CSCS Exam 2!! Question and answers
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Which of the following grips is used for the hammer curl exercise? - correct
answer ✔closed, neutral
All of the following are points of contact with the bench or the floor when an
athlete is in the five-point body contact position EXCEPT: - correct answer
✔right hand
If during the tire flip the athlete's hips rise faster than the shoulders during the
initial pushing motion, what is an effective correction to give the athlete? -
correct answer ✔keep the hips slightly below the shoulders in this position
As the bench press exercise is performed, the sticking point occurs at which
of the following points within an athlete's ROM? - correct answer ✔soon after
the transition from the eccentric phase to the concentric phase
An athlete performing which of the following workouts has the greatest need
for a weight belt? - correct answer ✔back squat at 90% 1RM
Which of the following is NOT a phase of the stretch shortening cycle? -
correct answer ✔isometric
Which of the following exercises does not require one or more spotters? -
correct answer ✔power clean
The basketball coach says his starting center needs to jump higher. In
addition to starting a plyometric program, which of the following resistance
, training exercises are most specific to this goal? - correct answer ✔leg
(knee) curl and seated calf (heel) raise
Which of the following grip widths can be determined using the fist-to-
opposite-shoulder method or the elbow-to-elbow method? - correct answer
✔snatch grip
Which of the following is a guideline for proper technique for the first pull of
the power clean exercise? - correct answer ✔as the bar is raises, keep it as
close to the shins as possible
Which of the following structures detects rapid movement and initiates the
stretch reflex? - correct answer ✔muscle spindle
When an athlete is performing the upward movement phase of the seated
barbell shoulder press exercise, all of the following specify the action of the
spotter to assist the athlete to perform the 1st repetition EXCEPT: - correct
answer ✔grasp the bar with a closed, neutral grip inside the athlete's hands
The soccer team is transitioning from off-season to pre-season training. How
should the team's resistance training frequency be altered? - correct answer
✔decrease frequency to allow sport skill practice
Which of the following is a major muscle involved with the leg extension
exercise? - correct answer ✔rectus femoris
Which of the following describes the difference between the upward
movement phase of the push press compared to the push jerk? - correct
answer ✔hip and knee extension thrust is only forceful enough to drive the
bar one-half to two-thirds the distance overhead
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Which of the following grips is used for the hammer curl exercise? - correct
answer ✔closed, neutral
All of the following are points of contact with the bench or the floor when an
athlete is in the five-point body contact position EXCEPT: - correct answer
✔right hand
If during the tire flip the athlete's hips rise faster than the shoulders during the
initial pushing motion, what is an effective correction to give the athlete? -
correct answer ✔keep the hips slightly below the shoulders in this position
As the bench press exercise is performed, the sticking point occurs at which
of the following points within an athlete's ROM? - correct answer ✔soon after
the transition from the eccentric phase to the concentric phase
An athlete performing which of the following workouts has the greatest need
for a weight belt? - correct answer ✔back squat at 90% 1RM
Which of the following is NOT a phase of the stretch shortening cycle? -
correct answer ✔isometric
Which of the following exercises does not require one or more spotters? -
correct answer ✔power clean
The basketball coach says his starting center needs to jump higher. In
addition to starting a plyometric program, which of the following resistance
, training exercises are most specific to this goal? - correct answer ✔leg
(knee) curl and seated calf (heel) raise
Which of the following grip widths can be determined using the fist-to-
opposite-shoulder method or the elbow-to-elbow method? - correct answer
✔snatch grip
Which of the following is a guideline for proper technique for the first pull of
the power clean exercise? - correct answer ✔as the bar is raises, keep it as
close to the shins as possible
Which of the following structures detects rapid movement and initiates the
stretch reflex? - correct answer ✔muscle spindle
When an athlete is performing the upward movement phase of the seated
barbell shoulder press exercise, all of the following specify the action of the
spotter to assist the athlete to perform the 1st repetition EXCEPT: - correct
answer ✔grasp the bar with a closed, neutral grip inside the athlete's hands
The soccer team is transitioning from off-season to pre-season training. How
should the team's resistance training frequency be altered? - correct answer
✔decrease frequency to allow sport skill practice
Which of the following is a major muscle involved with the leg extension
exercise? - correct answer ✔rectus femoris
Which of the following describes the difference between the upward
movement phase of the push press compared to the push jerk? - correct
answer ✔hip and knee extension thrust is only forceful enough to drive the
bar one-half to two-thirds the distance overhead
