NSCA-CSCS Exam Prep Exercise Science
A 12 year old has been resistance training 2x a week for 6 weeks. Which of the
following adaptations contribute the most to training-induced strength gains?
a. increased muscle size
b. increased motor unit activation
c. greater-testosterone concentration - ANS-b
A 17-year-old tennis player follows an aerobic trining program 3 days/week at 70% HR
max for 4 weeks. Which of the following is the most likely to increase?
a. stored creating phosphate
b. body fat %
c. maximal rate of force production - ANS-a
A female college age athlete began a strength and conditioning program 10 weeks ago.
In the weeks following, she continues to see gains in her strength. Which of the
following most likely contributes to this change?
a. improved neuromuscular efficiency
b. conversation of Type I to Type II muscle fibers
c. increased muscle fiber size - ANS-c
A female marathoner trains at sea-level. She travels to a race venue held at an altitude
of 5280 ft (1625 m). Which of the following BEST describes the immediate physiological
effect?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. decreased ventilation rate
c. decreased tidal volume - ANS-a
A high school junior 1600m runner has been aerobically training for 2 years. She
improves her performance time throughout the course of her first season on the team.
Which of the following is primarily responsible for her performance increases?
a. decrease in lean body mass
b. improvement in VO2max
c. increase in running economy - ANS-b
A novice athlete has been following an aerobic endurance training program for 12
months. Which of the following is most likely to occur?
a. decreased resting a-vO2 difference
b. decreased maximal tidal volume
c. increased restring stroke volume - ANS-c
A parent informs the strength and conditioning professional that her child has been
classified as being at Tanner's Stage 1. What does this classification assess?
, a. chronological age
b. psychological age
c. biological age - ANS-c
All innervated muscle fibers of a motor unit fully contract when stimulated due to which
of the following?
a. size principle
b. selective recruitment
c. all or none principle - ANS-c
An 18-year-old collegiate rugby player is participating in a resistance training program.
The strength and conditioning professional conducted strength testing every 6 weeks
with the following results:
1 RM Bench Press: Pre Test- 200 lb, Week 6- 210 lb, Week 12- 215 lb.
Which of the following is primarily responsible for the increases in strength during the
first 8 weeks?
a. muscle fiber hypertrophy
b. motor unit synchronization
c. increased pinnation angle - ANS-b
An athlete wants to train the glycolytic and aerobic energy systems. Which of the
following rest periods is the MOST appropriate if she performs work intervals of 60 sec
in duration?
a. 1 min
b. 2 min
c. 3 min - ANS-c
An exercise session consisting of which of the following modalities results in the largest
increase in serum HGH concentration?
a. moderate-intensity aerobic exercise
b. moderate-intensity resistance exercise
c. high intensity resistance exercise - ANS-c
An increase in which of the following increases oxygen delivery to the active muscles
during acute aerobic exercise?
a. blood hemoglobin
b. cardiac output
c. plasma volume - ANS-b
An increase in which of the following is a marker of aerobic overtraining?
a. body fat %
b. muscle glycogen
c. creatine kinase concentration - ANS-c
As compared to males, the potential for force production of females per muscle cross-
sectional area is
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