Exam 14: Measurement and Evaluation

To measure your muscle endurance, select a weight that is 50 to 70 percent of your 1-RM and perform as many continuous repetitions as possible.

Beginners should measure their strength at least once a week for the first six months using 1-RM lifts in every exercise.

There is no upper limit to the size or strength an individual can gain through weight training.

When you are not making progress toward your weight training goals you should identify the one factor you believe to be the most responsible for your lack of progress and change that variable. How long should you allow for that behavior change to start making a measurable difference?

The best way to measure your percent body fat is to use an accurate body-weight scale.

Recording your weight training sessions helps to provide motivation and to ensure the correct exercise stimulus.

There are instructions in your textbook for measuring all of the following EXCEPT:

There are many good reasons for keeping a written record of each of your training sessions. Which one of the following is NOT one of them?