For the Beginner, Long-Term Strength Training Often Leads to the Decrease

question 65

Multiple Choice

For the beginner, long-term strength training often leads to the decrease of _____ more than the increase of muscle mass.

• A) fat mass
• B) protein retention
• C) water storage
• D) lean mass

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Definitions:

Upper Quartile

The median of the upper half of a dataset, marking the 75th percentile.

Right-Skewed

A distribution that has a longer tail on the right side of the peak, indicating that the majority of the data points lie to the left of the mean.

Symmetric

In statistics, symmetric refers to a distribution where the data is evenly distributed around the mean, with the left and right sides mirroring each other.

Outlier

An outlier is a data point that is significantly different from the others in a dataset, often lying far outside the range of the majority of the data.