Shape Up: Fitness Pop Quiz! How Do You Measure Up?

  Hey what’s good everybody?  Break out those Number 2 pencils, because it’s time for a fitness pop quiz!    Although I’ve included a few topics that we haven’t discussed yet, many of the answers can be found in past editions of this column.    With that said, let’s test out your Fitness IQ with […]

 

Hey what’s good everybody? 

Break out those Number 2 pencils, because it’s time for a fitness pop

quiz! 

 

Although I’ve included a few topics that we haven’t

discussed yet, many of the answers can be found in past editions of this

column. 

 

With that said, let’s test out your Fitness IQ with a round

of 20 questions. Good luck!

 

1. Which of the

following would someone who is 38 have a MAXIMUM heart rate of?

 

A)  225

beats per minute

B)  128

beats per minute

C)  119

beats per minute

D)  182

beats per minute

 

2. The following is a

sample label from the back of a can of soup

 

Nutrition Facts: 

Serving Size 1 cup (245g)

Servings per Container – 2.5

Calories: 120 

Total Fat:  8g

Sodium: 960mg

Total Carbohydrate: 26g

Protein: 12g

 

If you ate the entire can, how many grams of fat would you

have consumed

?

 

A)  8

grams

B)  16

grams

C)  20

grams

D)  8000

grams

 

3. Which of the

following is not a source of protein?

 

A)   Beans

B)  Eggs

C)  Fish

D)  All

of the above are sources of protein

 

4. Vitamins are

primarily classified by the way that they are dissolved into the human body

(otherwise known as solubility).  Those

two ways are which of the following?

 

A)  With

water (water soluble) and with fat (fat soluble)

B)  With

water (water soluble) and with protein (protein soluble)

C)  With

protein (protein soluble) and with carbohydrates (carb soluble)

D)  With

Grey Goose (vodka soluble) and cranberry juice (tipsy soluble)

 

5. Which of the

following contains the most fiber?

 

A) 4

tablespoons of raisins

B)  1

cup of cooked spinach

C)  1

cup of cooked corn

D)  2

slices of white bread

 

6.  What is the

primary muscle group trained during a bench press?

 

A) 

Biceps

B)  Quadriceps

C) 

Pectorals

D) 

Obliques

 

7.  True or False: Fat weighs more than muscle

 

A) 

True

B) 

False

 

8.  Alcohol has how

many calories per gram? 

 

A)  7

B)  3

C)  29

D)   5

 

9.  Tofu is a form

of whey or soy protein?

 

A) Whey

B)  Soy

 

10.  Approximately

what percent of human body weight is composed of water?

 

A)  9

B)  28

C)  77

D)  60

 

11.  The nontumorous

enlargement of a muscle due to growth is also known as which of the following?

 

A)  Atrophy

B)  Anemia

C)  Hypertrophy

D)  Dialysis

 

12.  Which of the

following would not be classified as a high blood pressure (hypertension)

reading?

 

A)  140/90

mm Hg

B)  145/100

mm Hg

C)  118/55

mm Hg

D)  All

of the above would be classified as hypertension

 

13.  True or False: Your biceps muscle accounts for

two-thirds the total size of your arm.

 

A) 

True

B) 

False

 

14.  Which of the

following is commonly referred to as the “building block of muscle?”

 

A)  Protein

B)  Carbohydrates

C)  Water

D) Doritos

 

15.  Which of the

following is not a cardio activity?

 

A)  Swimming

B)  Running

C)  Basketball

D)  All

of the above are cardio activities

 

16.  What is the

caloric value of 60 milligrams of Vitamin C?

 

A)  60

Calories

B)  120

Calories

C)  0

Calories

D)  30

Calories

 

17.  Where is your

trapezius muscle located?

 

A) 

Between your wrist and your elbow

B) 

From your neck across your shoulders and down your back

C) 

At the base of your leg between your knee and ankle

D) 

Surrounding your heart between your lung and sternum

              

18.  True or

False:  Eating less will help to speed up

your metabolism.

 

A) 

True

B) 

False

 

19.  If you ran a

mile, how many feet would you have run? 

 

A)  1760

feet

B)  3808

feet

C)  5280

feet

D)  2460

feet

 

20.  If you

consistently consume more calories than you burn off each day, how will your

weight be affected?

 

A) You

will gain weight

B)  You

will lose weight

C)  Your

weight will stay the same

 

Okay, pencils down! That’s

the end of the test. Let’s check the scorecards!

 

The Answers:

 

1.  D – 182 beats per

minute

2.  C – 20 grams

3.  D – All of the

above are sources of protein

4.  A – With water

(water soluble) and with fat (fat soluble)

5.  B – 1 cup of

cooked spinach

6.  C – Pectorals

7.  B – False

8.  A – 7

9.  B – Soy

10.  D – 60

11.  C – Hypertrophy

12.  C – 118/55 mm Hg

13.  B – False

14.  A – Protein

15.  D – All of the

above are cardio activities

16.  C – 0 Calories

17.  B – From your

neck across your shoulders and down your back

18.  B – False

19.  C – 5280

20.  A – You will gain

weight

 

The Verdict:

0-5 right = BOOTLEG

6-10 right = GOLD

11-16 right =

PLATINUM

17-20 right = DIAMOND

 

So how did you do? 

Hopefully there weren’t too many Bootleggers out there. Scoring less

than five on this quiz would be like K-fed trying to rap. Not a good

thing. 

 

But don’t worry; you can always study up so that you’ll do

better next time around. Try rereading past editions of Shape Up and by

visiting isperformance.com. Many of the newer topics will also be discussed in

greater detail during upcoming editions of Shape Up! 

 

Until next time be good…or be good at it.

-Darrell

 

Here is the MP3 soundtrack to go along with this edition’s

topic:

 

“Think About It” – Special Ed

“99 Problems” – Jay-Z

“Higher Level” – KRS-One

 

Darrell W. Butler is a

certified personal trainer and strength coach with the American Council on

Exercise (ACE). He is the founder of Industrial Strength & Performance

(I.S.P Fitness) and has trained at facilities throughout the nation. You can

find out more about his work at www.isperformance.com.