NSCA CSCS EVALUATION EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following grips should be used during the deadlift exercise?
1. overhand
2. closed
3. open
4. alternated
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only - ✔✔c. 1, 2, and 4 only
overhand, closed, alternated
✔✔Which of the following is the correct foot pattern in the step-up exercise?
a. step up left foot, step up right foot, step down left foot, step down right foot
b. step up right foot, step up left foot, step down left foot, step down right foot
c. step up left foot, step down left foot, step up right foot, step down right foot
d. step up right foot, step up left foot, step down right foot, step down left foot - ✔✔b.
step up right foot, step up left foot, step down left foot, step down right foot
✔✔The primary movement during the second pull phase of the power clean exercise is
hip flexion
hip extension
knee flexion
dorsiflexion - ✔✔hip extension
✔✔If during the tire flip the athlete's hips rise faster than the shoulders during the initial
pushing motion, what is an effective correction to give the athlete?
start with higher hip position
keep the hips slightly below the shoulders in this position
, lift the tire upward instead of driving it forward
push with the arms first - ✔✔start with higher hip position
✔✔If a strong athlete incorporates only unilateral training into his or her program, what
might the strength and conditioning professional expect to happen?
a bilateral facilitation will occur
a bilateral deficit will be developed
a reduction in bilateral asymmetries will occur
only unilateral strength will increase - ✔✔a bilateral facilitation will occur
✔✔With regard to core training, when is instability exercise best applied?
with untrained athletes who are relatively weak
in trained athletes who are rehabilitating from an injury
with trained athletes who are trying to optimize strength and power
with untrained athletes who are new to the exercise - ✔✔in trained athletes who are
rehabilitating from an injury
✔✔Which of the following is a rationale for using variable-resistance training methods?
to accommodate the changing mechanical advantages associated with constant-loaded
exercises
to minimize force application throughout the full ROM
to increase the time spent decelerating during a lifting motion
to keep the applied resistance constant during changes in joint angle - ✔✔to
accommodate the changing mechanical advantages associated with constant-loaded
exercises
✔✔Training on instability devices can reduce the overall agonist force production
capacity and power output of the athlete to less than ___ of what can be achieved in
stable condition.
20%
50%
70%
90% - ✔✔70%
✔✔The basketball coach says his starting center needs to jump higher. In addition to
beginning a plyometric program, which of the following resistance exercises are MOST
specific to this goal?
1. power clean
2. leg (knee curl)
3. front squat
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following grips should be used during the deadlift exercise?
1. overhand
2. closed
3. open
4. alternated
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 2, and 4 only
d. 2, 3, and 4 only - ✔✔c. 1, 2, and 4 only
overhand, closed, alternated
✔✔Which of the following is the correct foot pattern in the step-up exercise?
a. step up left foot, step up right foot, step down left foot, step down right foot
b. step up right foot, step up left foot, step down left foot, step down right foot
c. step up left foot, step down left foot, step up right foot, step down right foot
d. step up right foot, step up left foot, step down right foot, step down left foot - ✔✔b.
step up right foot, step up left foot, step down left foot, step down right foot
✔✔The primary movement during the second pull phase of the power clean exercise is
hip flexion
hip extension
knee flexion
dorsiflexion - ✔✔hip extension
✔✔If during the tire flip the athlete's hips rise faster than the shoulders during the initial
pushing motion, what is an effective correction to give the athlete?
start with higher hip position
keep the hips slightly below the shoulders in this position
, lift the tire upward instead of driving it forward
push with the arms first - ✔✔start with higher hip position
✔✔If a strong athlete incorporates only unilateral training into his or her program, what
might the strength and conditioning professional expect to happen?
a bilateral facilitation will occur
a bilateral deficit will be developed
a reduction in bilateral asymmetries will occur
only unilateral strength will increase - ✔✔a bilateral facilitation will occur
✔✔With regard to core training, when is instability exercise best applied?
with untrained athletes who are relatively weak
in trained athletes who are rehabilitating from an injury
with trained athletes who are trying to optimize strength and power
with untrained athletes who are new to the exercise - ✔✔in trained athletes who are
rehabilitating from an injury
✔✔Which of the following is a rationale for using variable-resistance training methods?
to accommodate the changing mechanical advantages associated with constant-loaded
exercises
to minimize force application throughout the full ROM
to increase the time spent decelerating during a lifting motion
to keep the applied resistance constant during changes in joint angle - ✔✔to
accommodate the changing mechanical advantages associated with constant-loaded
exercises
✔✔Training on instability devices can reduce the overall agonist force production
capacity and power output of the athlete to less than ___ of what can be achieved in
stable condition.
20%
50%
70%
90% - ✔✔70%
✔✔The basketball coach says his starting center needs to jump higher. In addition to
beginning a plyometric program, which of the following resistance exercises are MOST
specific to this goal?
1. power clean
2. leg (knee curl)
3. front squat
