AAAI-ISMA Practice Test Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary purpose of a warm-up before muscular exercise?
✔✔To prepare muscles and joints for physical activity
What is the purpose of a cool-down after exercise?
✔✔To help the body return to resting levels and prevent stiffness
What is the main risk of overtraining muscles?
✔✔Injury and decreased performance
What type of stretching should be done after resistance training?
✔✔Static stretching
What type of stretching is best before a workout?
✔✔Dynamic stretching
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,What is muscle tone?
✔✔The partial, continuous contraction of muscles at rest
What is muscle balance?
✔✔Equal strength and flexibility between opposing muscle groups
What is muscular fitness?
✔✔The ability of a muscle to perform work through strength and endurance
What is muscular strength?
✔✔The maximum force a muscle can generate in a single effort
What is muscular endurance?
✔✔The ability of a muscle to perform repeated contractions over time
What type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle shortens?
✔✔Concentric contraction
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, What type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle lengthens under tension?
✔✔Eccentric contraction
What type of muscle contraction occurs with no change in muscle length?
✔✔Isometric contraction
What is hypertrophy?
✔✔An increase in muscle size due to training
What is atrophy?
✔✔A decrease in muscle size due to inactivity or disuse
What is the primary energy source during short, high-intensity activity?
✔✔ATP and creatine phosphate
What is the main energy system used during long-duration exercise?
✔✔Aerobic system
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary purpose of a warm-up before muscular exercise?
✔✔To prepare muscles and joints for physical activity
What is the purpose of a cool-down after exercise?
✔✔To help the body return to resting levels and prevent stiffness
What is the main risk of overtraining muscles?
✔✔Injury and decreased performance
What type of stretching should be done after resistance training?
✔✔Static stretching
What type of stretching is best before a workout?
✔✔Dynamic stretching
1
,What is muscle tone?
✔✔The partial, continuous contraction of muscles at rest
What is muscle balance?
✔✔Equal strength and flexibility between opposing muscle groups
What is muscular fitness?
✔✔The ability of a muscle to perform work through strength and endurance
What is muscular strength?
✔✔The maximum force a muscle can generate in a single effort
What is muscular endurance?
✔✔The ability of a muscle to perform repeated contractions over time
What type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle shortens?
✔✔Concentric contraction
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, What type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle lengthens under tension?
✔✔Eccentric contraction
What type of muscle contraction occurs with no change in muscle length?
✔✔Isometric contraction
What is hypertrophy?
✔✔An increase in muscle size due to training
What is atrophy?
✔✔A decrease in muscle size due to inactivity or disuse
What is the primary energy source during short, high-intensity activity?
✔✔ATP and creatine phosphate
What is the main energy system used during long-duration exercise?
✔✔Aerobic system
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