EXSC 191 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Exercise Prescription. Answer: Individualized recommendation of exercise type intensity
duration and frequency
● FITT Principle. Answer: Frequency Intensity Time and Type components of an exercise
program
● Frequency. Answer: Number of exercise sessions per week
● Intensity. Answer: Degree of effort or exertion during exercise
● Duration. Answer: Length of each exercise session
● Mode. Answer: Type of exercise activity performed
● Overload Principle. Answer: Exercise must exceed normal demands to stimulate
adaptation
● Progressive Overload. Answer: Gradual increase in training stimulus over time to continue
adaptation
● Specificity Principle. Answer: Adaptations are specific to the type of exercise performed
● Reversibility Principle. Answer: Training adaptations are lost when exercise is
discontinued
● Detraining. Answer: Loss of physiological adaptations when exercise training is reduced or
stopped
● Supercompensation. Answer: Temporary increase in fitness above baseline during
recovery after training stress
● Periodization. Answer: Systematic variation of training variables over time to optimize
performance
● Macrocycle. Answer: Longest training period typically one year or a full competitive season
● Mesocycle. Answer: Medium training block of weeks to months within a macrocycle
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Exercise Prescription. Answer: Individualized recommendation of exercise type intensity
duration and frequency
● FITT Principle. Answer: Frequency Intensity Time and Type components of an exercise
program
● Frequency. Answer: Number of exercise sessions per week
● Intensity. Answer: Degree of effort or exertion during exercise
● Duration. Answer: Length of each exercise session
● Mode. Answer: Type of exercise activity performed
● Overload Principle. Answer: Exercise must exceed normal demands to stimulate
adaptation
● Progressive Overload. Answer: Gradual increase in training stimulus over time to continue
adaptation
● Specificity Principle. Answer: Adaptations are specific to the type of exercise performed
● Reversibility Principle. Answer: Training adaptations are lost when exercise is
discontinued
● Detraining. Answer: Loss of physiological adaptations when exercise training is reduced or
stopped
● Supercompensation. Answer: Temporary increase in fitness above baseline during
recovery after training stress
● Periodization. Answer: Systematic variation of training variables over time to optimize
performance
● Macrocycle. Answer: Longest training period typically one year or a full competitive season
● Mesocycle. Answer: Medium training block of weeks to months within a macrocycle