CanFitPro Personal Training Specialist Practice Test

What can an increase in muscular strength lead to?

1. Decreased muscle size

2. Increased flexibility

3. Improvements in endurance

4. Reduced muscle power

The correct answer is: Improvements in endurance

An increase in muscular strength can lead to improvements in endurance because as the muscles become stronger, they are able to sustain physical activity for longer periods of time without getting tired. This is because stronger muscles can work more efficiently and use less energy to perform the same amount of work. Option A, decreased muscle size, is incorrect because it is the opposite effect of what happens when muscular strength increases. Option B, increased flexibility, can also be a potential result of increased muscular strength, but it is not the most direct or immediate effect. Option D, reduced muscle power, is incorrect because increasing muscular strength typically results in an increase in power, which is the ability to generate force quickly. Therefore, option C is the correct answer choice.