NSCA CPSS ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Understand the relevant theory and principles that underpin training. - ans -
Training Load model, Periodization, Parallel training model, Sequential Training
Model,
Periodization vs Programming - ans -Periodization is a a macro-management
strategy that serves as a training blueprint, from which periods of time are
assigned that target specific skills, fitness, or performance related factors. Volume
and intensity are inversely related. 1-3 peaks/macrocycles per year
Programming is an operation of strategic thinking which is best accomplished
when ongoing monitoring is integrated into the periodization process.
How is biological adaptation achieved? - ans -by disturbing the current capacity of
the system
What is supercompensation? - ans -Supercompensation is the effect whereby
performance is enhanced if the body is able/allowed to adapt.
What syndrome is supercompensation related to? - ans -General adaptation
syndrome
What is general adaptation syndrome? - ans -The framework of interaction
between the imposed training stress, acute fatigue response, adaptation, and a
new level of homeostasis/performance.
How does overtraining syndrome develop? - ans -After continued high volume,
high intensity training or both when an athlete is over-reached.
Which training model is when performance of a positive fitness effect and a
negative fatigue effect decay exponentially over time but at different rates? - ans
-Fitness-fatigue model
, What is the dose-response relationship? - ans -relationship between the size of an
administered dose and the intensity of the response produced
What qualifies as external load? - ans -Amount of weight lifted, distance/speed of
running, its what an athlete has done.
What is it called when an athlete has responded to an external load? - ans -
Internal load
How is external load measured? - ans -camera systems, global positioning
systems, local positioning systems, often in conjunction with other sensors such
as accelerometers and power meters.
What is the principle that the energy cost of acceleration is equivalent to running
at a constant speed up an "equivalent slope"? - ans -Metabolic Power
What is the most appropriate equation for quantifying resistance training load? -
ans -Number of sets x number of repetitions x percent repetition max
What is performance? - ans -A function of the difference between fitness and
fatigue
Which central and peripheral sites contribute to fatigue? - ans -Activation of the
motor command (brain)
Propagation of the action potential through the descending motor pathway
Myofilament excitation-contraction coupling
Status of the intracellular milieu
What is Psychobiological model of fatigue? - ans -Modification of intensity
whereby fatigue occurs when the effort required exceeds maximal effort the
athlete is willing to exert or when the athlete believes the effort has been
maximal and it feels impossible to continue.
What is the Integrative governor theory? - ans -Suggests both psychological and
physiological factors limit performance with a particular focus on subconscious
avoidance of catastrophic failure due to severe disruptions in homeostasis.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Understand the relevant theory and principles that underpin training. - ans -
Training Load model, Periodization, Parallel training model, Sequential Training
Model,
Periodization vs Programming - ans -Periodization is a a macro-management
strategy that serves as a training blueprint, from which periods of time are
assigned that target specific skills, fitness, or performance related factors. Volume
and intensity are inversely related. 1-3 peaks/macrocycles per year
Programming is an operation of strategic thinking which is best accomplished
when ongoing monitoring is integrated into the periodization process.
How is biological adaptation achieved? - ans -by disturbing the current capacity of
the system
What is supercompensation? - ans -Supercompensation is the effect whereby
performance is enhanced if the body is able/allowed to adapt.
What syndrome is supercompensation related to? - ans -General adaptation
syndrome
What is general adaptation syndrome? - ans -The framework of interaction
between the imposed training stress, acute fatigue response, adaptation, and a
new level of homeostasis/performance.
How does overtraining syndrome develop? - ans -After continued high volume,
high intensity training or both when an athlete is over-reached.
Which training model is when performance of a positive fitness effect and a
negative fatigue effect decay exponentially over time but at different rates? - ans
-Fitness-fatigue model
, What is the dose-response relationship? - ans -relationship between the size of an
administered dose and the intensity of the response produced
What qualifies as external load? - ans -Amount of weight lifted, distance/speed of
running, its what an athlete has done.
What is it called when an athlete has responded to an external load? - ans -
Internal load
How is external load measured? - ans -camera systems, global positioning
systems, local positioning systems, often in conjunction with other sensors such
as accelerometers and power meters.
What is the principle that the energy cost of acceleration is equivalent to running
at a constant speed up an "equivalent slope"? - ans -Metabolic Power
What is the most appropriate equation for quantifying resistance training load? -
ans -Number of sets x number of repetitions x percent repetition max
What is performance? - ans -A function of the difference between fitness and
fatigue
Which central and peripheral sites contribute to fatigue? - ans -Activation of the
motor command (brain)
Propagation of the action potential through the descending motor pathway
Myofilament excitation-contraction coupling
Status of the intracellular milieu
What is Psychobiological model of fatigue? - ans -Modification of intensity
whereby fatigue occurs when the effort required exceeds maximal effort the
athlete is willing to exert or when the athlete believes the effort has been
maximal and it feels impossible to continue.
What is the Integrative governor theory? - ans -Suggests both psychological and
physiological factors limit performance with a particular focus on subconscious
avoidance of catastrophic failure due to severe disruptions in homeostasis.
