STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
PRINCIPLES '17 Study Review Questions
and answers Latest 2025 Graded A+
TSAC-F -
✅Certified Special Population Specialist
Tactical Strength and Conditioning- Facilitators
-TSAC-F (initiated in 2012)
-TSAC-Fs apply scientific knowledge to physically train military, fire and rescue, law enforcement,
protective services, and other
emergency personnel to improve performance, promote wellness, and decrease injury risk.
Scope of Practice
They conduct needs analyses and physical testing sessions, design
and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning
programs, and provide general in
formation regarding nutrition.
Recognizing their area of expertise is separate and distinct, TSAC Facilitators consult
with and refer those they train to other professionals when appropriate.
Certification
Why?
How? -
✅Why?
-Effectively discriminate between qualified and unqualified professionals
-Identify competent individuals who possess a sound knowledge of the principles of strength
training and conditioning and personal training
How do you get certified?
-Pass the certification examination
-Nationally accredited through the Nationa
l Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
Becoming Certified: NSCA-PT -
✅NSCA-PT
Criteria to sit for exam
•years of age or older
•Earned diploma
•certification
1
,To earn the NSCA-CPT credential, candidates must pass a two part exam
-Scientific Foundations
o80 scored and 15 non scored* multiple choice questions
o 1.5 hours in length
o Designed to assess a candidate's knowledge in the areas of exercise sciences
(anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, etc.) and nutrition
155 (15 non scored) multiple choice questions
Domains are
Exercise Science, 74% of Exam, 59 questions
Nutrition, 26%, 21 ?'s
Non-scored Questions, 15 ?'s
Total 95 number of questions
Practical/Applied Summary
o 2.5 hours in length
o Designed to assess a candidate's knowledge of program design, exercise
techniques, testing and evaluation and organization/administration
o There are 30-40 video and/or image items that assess competencies in exercise
techniques, functional anatomy, and testing procedures
Sections and Domains are
Exercise Technique, 35% of Exam, 38 ?'s
Program Design, 35%, 39 ?'s
Org and Admin, 12%, 13 ?'s
Testing and Eval, 18%, 20 ?'s
Nonscored ?'s 15
Total, 125 Number of Questions
Becoming Certified: CSCS -
✅Criteria to sit for exam
•degree from an accredited institution, or
•Enrolled as a college senior at an accredited institution (cannot receive scores until you graduate),
or
•Hold a degree in chiropractic medicine, and
•Current CPR/AED certification
To earn the CSCS credential, candidates must pass an exam composed of two sections.
Scientific Foundations
o80 scored and 15 non-scored* multiple choice questions
o1.5 hours in length
oDesigned to assess a candidate's knowledge in the areas of exercise sciences
(anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, etc.) and nutrition155 (15 non
scored) multiple-choice questions
Domains, Practical/Applied Sum, and Sections and Domains all the same as NSCA-PT
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, Becoming Certified: CSPS -
✅Criteria to sit for exam
•Candidates must currently hold at least one of the following:
oCurrent NSCA certific
ation
-(e.g., NSCA-CPT, CSCS, etc.) or NCCA-accredited personal trainer certification
o Bachelor's degree or higher granted by an accredited institution in Exercise
Science (or a related field, e.g. physical therapy, chiropractic medicine)
o Current license as a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, athletic trainer,
or registered dietician
•CPR and AED Certification
•Minimum of 250 hours of related practical experience
Domains:
Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease-40 ?'s
Client Consultation-19 ?'s
Program Planning-31 ?'s
Safety, Emergency Procedures, and Legal Issues-10?'s
Non-Scored Questions-10
Total-110
Length of exam 2.5 hrs
Becoming Certified: TSAC-F -
✅Criteria to sit for exam
•years of age or older
•Earned diploma
•CPR/AED certification
Domains:
Exercise Science, 20%, 26 ?'s
Nutrition, 10%,13
Ex Technique 20%, 26
Program Design 35%, 46
Org, Admin, Testing, Eval 15%,19
Non-score 20 ?'s
Total 150 ?'s
Length 3hrs
CEU's -
✅Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
-The purpose of continuing education is to encourage certified individuals to stay abreast of
evolving knowledge and skills in the profession and, in doing so, to promote the ongoing
competency of those certified.
-In order to remain certified, the Executive Council of the NSCA Certification
Commission requires that each Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and NSCA-
Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) complete a specified number of continuing education units
(CEUs).
