NSCA Strength and Conditioning
Exam questions well answered
Typical patterns for use of steroids - correct answer ✔✔ stacking and cycling
Hormone precursor theorized to increase body's ability to produce a specific hormone - correct
answer ✔✔ prohormones
Acromegaly is a risk factor for athletes who use which of the following as an ergogenic aid? -
correct answer ✔✔ Human growth hormone
Beta-blockers - correct answer ✔✔ 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 answer ✔✔
Creatine
Which of the following combination of tests would be most relevant for an american football
wide receiver? - correct answer ✔✔
Athlete-related factors to consider when selecting tests - correct answer ✔✔ Biomechanical
pattern specificity, experience and training status, age and sex, environmental factors
Back squat 1 RM test to test maximal lower body strength - correct answer ✔✔ Maximal
muscular strength test (low speed)
, Helpful to record to aid in future testing sessions for an athlete - correct answer ✔✔ scoring
forms, details of setup, environmental conditions
Example of low-speed muscular strength test - correct answer ✔✔ 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 answer ✔✔ Balance and stability
Anthropometry includes measurements of - correct answer ✔✔ height, weight, selected body
girths
300 yd shuttle run line distance and # of trips - correct answer ✔✔ 25 yds, 6 round trips
Loads to be used for YMCA bench press test - correct answer ✔✔ Men 80 lbs; 36 kg/ Women
35lbs; 16 kg
Repeated walking knee lift stretches is what kind of stretching? - correct answer ✔✔ Dynamic
stretching (muscles stretched are gluteus maximus and hamstrings)
Describe muscle and tissue elasticity - correct answer ✔✔
Regarding age and sex of individuals, which of the following is true? - correct answer ✔✔ Young
people flexibility > old people flexibility; females flexibility > male flexibility
Type of joint in the body that exhibits the greatest ROM - correct answer ✔✔ Ball and socket
Grips used for hammer curl - correct answer ✔✔ Closed, neutral grip
Exam questions well answered
Typical patterns for use of steroids - correct answer ✔✔ stacking and cycling
Hormone precursor theorized to increase body's ability to produce a specific hormone - correct
answer ✔✔ prohormones
Acromegaly is a risk factor for athletes who use which of the following as an ergogenic aid? -
correct answer ✔✔ Human growth hormone
Beta-blockers - correct answer ✔✔ 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 answer ✔✔
Creatine
Which of the following combination of tests would be most relevant for an american football
wide receiver? - correct answer ✔✔
Athlete-related factors to consider when selecting tests - correct answer ✔✔ Biomechanical
pattern specificity, experience and training status, age and sex, environmental factors
Back squat 1 RM test to test maximal lower body strength - correct answer ✔✔ Maximal
muscular strength test (low speed)
, Helpful to record to aid in future testing sessions for an athlete - correct answer ✔✔ scoring
forms, details of setup, environmental conditions
Example of low-speed muscular strength test - correct answer ✔✔ 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 answer ✔✔ Balance and stability
Anthropometry includes measurements of - correct answer ✔✔ height, weight, selected body
girths
300 yd shuttle run line distance and # of trips - correct answer ✔✔ 25 yds, 6 round trips
Loads to be used for YMCA bench press test - correct answer ✔✔ Men 80 lbs; 36 kg/ Women
35lbs; 16 kg
Repeated walking knee lift stretches is what kind of stretching? - correct answer ✔✔ Dynamic
stretching (muscles stretched are gluteus maximus and hamstrings)
Describe muscle and tissue elasticity - correct answer ✔✔
Regarding age and sex of individuals, which of the following is true? - correct answer ✔✔ Young
people flexibility > old people flexibility; females flexibility > male flexibility
Type of joint in the body that exhibits the greatest ROM - correct answer ✔✔ Ball and socket
Grips used for hammer curl - correct answer ✔✔ Closed, neutral grip
