NSCA CSCS PRACTICE: PROGRAM
DESIGN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
An athlete with a low back injury has been cleared by the athletic training staff to
participate in strength and conditioning activities during the last phase of tissue healing.
Which of the following exercises is most appropriate?
a Romanian deadlift
b lunges
c bent-over row - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
A strength and conditioning professional is adding this exercise to an athlete's program
to increase muscular power. Which of the following intensities would best describe tuck
jumps?
a high
b moderate
c low - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
To create a compound set, which of the following exercises should precede good
mornings?
a crunches
b bench press
c front squat - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -c
The overhead push power press is most appropriate to improve which of the following?
a rebounding a basketball
b serving a tennis ball overhead
c pole vaulting - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -a
Med ball plank should be included in a mesocycle for a collegiate basketball player to
emphasize which of the following?
a power
b strength
c hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
A strength and conditioning professional is designing a reconditioning program for an
athlete who has undergone physical therapy after ACL reconstruction surgery. The
, athletic trainer indicates that joint movement is contraindicated. Which of the following
types of exercise is most appropriate?
a isokinetic
b isotonic
c isometric - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -c
Which of the following sequences is the most appropriate?
a power clean, bench press, back squat, pull-up
b push press, shoulder press, power clean, deadlift
c leg press, front squat, power snatch, push press - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -a
Which of the following exercises requires the longest recovery time after a training
session if performed using 90% of 1RM?
a bench press
b leg press
c front squat - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -c
Which of the following are the most sport-specific exercises for a sprinter?
a leg press and triceps pushdowns
b lunges and one arm dumbbell row
c front squat and biceps curls - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
A strongman competitor is performing a standing barbell shoulder press using a load of
85% of his 1RM. Approximately how many repetitions can he expect to perform?
a8
b6
c 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
Which of the following factors should be determined first when designing a training
program for a rugby team?
a sport season
b exercise type
c metabolic demands - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -c
A baseball pitcher has an elbow flexion to elbow extension strength ratio of 1:3. Which
of the following exercises should be added to his program?
a biceps curl
b bench press
c triceps pushdown - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -a
Which of the following is the most appropriate to include in the hypertrophy phase for a
professional basketball player?
a push jerk with 85% of 1RM for 3 sets of 3 repetitions
b hang clean with 95% of the 1RM for 5 sets of 2 repetitions
DESIGN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
An athlete with a low back injury has been cleared by the athletic training staff to
participate in strength and conditioning activities during the last phase of tissue healing.
Which of the following exercises is most appropriate?
a Romanian deadlift
b lunges
c bent-over row - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
A strength and conditioning professional is adding this exercise to an athlete's program
to increase muscular power. Which of the following intensities would best describe tuck
jumps?
a high
b moderate
c low - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
To create a compound set, which of the following exercises should precede good
mornings?
a crunches
b bench press
c front squat - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -c
The overhead push power press is most appropriate to improve which of the following?
a rebounding a basketball
b serving a tennis ball overhead
c pole vaulting - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -a
Med ball plank should be included in a mesocycle for a collegiate basketball player to
emphasize which of the following?
a power
b strength
c hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
A strength and conditioning professional is designing a reconditioning program for an
athlete who has undergone physical therapy after ACL reconstruction surgery. The
, athletic trainer indicates that joint movement is contraindicated. Which of the following
types of exercise is most appropriate?
a isokinetic
b isotonic
c isometric - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -c
Which of the following sequences is the most appropriate?
a power clean, bench press, back squat, pull-up
b push press, shoulder press, power clean, deadlift
c leg press, front squat, power snatch, push press - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -a
Which of the following exercises requires the longest recovery time after a training
session if performed using 90% of 1RM?
a bench press
b leg press
c front squat - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -c
Which of the following are the most sport-specific exercises for a sprinter?
a leg press and triceps pushdowns
b lunges and one arm dumbbell row
c front squat and biceps curls - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
A strongman competitor is performing a standing barbell shoulder press using a load of
85% of his 1RM. Approximately how many repetitions can he expect to perform?
a8
b6
c 4 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -b
Which of the following factors should be determined first when designing a training
program for a rugby team?
a sport season
b exercise type
c metabolic demands - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -c
A baseball pitcher has an elbow flexion to elbow extension strength ratio of 1:3. Which
of the following exercises should be added to his program?
a biceps curl
b bench press
c triceps pushdown - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅✅ -a
Which of the following is the most appropriate to include in the hypertrophy phase for a
professional basketball player?
a push jerk with 85% of 1RM for 3 sets of 3 repetitions
b hang clean with 95% of the 1RM for 5 sets of 2 repetitions
