NSCA Strength and Conditioning Exam || A+ Graded
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Typical patterns for use of steroids correct answers stacking and cycling
Hormone precursor theorized to increase body's ability to produce a specific hormone correct
answers prohormones
Acromegaly is a risk factor for athletes who use which of the following as an ergogenic aid?
correct answers Human growth hormone
Beta-blockers correct answers Class of drugs that block the B-adrenergic receptors, preventing
its catecholamines from binding (norepinephrine and epinephrine)
An athlete has been taking a supplement and has seen an increase in his squat 1RM, body
weight, and vertical jump height. Which might he be supplementing with? correct answers
Creatine
Which of the following combination of tests would be most relevant for an american football
wide receiver? correct answers
Athlete-related factors to consider when selecting tests correct answers Biomechanical pattern
specificity, experience and training status, age and sex, environmental factors
Back squat 1 RM test to test maximal lower body strength correct answers Maximal muscular
strength test (low speed)
Helpful to record to aid in future testing sessions for an athlete correct answers scoring forms,
details of setup, environmental conditions
Example of low-speed muscular strength test correct answers 1 RM maximal strength test (1RM
bench press, 1RM back squat)
Struggling to return to a "ready" stance after jumping for a ball demonstrates a need to improve
in what components of athletic performance? correct answers Balance and stability
Anthropometry includes measurements of correct answers height, weight, selected body girths
300 yd shuttle run line distance and # of trips correct answers 25 yds, 6 round trips
Loads to be used for YMCA bench press test correct answers Men 80 lbs; 36 kg/ Women 35lbs;
16 kg
Repeated walking knee lift stretches is what kind of stretching? correct answers Dynamic
stretching (muscles stretched are gluteus maximus and hamstrings)
Already.
Typical patterns for use of steroids correct answers stacking and cycling
Hormone precursor theorized to increase body's ability to produce a specific hormone correct
answers prohormones
Acromegaly is a risk factor for athletes who use which of the following as an ergogenic aid?
correct answers Human growth hormone
Beta-blockers correct answers Class of drugs that block the B-adrenergic receptors, preventing
its catecholamines from binding (norepinephrine and epinephrine)
An athlete has been taking a supplement and has seen an increase in his squat 1RM, body
weight, and vertical jump height. Which might he be supplementing with? correct answers
Creatine
Which of the following combination of tests would be most relevant for an american football
wide receiver? correct answers
Athlete-related factors to consider when selecting tests correct answers Biomechanical pattern
specificity, experience and training status, age and sex, environmental factors
Back squat 1 RM test to test maximal lower body strength correct answers Maximal muscular
strength test (low speed)
Helpful to record to aid in future testing sessions for an athlete correct answers scoring forms,
details of setup, environmental conditions
Example of low-speed muscular strength test correct answers 1 RM maximal strength test (1RM
bench press, 1RM back squat)
Struggling to return to a "ready" stance after jumping for a ball demonstrates a need to improve
in what components of athletic performance? correct answers Balance and stability
Anthropometry includes measurements of correct answers height, weight, selected body girths
300 yd shuttle run line distance and # of trips correct answers 25 yds, 6 round trips
Loads to be used for YMCA bench press test correct answers Men 80 lbs; 36 kg/ Women 35lbs;
16 kg
Repeated walking knee lift stretches is what kind of stretching? correct answers Dynamic
stretching (muscles stretched are gluteus maximus and hamstrings)
