NSCA CPSS CHAPTERS 1
(PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS) & 2
(TRAINING LOAD MODEL) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
What 3 features make up a successful IDT? - ANS 1) Shared Mental Model > Established set of
values and behaviors that align to a common vision and are upheld by all
2) Process > Documented way in which info is gathered, shared, decided on, and acted upon
from collection to dissemination
3) Place > Convenient physical working environments (The closer you are to your coworkers, the
more likely you are to collaborate/communicate)
What is an AMS? - ANS Athlete Management System
- Designed to store, organize, analyze, and visualize a variety of data sets
- Used to inform conversations pertaining to athlete readiness and training load management
What is an IMU? - ANS Inertial Measurement Unit
- Assesses kinetic and kinematic features of movement
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, - Indication of movement speed & tracks training load (TL)
What is a GPS? - ANS Global Positioning System
- Combo of IMU & Satellite to triangulate position
- Provides an accurate representation of TL imposed on athlete
Explain "Category 1 Knowledge" - ANS - Quantitative Data
- Knowledge that is supported by objective evidence
- Should be primary info used to inform decisions
Explain "Category 2 Knowledge" - ANS - Knowledge that is supported by subjective evidence
- "Intuition or Experience"
- Should RARELY be main source of info
- Used to add nuance, context, & perspective to discussions
Explain "Category 3 Knowledge" - ANS What people know they don't know
Explain "Category 4 Knowledge" - ANS The unknown
What is Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome? - ANS 3-stage process describing body's
response to stress
- General framework for interaction between imposed training stress, acute fatigue response,
adaptation, & new base-level of performance/homeostasis
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(PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS) & 2
(TRAINING LOAD MODEL) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
What 3 features make up a successful IDT? - ANS 1) Shared Mental Model > Established set of
values and behaviors that align to a common vision and are upheld by all
2) Process > Documented way in which info is gathered, shared, decided on, and acted upon
from collection to dissemination
3) Place > Convenient physical working environments (The closer you are to your coworkers, the
more likely you are to collaborate/communicate)
What is an AMS? - ANS Athlete Management System
- Designed to store, organize, analyze, and visualize a variety of data sets
- Used to inform conversations pertaining to athlete readiness and training load management
What is an IMU? - ANS Inertial Measurement Unit
- Assesses kinetic and kinematic features of movement
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, - Indication of movement speed & tracks training load (TL)
What is a GPS? - ANS Global Positioning System
- Combo of IMU & Satellite to triangulate position
- Provides an accurate representation of TL imposed on athlete
Explain "Category 1 Knowledge" - ANS - Quantitative Data
- Knowledge that is supported by objective evidence
- Should be primary info used to inform decisions
Explain "Category 2 Knowledge" - ANS - Knowledge that is supported by subjective evidence
- "Intuition or Experience"
- Should RARELY be main source of info
- Used to add nuance, context, & perspective to discussions
Explain "Category 3 Knowledge" - ANS What people know they don't know
Explain "Category 4 Knowledge" - ANS The unknown
What is Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome? - ANS 3-stage process describing body's
response to stress
- General framework for interaction between imposed training stress, acute fatigue response,
adaptation, & new base-level of performance/homeostasis
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
