Strength Training Worksheet


Name_____________________________________________________period_______________


1.If you are strength training do you lift more weight, fewer times (reps) or less weight more times(reps)?


2.What is a 1RM? why do we need to know that?


3.If my one rep max is 100 lbs how much weight should I use to begin my program..

if I am strength training.......

if I am endurance training......

4.How many reps should I do?

if I am strength training.....

if I am endurance training......

5. How long do I need to rest my muscles in between sets?




6.If I am progressively adding weight to my workout how much weight do I add?




7.If I am working with dumbbells or on a machine that I donŐt know what my max is, how do I know if I am lifting enough or too much weight?




8.What is the first thing you should do when designing a training program?




9. How many exercises is the average routine?




10.How often should you change your routine?




11.How many repetitions should I do for a strength program?




12.Name the six areas of the body that should be worked.






At the beginning of the year I covered some very important general weight room safety rules.

13. Never be un____________________in the weight room.

14. DonŐt over____________.

15. Check the ____________before you lift.

16. Use a s__________.

Look at the weights chart I gave you. Answer the following questions:

17. Jeremy lifted 170 lbs 3 times. What is his one rep max?

18. He wants to strength train using 3 sets of 5 reps; What is the lowest weight that he should use?

weight ___________lbs

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