PES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What type of training incorporates skills and movements that mimic what happens in
competition - Answers -sport specific
symptoms such as stress fracture, muscle strain, joint and muscle pain and emotional
fatigue are largely due to which of the following - Answers -exhaustion
plyometric-strength exercises are designed to do which of the following - Answers -
improve dynamic joint stabilization
which sport would benefit from the inclusion of assisted drills in an SAQ program -
Answers -football
For NON-vegetarian strength athletes, how many g/kg body weight are recommended
for protein intake? - Answers -1.6 to 1.7
Which of the following is the recommended calcium intake for an amenorrheic athlete -
Answers -1500 mg/day
which of the following is an example of a core-strength exercise - Answers -back
extension
why do females have a greater risk of ACL injury compared to males? - Answers -
females have higher relative loads on the ACL than males
Phase of the OPT model that supersets traditional strength with a plyometric/power
exercise of similar joint mechanics - Answers -Phase 5
which of the following is the principle that states that faster motor units with larger axons
are recruited 2nd when more force and power are needed - Answers -Henneman's size
principle
In which phase of a plyometric exercise must a muscle switch from overcoming force to
producing it? - Answers -amortization
which of the following best describes an athlete training in a vertically loaded workout -
Answers -performing one set for each muscle groups, moving from upper to lower body,
then repeating
If a coach removes cones from a W or box drill and replaces them with an auditory cue,
which training is utilized? - Answers -quickness
, training the muscle and tendon's ability to load eccentrically and rapidly release energy
concentrically is known as which of the following - Answers -stretch-shortening cycle
which antioxidants play a role in balancing the oxidative stress produced by free
radicals during exercise - Answers -C, E, beta carotene, selenium
according to the text, which type of mental imagery is MOST effective for improving
sports performance - Answers -kinesthetic
which muscular system is predominantly involved in joint support and stabilization and
is not movement specific - Answers -local
which of the following is considered a balance modality - Answers -sport beam
which of the following is 70% of an athlete's age subtracted from in the HRmax
regression formula - Answers -208
when performing an exercise in the transverse plane, around which of the following
axes does the movement occur - Answers -longitudinal
which of the following techniques should a coach teach an athlete who struggles with
physiological anxiety in pressure situations - Answers -breath control
which muscle functions as a stabilizer while an athlete performs a bench press -
Answers -rotator cuff
how likely is an athlete with a hamstring at risk to experience re-injury - Answers -6-8X
what is the current upper intake limit for sodium for the average person - Answers -
2300 mg/day
what refers to the rate at which any individual nerve fiber transmits impulses per unit of
time - Answers -rate coding
during the snatch, which of the following refers to the barbell being elevated from the
knees to the area between mid-thigh and the public bone - Answers -shift
which stage of cardio training should mark the gradual inclusion of repeated sprint
training - Answers -stage 3
what muscles are probably overactive when an athlete's low back arches during an
overhead squat assessment - Answers -hip flexor complex, erector spinae, latissimus
dorsi
What type of training incorporates skills and movements that mimic what happens in
competition - Answers -sport specific
symptoms such as stress fracture, muscle strain, joint and muscle pain and emotional
fatigue are largely due to which of the following - Answers -exhaustion
plyometric-strength exercises are designed to do which of the following - Answers -
improve dynamic joint stabilization
which sport would benefit from the inclusion of assisted drills in an SAQ program -
Answers -football
For NON-vegetarian strength athletes, how many g/kg body weight are recommended
for protein intake? - Answers -1.6 to 1.7
Which of the following is the recommended calcium intake for an amenorrheic athlete -
Answers -1500 mg/day
which of the following is an example of a core-strength exercise - Answers -back
extension
why do females have a greater risk of ACL injury compared to males? - Answers -
females have higher relative loads on the ACL than males
Phase of the OPT model that supersets traditional strength with a plyometric/power
exercise of similar joint mechanics - Answers -Phase 5
which of the following is the principle that states that faster motor units with larger axons
are recruited 2nd when more force and power are needed - Answers -Henneman's size
principle
In which phase of a plyometric exercise must a muscle switch from overcoming force to
producing it? - Answers -amortization
which of the following best describes an athlete training in a vertically loaded workout -
Answers -performing one set for each muscle groups, moving from upper to lower body,
then repeating
If a coach removes cones from a W or box drill and replaces them with an auditory cue,
which training is utilized? - Answers -quickness
, training the muscle and tendon's ability to load eccentrically and rapidly release energy
concentrically is known as which of the following - Answers -stretch-shortening cycle
which antioxidants play a role in balancing the oxidative stress produced by free
radicals during exercise - Answers -C, E, beta carotene, selenium
according to the text, which type of mental imagery is MOST effective for improving
sports performance - Answers -kinesthetic
which muscular system is predominantly involved in joint support and stabilization and
is not movement specific - Answers -local
which of the following is considered a balance modality - Answers -sport beam
which of the following is 70% of an athlete's age subtracted from in the HRmax
regression formula - Answers -208
when performing an exercise in the transverse plane, around which of the following
axes does the movement occur - Answers -longitudinal
which of the following techniques should a coach teach an athlete who struggles with
physiological anxiety in pressure situations - Answers -breath control
which muscle functions as a stabilizer while an athlete performs a bench press -
Answers -rotator cuff
how likely is an athlete with a hamstring at risk to experience re-injury - Answers -6-8X
what is the current upper intake limit for sodium for the average person - Answers -
2300 mg/day
what refers to the rate at which any individual nerve fiber transmits impulses per unit of
time - Answers -rate coding
during the snatch, which of the following refers to the barbell being elevated from the
knees to the area between mid-thigh and the public bone - Answers -shift
which stage of cardio training should mark the gradual inclusion of repeated sprint
training - Answers -stage 3
what muscles are probably overactive when an athlete's low back arches during an
overhead squat assessment - Answers -hip flexor complex, erector spinae, latissimus
dorsi
