ISSA EXAM TEST GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What exercise should be performed FIRST?
Broad jump
Back squat
Split squat
Power clean - ANSWER-power clean
Which resistance training system helps to increase intensity and optimize time?
Rest-pause
Pyramid
Occlusion
Superset - ANSWER-Rest pause
n which stage of the drawing in phase will you collect client data?
Stage 1
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 4 - ANSWER-stage 2
Body composition testing determines which of the following?
Lean mass and fat mass
Overall bodyweight
Somatotype classification
Body mass index - ANSWER-Over all body weight
The knee is stabilized on the anterior side by which muscle?
Gluteus
Soleus
Hamstrings
Quadriceps - ANSWER-quadriceps
Which of the following describes a mesomorphic body type?
Slim and linear
Muscular
Short and stout
Round - ANSWER-Muscular
Which contraction helps to generate enough tension in muscles to contract explosively?
Eccentric
Ballistic
Concentric
Isometric - ANSWER-concentric
, What exercise should be performed LAST?
Shuttle runs
Power snatch
Overhead press
Front raise - ANSWER-power snatch
Which of the following is a symptom of overtraining?
Increase in body weight
Decreased number of infections
Lowered heart rate during exercise
Decrease in performance - ANSWER-Decrease in performance
Which principle states that we all undergo stress in three stages: shock, compensation,
and exhaustion?
Individual differences
GAS
Overload
Specificity - ANSWER-GAS
A weight training program that divides training sessions into upper and lower body
training is referred to as which of the following?
Superset training principle
Set-system training principle
Split system training principle
Staggered sets training principle - ANSWER-Superset training principle
A conditioned client's resting heart rate will be which of the following?
Less than 60 BPM
61-70 BPM
71-80 BPM
More than 81 BPM - ANSWER-less then 60bpm
What type of contraction is involved in controlling and stopping a movement?
Eccentric
Isometric
Agonist
Concentric - ANSWER-eccentric
Which of the following is the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of
the left ventricle of the heart?
Systolic pressure
Diastolic pressure
Heart rate
Pulse - ANSWER-systolic pressure
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What exercise should be performed FIRST?
Broad jump
Back squat
Split squat
Power clean - ANSWER-power clean
Which resistance training system helps to increase intensity and optimize time?
Rest-pause
Pyramid
Occlusion
Superset - ANSWER-Rest pause
n which stage of the drawing in phase will you collect client data?
Stage 1
Stage 3
Stage 2
Stage 4 - ANSWER-stage 2
Body composition testing determines which of the following?
Lean mass and fat mass
Overall bodyweight
Somatotype classification
Body mass index - ANSWER-Over all body weight
The knee is stabilized on the anterior side by which muscle?
Gluteus
Soleus
Hamstrings
Quadriceps - ANSWER-quadriceps
Which of the following describes a mesomorphic body type?
Slim and linear
Muscular
Short and stout
Round - ANSWER-Muscular
Which contraction helps to generate enough tension in muscles to contract explosively?
Eccentric
Ballistic
Concentric
Isometric - ANSWER-concentric
, What exercise should be performed LAST?
Shuttle runs
Power snatch
Overhead press
Front raise - ANSWER-power snatch
Which of the following is a symptom of overtraining?
Increase in body weight
Decreased number of infections
Lowered heart rate during exercise
Decrease in performance - ANSWER-Decrease in performance
Which principle states that we all undergo stress in three stages: shock, compensation,
and exhaustion?
Individual differences
GAS
Overload
Specificity - ANSWER-GAS
A weight training program that divides training sessions into upper and lower body
training is referred to as which of the following?
Superset training principle
Set-system training principle
Split system training principle
Staggered sets training principle - ANSWER-Superset training principle
A conditioned client's resting heart rate will be which of the following?
Less than 60 BPM
61-70 BPM
71-80 BPM
More than 81 BPM - ANSWER-less then 60bpm
What type of contraction is involved in controlling and stopping a movement?
Eccentric
Isometric
Agonist
Concentric - ANSWER-eccentric
Which of the following is the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of
the left ventricle of the heart?
Systolic pressure
Diastolic pressure
Heart rate
Pulse - ANSWER-systolic pressure
