These questions will explore your knowledge
of the relationships between diet, body shape, body composition and
sporting performance.
Which is the odd one out from the following list?
Minerals
Water
Fibre
Carbohydrates
Fats
Sugars
Vitamins
Proteins
What is the BEST word for the following definition: "Having too much body composition as fat."
Overfat
Overweight
Obese
Odear
What is the word which BEST fits the following definition: "Extreme overweight, often considered as much as 20% to 35% above normal and extremely high in % body fat content."
Overfat
Obese
Podgy
Chunky
Which word fits the following definition: "Having weight in excess of normal. Not harmful unless it is accompanied by overfatness." In some cases in sport, this can be beneficial!
Overweight
Overfat
Obese
Over the top
Out of the following sports people, which one is MOST LIKELY to be overweight?
Tennis player
Acrogymnast
Rugby prop
Soccer Wingback
If someone is overfat or obese, which somatotype are they likely to be?
Endomorph
Mesomorph
Ectomorph
Metamorphasize
If someone is overweight yet muscular and broad shouldered, which somatotype are they likely to be?
Mesomorph
Ectomorph
Endomorph
The measurements taken to test somatotypes are weight, type of muscle fibre composition, bone size, muscle girth and fat. Which is the odd one out in the list?
Type of muscle
Bone Size
Muscle Girth
Fat
An athlete has body fat of less than 12%. What somatotype are they likely to be?
Ectomorph
Mesomorph
Endomorph
A Kilo joule (KJ) = 500 joules. True or false?
False
True
A kilo joule is 1000 joules. True or false?
True
False
A calorie is defined as "the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree." True or false?