NSCA CPSS 2025
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Training Load model, Periodization, Par-
Understand the relevant theory and prin-
allel training model, Sequential Training
ciples that underpin training.
Model,
Periodization is a a macro-management
strategy that serves as a training blue-
print, from which periods of time are as-
signed that target specific skills, fitness,
or performance related factors. Volume
and intensity are inversely related. 1-3
Periodization vs Programming
peaks/macrocycles per year
Programming is an operation of strate-
gic thinking which is best accomplished
when ongoing monitoring is integrated
into the periodization process.
by disturbing the current capacity of the
How is biological adaptation achieved?
system
Supercompensation is the effect where-
What is supercompensation? by performance is enhanced if the body
is able/allowed to adapt.
What syndrome is supercompensation
General adaptation syndrome
related to?
The framework of interaction between
the imposed training stress, acute fatigue
What is general adaptation syndrome?
response, adaptation, and a new level of
homeostasis/performance.
After continued high volume, high inten-
How does overtraining syndrome devel-
sity training or both when an athlete is
op?
over-reached.
Which training model is when perfor-
mance of a positive fitness effect and a
Fitness-fatigue model
negative fatigue effect decay exponen-
tially over time but at different rates?
relationship between the size of an ad-
What is the dose-response relationship? ministered dose and the intensity of the
response produced
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Amount of weight lifted, distance/speed
What qualifies as external load?
of running, its what an athlete has done.
What is it called when an athlete has
Internal load
responded to an external load?
camera systems, global positioning sys-
tems, local positioning systems, often in
How is external load measured?
conjunction with other sensors such as
accelerometers and power meters.
What is the principle that the energy cost
of acceleration is equivalent to running
Metabolic Power
at a constant speed up an "equivalent
slope"?
What is the most appropriate equation Number of sets x number of repetitions x
for quantifying resistance training load? percent repetition max
A function of the difference between fit-
What is performance?
ness and fatigue
Activation of the motor command (brain)
Propagation of the action potential
Which central and peripheral sites con- through the descending motor pathway
tribute to fatigue? Myofilament excitation-contraction cou-
pling
Status of the intracellular milieu
Modification of intensity whereby fatigue
occurs when the effort required exceeds
What is Psychobiological model of fa- maximal effort the athlete is willing to ex-
tigue? ert or when the athlete believes the effort
has been maximal and it feels impossible
to continue.
Suggests both psychological and physi-
ological factors limit performance with a
What is the Integrative governor theory? particular focus on subconscious avoid-
ance of catastrophic failure due to severe
disruptions in homeostasis.
what is the deterministic model of train-
ing?
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Training Load model, Periodization, Par-
Understand the relevant theory and prin-
allel training model, Sequential Training
ciples that underpin training.
Model,
Periodization is a a macro-management
strategy that serves as a training blue-
print, from which periods of time are as-
signed that target specific skills, fitness,
or performance related factors. Volume
and intensity are inversely related. 1-3
Periodization vs Programming
peaks/macrocycles per year
Programming is an operation of strate-
gic thinking which is best accomplished
when ongoing monitoring is integrated
into the periodization process.
by disturbing the current capacity of the
How is biological adaptation achieved?
system
Supercompensation is the effect where-
What is supercompensation? by performance is enhanced if the body
is able/allowed to adapt.
What syndrome is supercompensation
General adaptation syndrome
related to?
The framework of interaction between
the imposed training stress, acute fatigue
What is general adaptation syndrome?
response, adaptation, and a new level of
homeostasis/performance.
After continued high volume, high inten-
How does overtraining syndrome devel-
sity training or both when an athlete is
op?
over-reached.
Which training model is when perfor-
mance of a positive fitness effect and a
Fitness-fatigue model
negative fatigue effect decay exponen-
tially over time but at different rates?
relationship between the size of an ad-
What is the dose-response relationship? ministered dose and the intensity of the
response produced
1/7
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_h932s2
Amount of weight lifted, distance/speed
What qualifies as external load?
of running, its what an athlete has done.
What is it called when an athlete has
Internal load
responded to an external load?
camera systems, global positioning sys-
tems, local positioning systems, often in
How is external load measured?
conjunction with other sensors such as
accelerometers and power meters.
What is the principle that the energy cost
of acceleration is equivalent to running
Metabolic Power
at a constant speed up an "equivalent
slope"?
What is the most appropriate equation Number of sets x number of repetitions x
for quantifying resistance training load? percent repetition max
A function of the difference between fit-
What is performance?
ness and fatigue
Activation of the motor command (brain)
Propagation of the action potential
Which central and peripheral sites con- through the descending motor pathway
tribute to fatigue? Myofilament excitation-contraction cou-
pling
Status of the intracellular milieu
Modification of intensity whereby fatigue
occurs when the effort required exceeds
What is Psychobiological model of fa- maximal effort the athlete is willing to ex-
tigue? ert or when the athlete believes the effort
has been maximal and it feels impossible
to continue.
Suggests both psychological and physi-
ological factors limit performance with a
What is the Integrative governor theory? particular focus on subconscious avoid-
ance of catastrophic failure due to severe
disruptions in homeostasis.
what is the deterministic model of train-
ing?
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