E CSCS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
xercise Technique: Exercises such as the bench press require the athlete to establish
and and maintain what position? - Answers - Five-point body contact position
Exercise Technique: How high should the foot of the swing leg be when performing the
fast feet speed drill? - Answers - No higher than mid-shin
Exercise Technique: What grip should be used in a push jerk and where should the
hands be placed? - Answers - Pronated and slightly wider than shoulder width
Exercise Technique: Which of the following statements about dynamic stretching is
false? - Answers - Dynamic and ballistic stretches describe the same type of stretching
Exercise Technique: During a straight line sprint, about how much distance should it
take for an athlete to reach the upright posture required for the maximum velocity
phase? - Answers - 20 meters
Exercise Technique: For the start position in a right-handed one-arm dumbbell snatch,
where should you place the dumbbell? - Answers - Between the feet
Exercise Technique: The Bar is pulled down and toward the upper chest with a
pronated grip, while the torso maintains a slight backward lean. What exercise is being
performed? - Answers - Lat pulldown
Exercise Technique: When performing a front plank, how far apart should the feet be? -
Answers - Hip width
Exercise Technique: Which of the following is not a method to find your grip distance for
the power snatch? - Answers - Fist to opposite elbow
Exercise Technique: When initiating the flight phase of the alternating bound, what is
the recommended angle of the front knee? - Answers - 90 degrees
Exercise Technique: Which of the following statements about exercises designed to
increase tissue length is false? - Answers - When the point of resistance is reached,
force should be decreased
Exercise Technique: Which of the following exercises is considered a single-joint
exercise? - Answers - Triceps extension
Exercise Technique: Which of the following statements is true about the log clean and
press? - Answers - During the transition phase, the lifter can place the log onto the
thighs before beginning the second pull
, Exercise Technique: When does the transition phase occur in the power snatch? -
Answers - Between the first and second pull
Exercise Technique: What are the two recommended grips to perform a deadlift? -
Answers - Pronated grip and alternated grip
Exercise Technique: How wide should the lifter place the hands when performing a
seated barbell shoulder press? - Answers - slightly wider than shoulder width
Exercise Technique: Where should the foot strike the ground in relation to the hips
when running? - Answers - Directly under the hips
Exercise Technique: Where should the spotter place their hands during a step up? -
Answers - Near the lifter's torso or hips
Exercise Technique: What is the combination of mechanical and neurophysiological
mechanisms that is the basis for plyometric exercises? - Answers - Stretch-shortening
cycle
Exercise Technique: In a bent-over-row, the athlete should use what type of grip? -
Answers - Closed, pronated grip
Exercise Technique: When using the stair stepper for aerobic endurance, the depth of
each step is determined by the user. What is the recommended step depth? - Answers -
4-8 inches
Exercise Technique: What muscle is stretched in the straddle but not in the semi-
straddle? - Answers - Hip adductors
Exercise technique: The spinal twist is designed to stretch the sides and the low back.
Which position would be correct when performing the stretch turning to the right? -
Answers - Place the back of the left elbow on the right side of the knee
Exercise Technique: what phase of the chin up exercise is best for inhalation? -
Answers - Eccentric
Exercise Technique: How do ground contact times compare during the acceleration
phase versus the maximal velocity phase? - Answers - Ground contact times are longer
during the acceleration phase
Exercise Technique: Which dynamic stretch involved placing the hands on the floor
while shifting the weight back with the hips high in the air, making an inverted V with the
body? - Answers - Inchworm
xercise Technique: Exercises such as the bench press require the athlete to establish
and and maintain what position? - Answers - Five-point body contact position
Exercise Technique: How high should the foot of the swing leg be when performing the
fast feet speed drill? - Answers - No higher than mid-shin
Exercise Technique: What grip should be used in a push jerk and where should the
hands be placed? - Answers - Pronated and slightly wider than shoulder width
Exercise Technique: Which of the following statements about dynamic stretching is
false? - Answers - Dynamic and ballistic stretches describe the same type of stretching
Exercise Technique: During a straight line sprint, about how much distance should it
take for an athlete to reach the upright posture required for the maximum velocity
phase? - Answers - 20 meters
Exercise Technique: For the start position in a right-handed one-arm dumbbell snatch,
where should you place the dumbbell? - Answers - Between the feet
Exercise Technique: The Bar is pulled down and toward the upper chest with a
pronated grip, while the torso maintains a slight backward lean. What exercise is being
performed? - Answers - Lat pulldown
Exercise Technique: When performing a front plank, how far apart should the feet be? -
Answers - Hip width
Exercise Technique: Which of the following is not a method to find your grip distance for
the power snatch? - Answers - Fist to opposite elbow
Exercise Technique: When initiating the flight phase of the alternating bound, what is
the recommended angle of the front knee? - Answers - 90 degrees
Exercise Technique: Which of the following statements about exercises designed to
increase tissue length is false? - Answers - When the point of resistance is reached,
force should be decreased
Exercise Technique: Which of the following exercises is considered a single-joint
exercise? - Answers - Triceps extension
Exercise Technique: Which of the following statements is true about the log clean and
press? - Answers - During the transition phase, the lifter can place the log onto the
thighs before beginning the second pull
, Exercise Technique: When does the transition phase occur in the power snatch? -
Answers - Between the first and second pull
Exercise Technique: What are the two recommended grips to perform a deadlift? -
Answers - Pronated grip and alternated grip
Exercise Technique: How wide should the lifter place the hands when performing a
seated barbell shoulder press? - Answers - slightly wider than shoulder width
Exercise Technique: Where should the foot strike the ground in relation to the hips
when running? - Answers - Directly under the hips
Exercise Technique: Where should the spotter place their hands during a step up? -
Answers - Near the lifter's torso or hips
Exercise Technique: What is the combination of mechanical and neurophysiological
mechanisms that is the basis for plyometric exercises? - Answers - Stretch-shortening
cycle
Exercise Technique: In a bent-over-row, the athlete should use what type of grip? -
Answers - Closed, pronated grip
Exercise Technique: When using the stair stepper for aerobic endurance, the depth of
each step is determined by the user. What is the recommended step depth? - Answers -
4-8 inches
Exercise Technique: What muscle is stretched in the straddle but not in the semi-
straddle? - Answers - Hip adductors
Exercise technique: The spinal twist is designed to stretch the sides and the low back.
Which position would be correct when performing the stretch turning to the right? -
Answers - Place the back of the left elbow on the right side of the knee
Exercise Technique: what phase of the chin up exercise is best for inhalation? -
Answers - Eccentric
Exercise Technique: How do ground contact times compare during the acceleration
phase versus the maximal velocity phase? - Answers - Ground contact times are longer
during the acceleration phase
Exercise Technique: Which dynamic stretch involved placing the hands on the floor
while shifting the weight back with the hips high in the air, making an inverted V with the
body? - Answers - Inchworm
