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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. If you sit for two minutes between each accelerated training set, what happens?

2. In a freehand exercise routine, what can provide resistance in addition to free weights?

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

4. Who does Arnold learn is competing in the 1970 Mr. Olympia contest?

5. How can limitations in body type be overcome with respect to bodybuilding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What muscle groups are worked on Mondays and Thursdays in a weight training program?

2. After his year in America, how has Arnold's role in bodybuilding shifted?

3. Why is soreness such an important sign when one is performing weight resistance training?

4. What happens when a bodybuilder becomes muscle bound?

5. In Part Two, Chapter Two, describe two characteristics of freehand exercises.

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

7. In Part One, Chapter Seven, describe the benefits received by Arnold and Joe Weider after Arnold comes to America under Weider's sponsorship.

8. In Part Two, Chapter Five, what factors does Arnold say are influencing the rapid evolution of bodybuilding?

9. What are two general health improvements gained by bodybuilding?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss two or three things that you personally have learned as a result of reading this book and the class and homework learning experiences.

Explain the importance of what you learned in each case, and why your new knowledge might make you a different or better person as you grow older.

Essay Topic 3

Arnold describes 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.

Discuss at least three benefits from having a partner during your gym training experience.

Why is it important to allow 48 hours of rest to the muscles between exercise types?

What is the value of alternate exercises on the three days off?

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