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120 Gym Basics: Common Exercises and Form Cues for Beginners Practice Questions (2026)

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  1. Question 1

    What is the basic bodyweight squat form?

  2. Question 2

    How low should you squat?

  3. Question 3

    Where should your knees go when squatting?

  4. Question 4

    What does 'bracing your core' mean?

  5. Question 5

    What is a goblet squat?

  6. Question 6

    What's the difference between high bar and low bar squat?

  7. Question 7

    Where should you look when squatting?

  8. Question 8

    What does 'sit back' mean in a squat?

  9. Question 9

    What is a box squat?

  10. Question 10

    Why keep your chest up when squatting?

  11. Question 11

    What is the bottom position called?

  12. Question 12

    How should you breathe during squats?

  13. Question 13

    What is a hip hinge?

  14. Question 14

    How do you practice the hip hinge?

  15. Question 15

    What's proper deadlift starting position?

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  17. Question 16

    Where should the bar stay during deadlift?

  18. Question 17

    What muscles does deadlifting work?

  19. Question 18

    What's the difference: deadlift vs Romanian deadlift?

  20. Question 19

    What is lockout in deadlift?

  21. Question 20

    Should you round your back when deadlifting?

  22. Question 21

    What cue means 'push the floor away'?

  23. Question 22

    What is a trap bar deadlift?

  24. Question 23

    How should you lower the deadlift?

  25. Question 24

    What does 'keep lats tight' mean?

  26. Question 25

    What's proper push-up form?

  27. Question 26

    What muscles do push-ups work?

  28. Question 27

    What's the proper bench press setup?

  29. Question 28

    Where should bar touch on bench press?

  30. Question 29

    What is shoulder press form?

  31. Question 30

    What's the difference: military vs push press?

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  33. Question 31

    How do you do a dip?

  34. Question 32

    What does 'retract your shoulder blades' mean?

  35. Question 33

    What's an easier push-up variation?

  36. Question 34

    Where should elbows go during push-ups?

  37. Question 35

    What's a close-grip bench press?

  38. Question 36

    Should you lock out on pressing exercises?

  39. Question 37

    What is a pull-up vs chin-up?

  40. Question 38

    What muscles do pull-ups work?

  41. Question 39

    What's proper pull-up form?

  42. Question 40

    What exercises help build up to pull-ups?

  43. Question 41

    What's a barbell row?

  44. Question 42

    What's proper single-arm dumbbell row form?

  45. Question 43

    What does 'drive elbows back' mean?

  46. Question 44

    What's a lat pulldown?

  47. Question 45

    What's an inverted row?

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  49. Question 46

    Should you fully hang between pull-ups?

  50. Question 47

    What's the difference between rows and pulldowns?

  51. Question 48

    What's kipping in pull-ups?

  52. Question 49

    What's a proper plank?

  53. Question 50

    How long should you hold a plank?

  54. Question 51

    What's a dead bug exercise?

  55. Question 52

    What's a bird dog?

  56. Question 53

    Should you do sit-ups or crunches?

  57. Question 54

    What's a side plank?

  58. Question 55

    What's an anti-rotation exercise?

  59. Question 56

    What's a hollow body hold?

  60. Question 57

    What's a farmer's carry?

  61. Question 58

    What are Russian twists?

  62. Question 59

    What's a Pallof press?

  63. Question 60

    How often should you train core?

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  65. Question 61

    What does 'neutral spine' mean?

  66. Question 62

    What's proper breathing for lifting?

  67. Question 63

    What is full range of motion?

  68. Question 64

    What does 'time under tension' mean?

  69. Question 65

    What is tempo training?

  70. Question 66

    What's a compound exercise?

  71. Question 67

    What's an isolation exercise?

  72. Question 68

    Should you train to failure?

  73. Question 69

    What's unilateral training?

  74. Question 70

    What does mind-muscle connection mean?

  75. Question 71

    What's the difference: concentric vs eccentric?

  76. Question 72

    Why control the eccentric phase?

  77. Question 73

    What's a proper warm-up?

  78. Question 74

    What are dynamic stretches?

  79. Question 75

    Should you stretch before lifting?

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  81. Question 76

    What are warm-up sets?

  82. Question 77

    When should you use a spotter?

  83. Question 78

    What are safety bars/pins?

  84. Question 79

    What's the roll of shame?

  85. Question 80

    Should you lift if you're sick?

  86. Question 81

    What if something hurts during exercise?

  87. Question 82

    How much rest between sets?

  88. Question 83

    Should you cool down after lifting?

  89. Question 84

    What's foam rolling for?

  90. Question 85

    What's ego lifting?

  91. Question 86

    What's the biggest beginner mistake?

  92. Question 87

    Why avoid bouncing weights?

  93. Question 88

    What's half-repping?

  94. Question 89

    Why track your workouts?

  95. Question 90

    What's program hopping?

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  97. Question 91

    Should you work out every day?

  98. Question 92

    Why not skip leg day?

  99. Question 93

    What's training through pain?

  100. Question 94

    Why film your lifts?

  101. Question 95

    What's neglecting warm-up?

  102. Question 96

    Should beginners do advanced programs?

  103. Question 97

    What's a barbell vs dumbbell?

  104. Question 98

    What's a kettlebell?

  105. Question 99

    What's a weight plate?

  106. Question 100

    How much does the bar weigh?

  107. Question 101

    What are collars/clips for?

  108. Question 102

    What's a squat rack vs power rack?

  109. Question 103

    What's a bench press bench?

  110. Question 104

    What are resistance bands for?

  111. Question 105

    What's a cable machine?

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  113. Question 106

    What are lifting straps?

  114. Question 107

    What's a lifting belt for?

  115. Question 108

    Should beginners use lifting shoes?

  116. Question 109

    What's a set and rep?

  117. Question 110

    What is progressive overload?

  118. Question 111

    What's a good beginner rep range?

  119. Question 112

    What's a full-body workout?

  120. Question 113

    What's an upper/lower split?

  121. Question 114

    What's a push/pull/legs split?

  122. Question 115

    What's a deload week?

  123. Question 116

    What's training frequency?

  124. Question 117

    What's training volume?

  125. Question 118

    What's training intensity?

  126. Question 119

    How long should workouts be?

  127. Question 120

    What's periodization?

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