of muscle fibers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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