ACSM || Questions with correct solutions.

The smallest contractile unit within a muscle is called a: correct answers sarcomere Jan is 67 years old, and she began resistance training with Shawn and. While doing the leg press machine, he explained to her that she should go very slow during the eccentric phase "to have greater strength gains." Jan has complained of extreme soreness and is worried about her second session with Shawn; she thinks she may be injured. What mistake did Shawn make? correct answers He had Jan developing high force during the eccentric phase too early in her training, and may have caused a muscle strain. Amy has been progressively increasing her squat strength but this past week became frustrated when she felt like she was stuck at the bottom of her squat for an extra second. correct answers the force produced by the muscle is equal to the load. According to the force- velocity relationship during concentric shortening, a faster contraction will: correct answers produce less force Jan recently completed her one repetition maximum bench press and noticed it was much lower than the population-specific normal values of women her age. What is a better way for Jan to compare her strength to other women her age? correct answers make it relative to her body weight The fundamental principles that determine the effectiveness of all resistance training programs can be remembered as PROCESS. Which is not a fundamental principle in PROCESS? correct answers proprioception Bill started resistance training about a year ago and recently got his friend Bob to start a resistance training program. Bill has noticed Bob is making huge strength gains, whereas it takes months for Bill to see those similar gains. What might explain this phenomenon? correct answers Bill's threshold for training-induced adaptations is higher after several months of training. The " 2 plus 2" rule is helpful for which fundamental principle of resistance training? correct answers progression Oscar was training his lower body three times a week and was seeing great strength gains. Recently, after getting back from a 3-week trip to Europe, he became frustrated that he wasn't able to complete his normal rep scheme during his workout. Although out of his control while on vacation, Oscar disrupted which fundamental principle of resistance training? correct answers regularity Betsy works out 5 d ∙ wk−1 doing both aerobic and upper and lower body resistance training. She is very physically fit and recently played some pickup basketball games. The next day, Betsy realized she was extremely sore and couldn't understand why she was so sore from one game of basketball considering her high fitness. Betsy does not train for basketball; thus, when applying her resistance training program to basketball, she violates which fundamental principle? correct answers specificity