A program uses repeated moderate-to-heavy sets to increase muscle size after movement control is established. Which phase is intended?
- APhase 1: Stabilization Endurance
- BPhase 2: Strength Endurance
- CPhase 3: Muscular Development
- DPhase 4: Maximal Strength
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Answer
C
Repeated moderate-to-heavy sets aimed at muscle size, once movement control is in place, describe Phase 3.
A
Phase 1 builds the movement control the client already has, using light loads.
B
Phase 2 supersets strength with stabilization exercises and targets strength endurance rather than size.
D
Phase 4 uses near-maximal loads for 1–5 reps; its goal is maximal force, not size.
C
Repeated moderate-to-heavy sets aimed at muscle size, once movement control is in place, describe Phase 3.