010-111 · Question #286
An appropriate exercise movement to develop the ________ is a ________ .
The correct answer is C. wrist flexors; wrist curl. Wrist curls directly train the wrist flexors through concentric wrist flexion, making this the only correctly matched muscle-to-movement pairing among the choices. All other options pair a muscle with an antagonistic or unrelated movement.
Question
An appropriate exercise movement to develop the ________ is a ________ .
Options
- Aquadriceps; knee flexion
- Btriceps; arm curl
- Cwrist flexors; wrist curl
- Dhip abductors; half-squat
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A5% (1)
- B11% (2)
- C79% (15)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
Wrist curls directly train the wrist flexors through concentric wrist flexion, making this the only correctly matched muscle-to-movement pairing among the choices. All other options pair a muscle with an antagonistic or unrelated movement.
The quadriceps are knee extensors, not flexors; knee flexion is performed primarily by the hamstrings, so this pairing has the function reversed.
The triceps brachii produces elbow extension, not elbow flexion; an arm curl targets the biceps brachii, making this pairing incorrect.
The wrist flexors - primarily the flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris - concentrically contract to produce wrist flexion. A wrist curl exercise loads this exact movement pattern against resistance, making it the appropriate exercise selection for developing these muscles.
Hip abductors are developed by hip abduction movements such as lateral leg raises or cable abduction, not half-squats, which primarily stress the quadriceps and glutes.
Concept tested: Muscle-to-movement pairing for exercise selection
Source: https://www.acefitness.org/resources/everyone/exercise-library/
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