-By December 31, 2017, each certified individual needs to do the following to remain certified:
•Complete
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PRINCIPLES '17 Study Review Questions
and answers Latest 2025 Graded A+
TSAC-F -
✅Certified Special Population Specialist
Tactical Strength and Conditioning- Facilitators
-TSAC-F (initiated in 2012)
-TSAC-Fs apply scientific knowledge to physically train military, fire and rescue, law enforcement,
protective services, and other
emergency personnel to improve performance, promote wellness, and decrease injury risk.
Scope of Practice
They conduct needs analyses and physical testing sessions, design
and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning
programs, and provide general in
formation regarding nutrition.
Recognizing their area of expertise is separate and distinct, TSAC Facilitators consult
with and refer those they train to other professionals when appropriate.
Certification
Why?
How? -
✅Why?
-Effectively discriminate between qualified and unqualified professionals
-Identify competent individuals who possess a sound knowledge of the principles of strength
training and conditioning and personal training
How do you get certified?
-Pass the certification examination
-Nationally accredited through the Nationa
l Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
Becoming Certified: NSCA-PT -
✅NSCA-PT
Criteria to sit for exam
•years of age or older
•Earned diploma
•certification
1
,To earn the NSCA-CPT credential, candidates must pass a two part exam
-Scientific Foundations
o80 scored and 15 non scored* multiple choice questions
o 1.5 hours in length
o Designed to assess a candidate's knowledge in the areas of exercise sciences
(anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, etc.) and nutrition
155 (15 non scored) multiple choice questions
Domains are
Exercise Science, 74% of Exam, 59 questions
Nutrition, 26%, 21 ?'s
Non-scored Questions, 15 ?'s
Total 95 number of questions
Practical/Applied Summary
o 2.5 hours in length
o Designed to assess a candidate's knowledge of program design, exercise
techniques, testing and evaluation and organization/administration
o There are 30-40 video and/or image items that assess competencies in exercise
techniques, functional anatomy, and testing procedures
Sections and Domains are
Exercise Technique, 35% of Exam, 38 ?'s
Program Design, 35%, 39 ?'s
Org and Admin, 12%, 13 ?'s
Testing and Eval, 18%, 20 ?'s
Nonscored ?'s 15
Total, 125 Number of Questions
Becoming Certified: CSCS -
✅Criteria to sit for exam
•degree from an accredited institution, or
•Enrolled as a college senior at an accredited institution (cannot receive scores until you graduate),
or
•Hold a degree in chiropractic medicine, and
•Current CPR/AED certification
To earn the CSCS credential, candidates must pass an exam composed of two sections.
Scientific Foundations
o80 scored and 15 non-scored* multiple choice questions
o1.5 hours in length
oDesigned to assess a candidate's knowledge in the areas of exercise sciences
(anatomy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, etc.) and nutrition155 (15 non
scored) multiple-choice questions
Domains, Practical/Applied Sum, and Sections and Domains all the same as NSCA-PT
2
, Becoming Certified: CSPS -
✅Criteria to sit for exam
•Candidates must currently hold at least one of the following:
oCurrent NSCA certific
ation
-(e.g., NSCA-CPT, CSCS, etc.) or NCCA-accredited personal trainer certification
o Bachelor's degree or higher granted by an accredited institution in Exercise
Science (or a related field, e.g. physical therapy, chiropractic medicine)
o Current license as a physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, athletic trainer,
or registered dietician
•CPR and AED Certification
•Minimum of 250 hours of related practical experience
Domains:
Basic Pathophysiology and Science of Health Status or Condition, Disorder, or Disease-40 ?'s
Client Consultation-19 ?'s
Program Planning-31 ?'s
Safety, Emergency Procedures, and Legal Issues-10?'s
Non-Scored Questions-10
Total-110
Length of exam 2.5 hrs
Becoming Certified: TSAC-F -
✅Criteria to sit for exam
•years of age or older
•Earned diploma
•CPR/AED certification
Domains:
Exercise Science, 20%, 26 ?'s
Nutrition, 10%,13
Ex Technique 20%, 26
Program Design 35%, 46
Org, Admin, Testing, Eval 15%,19
Non-score 20 ?'s
Total 150 ?'s
Length 3hrs
CEU's -
✅Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
-The purpose of continuing education is to encourage certified individuals to stay abreast of
evolving knowledge and skills in the profession and, in doing so, to promote the ongoing
competency of those certified.
-In order to remain certified, the Executive Council of the NSCA Certification
Commission requires that each Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and NSCA-
Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT) complete a specified number of continuing education units
(CEUs).
-By December 31, 2017, each certified individual needs to do the following to remain certified:
•Complete
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