PHED 225 PRACTICE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is NOT one the competencies of a strength conditioning
coach?
A)Having a strong exercise science foundation
B) Fulfilling administratie duties
C) Managing teams, inters, and other coaches
D) Detailed nutritional counseling and planning - ✔✔D) Detailed nutritional counseling
and planning
✔✔The amount of external force that a muscle can exert is the definition for: -
✔✔Muscular Strength
✔✔Strength training is a beneficial component of weight management due to increased
basal metabolic rates with higher lean mass. T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔This stage lasts from puberty through late aldoescence and focuses on optimizing
skills and personal abilities with a secondary focus on competitive outcomes? - ✔✔Train
to train
✔✔Which of the following types of muscle tissue is considered voluntary? - ✔✔Skeletal
✔✔A muscle cell is also called a: - ✔✔Fiber
✔✔The sliding filament theory suggests that the protein filaments which compose
muscle get physically shorter to cause a contraction. T/F? - ✔✔False
✔✔an ____ contraction produces constant force during changes in muscle length. -
✔✔Isotonic contraction.
✔✔Type 2 motor units are recruited for actions requiring high-level force or power? T/F?
- ✔✔True
✔✔Is an increase in blood flow due to a contraction or relaxation? - ✔✔Relaxation
✔✔isometric - ✔✔no change in length (ex. plank)
✔✔isokinetic - ✔✔constant speed
✔✔isotonic - ✔✔constant force while muscle changes length
, ✔✔concentric contraction - ✔✔muscle shorten and overcome the external load
✔✔eccentric contractions - ✔✔muscle lengthens and as the external load overcomes
the muscle.
✔✔type 1 muscle fibers - ✔✔endurance
✔✔Type 2 muscle fibers - ✔✔speed and power
✔✔Which fiber type is likely to predominate the muscular composition of a cross-
country skier? - ✔✔Type 1
✔✔Abduction and Adduction occur in which plane of function? - ✔✔Frontal
✔✔When bending over to pick a bar up off the floor, the hips flex in which plane of
motion? - ✔✔sagittal (forward/backward motion..running)
✔✔Flexion is defined by a decreased joint angle. T/F? - ✔✔True.
✔✔The triceps brachiI is primarily responsible for elbow flexion? T/F? - ✔✔False.
✔✔The quadriceps muscle group is primarily involved in knee extension? T/F? -
✔✔True
✔✔which plane of motion is the best to describe the hip movement? - ✔✔Sagittal
✔✔Plane for rotation - ✔✔Transverse
✔✔Plane for abduction or adduction - ✔✔Frontal
✔✔Plane for flexion or extension - ✔✔Sagittal
✔✔which of the following movements best describes the hips during a deadlift (sagittal)
- ✔✔extension
✔✔The PAR-Q is a form used to establish training goals by identifying specific skills a
person possesses. T/F? - ✔✔False
✔✔The packed shoulder position refers to scapular retraction. T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔As long as the knees do not pass the toes in the sagittal plane, frontal plane
movements of the knee is acceptable. T/F? - ✔✔False
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is NOT one the competencies of a strength conditioning
coach?
A)Having a strong exercise science foundation
B) Fulfilling administratie duties
C) Managing teams, inters, and other coaches
D) Detailed nutritional counseling and planning - ✔✔D) Detailed nutritional counseling
and planning
✔✔The amount of external force that a muscle can exert is the definition for: -
✔✔Muscular Strength
✔✔Strength training is a beneficial component of weight management due to increased
basal metabolic rates with higher lean mass. T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔This stage lasts from puberty through late aldoescence and focuses on optimizing
skills and personal abilities with a secondary focus on competitive outcomes? - ✔✔Train
to train
✔✔Which of the following types of muscle tissue is considered voluntary? - ✔✔Skeletal
✔✔A muscle cell is also called a: - ✔✔Fiber
✔✔The sliding filament theory suggests that the protein filaments which compose
muscle get physically shorter to cause a contraction. T/F? - ✔✔False
✔✔an ____ contraction produces constant force during changes in muscle length. -
✔✔Isotonic contraction.
✔✔Type 2 motor units are recruited for actions requiring high-level force or power? T/F?
- ✔✔True
✔✔Is an increase in blood flow due to a contraction or relaxation? - ✔✔Relaxation
✔✔isometric - ✔✔no change in length (ex. plank)
✔✔isokinetic - ✔✔constant speed
✔✔isotonic - ✔✔constant force while muscle changes length
, ✔✔concentric contraction - ✔✔muscle shorten and overcome the external load
✔✔eccentric contractions - ✔✔muscle lengthens and as the external load overcomes
the muscle.
✔✔type 1 muscle fibers - ✔✔endurance
✔✔Type 2 muscle fibers - ✔✔speed and power
✔✔Which fiber type is likely to predominate the muscular composition of a cross-
country skier? - ✔✔Type 1
✔✔Abduction and Adduction occur in which plane of function? - ✔✔Frontal
✔✔When bending over to pick a bar up off the floor, the hips flex in which plane of
motion? - ✔✔sagittal (forward/backward motion..running)
✔✔Flexion is defined by a decreased joint angle. T/F? - ✔✔True.
✔✔The triceps brachiI is primarily responsible for elbow flexion? T/F? - ✔✔False.
✔✔The quadriceps muscle group is primarily involved in knee extension? T/F? -
✔✔True
✔✔which plane of motion is the best to describe the hip movement? - ✔✔Sagittal
✔✔Plane for rotation - ✔✔Transverse
✔✔Plane for abduction or adduction - ✔✔Frontal
✔✔Plane for flexion or extension - ✔✔Sagittal
✔✔which of the following movements best describes the hips during a deadlift (sagittal)
- ✔✔extension
✔✔The PAR-Q is a form used to establish training goals by identifying specific skills a
person possesses. T/F? - ✔✔False
✔✔The packed shoulder position refers to scapular retraction. T/F? - ✔✔True
✔✔As long as the knees do not pass the toes in the sagittal plane, frontal plane
movements of the knee is acceptable. T/F? - ✔✔False
