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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creates muscle awareness during weight training?

2. Why is it important to have a day of rest between each progressive resistance workout?

3. What health improvement occurs with a bodybuilding exercise program?

4. How many sets and repetitions should you perform when starting weight training?

5. What does Arnold provide Joe Weider in exchange for a car, apartment, and weekly salary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foods make good sources of protein, an important factor for a bodybuilder?

2. In what two contests does Arnold compete in one night in New York?

3. What muscles are developed by the "Dips between Chairs" exercise in freehand training?

4. What two purposes are served by chin-ups behind the neck and rowing with the bar?

5. In Part Two, Chapter Three, what are three considerations when selecting a gym?

6. What are two activities that you should perform prior to a weightlifting workout?

7. In Part Two, Chapter One, what are improvements to the body gained by weight resistance training?

8. What are the three pairs of workout days used with accelerated progressive resistance weight training?

9. List at least three rules to follow once one begins training in a weight training gym.

10. What are several important factors to consider when developing the muscle groups?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Arnold carefully lays out a preparation program and the elements of a three-day-a-week progressive resistance weight training program.

What is the primary purpose of this weight training program? In what ways do the exercises in this program build a foundation for all other bodybuilding initiatives?

Of all the preparation considerations Arnold describes, which do you think is the most important? State your reasons, citing examples of the book where you feel they are necessary.

Essay Topic 2

Arnold details a very specific four-day training program for developing the muscle groups.

Compare and contrast the importance of form as opposed to the amount of weight one person lifts. During his bodybuilding career, how do you think Arnold learned this? Consider a holistic approach: muscles, body development, competition, risk of injury, and so forth. Use examples from the book to substantiate your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

As a teenager, Arnold has an unfulfilled need for recognition. After meeting men who serve as role models at the gym in Graz, he realizes that becoming a bodybuilder can provide that recognition.

Discuss reasons why men who exercise at a gym and are much older than Arnold emerge as sources of inspiration for a teenager who is hungry for recognition.

Why does bodybuilding seem to be an unlikely choice for a teenager? Discuss the appeal of bodybuilding as a vehicle for Arnold to gain recognition. If Arnold's experience occurred now, do you think bodybuilding would be a logical choice? Why or why not?

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