Muscle Building quiz

More questions about Muscle Building

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1. 1 Easy

   What form of stretching involves holding a single posture without movement?

   Answer: Static stretching

   Why: Static holds beyond 60 seconds can blunt maximal strength, while shorter holds in a warm-up have only a trivial effect.

2. 2 Medium

   What cells donate nuclei to damaged muscle fibers to aid repair?

   Answer: satellite cells

   Why: Alexander Mauro named them in 1961 after seeing them wedged between a muscle fiber's membrane and its outer sheath.

3. 3 Hard

   Why is the anabolic window theory largely debated?

   Answer: Total daily protein

   Why: A meta-analysis of 23 trials traced the timing benefit to a dosing gap: those groups averaged 1.66 grams per kilo daily against 1.33 for controls.

4. 4 Easy

   During strength training, what contraction happens as a muscle lengthens under weight?

   Answer: Eccentric

   Why: Muscles make more force while lengthening than while shortening, and the soreness that follows peaks 24 to 72 hours later.

5. 5 Medium

   Which group of four stabilizing muscles and tendons surrounds the shoulder joint?

   Answer: Rotator cuff

   Why: These four small muscles work constantly to keep the head of the humerus firmly seated inside the shallow shoulder socket.

6. 6 Hard

   Why do muscles stop growing without variety?

   Answer: Habituation to stimulus

   Why: Sport science calls this accommodation: the body's response to a constant stimulus shrinks the longer that stimulus stays unchanged.