NCSF EXAM 4 CORE FITNESS TRAINING AND
EXERCISE SCIENCE CONCEPTS REVIEW 2026
◉ Fully extended.
Answer: What position of the knee is necessary to fully stretch the
gastrocnemius when the ankle is in full dorsiflexion?
◉ Latissimus dorsi and deltoid.
Answer: What muscles are used to globally stabilize the humerus
during the bench press?
◉ Standing single arm dumbbell press.
Answer: Based on the principles of stability what exercise would be
most difficult to stabilize?
◉ Take a broader step and push the back leg downward.
Answer: To correct error in a lunge the client should be instructed to
____
◉ Proprioception.
Answer: Which of the following refers to the cumulative input to the
nervous system that relays body and position of movement?
,◉ Hip abductors.
Answer: What muscle is the prime mover for lateral lunge
performed in the picture?
◉ Rhomboids.
Answer: Client should be instructed to retract the scapula dreamed
of seated row exercise in order to effectively train the:
◉ Mitochondria.
Answer: Aerobic metabolism in the muscle cell occurs within which
organelle?
◉ Testosterone.
Answer: What anabolic hormone is released in higher
concentrations in response to heavy resistance training?
◉ Seated leg extension and hamstring stretch.
Answer: Which pair of movements employ reciprocal inhibition in a
training session aimed at improving strength and flexibility?
◉ Glycogen.
, Answer: Which of the following is the only energy substrate that can
be metabolized aerobically or anaerobically to produce ATP?
◉ Isometric.
Answer: What type of contraction is performed by the abdominals
and erector spinae muscle group during the performance of a push-
up?
◉ Respiration rates increase.
Answer: What physiological response occurs when lactic buildup in
the blood?
◉ Intensity of exercise.
Answer: What has the greatest impact on relative hormonal
response during exercise?
◉ Inadequate carbohydrates.
Answer: What causes the protein sparing mechanism to shut off
during exercise?
◉ Smaller relative heart side.
Answer: Besides body differences in muscle mass and strength
capabilities why do females have lower cardiac output's compared
to males?
EXERCISE SCIENCE CONCEPTS REVIEW 2026
◉ Fully extended.
Answer: What position of the knee is necessary to fully stretch the
gastrocnemius when the ankle is in full dorsiflexion?
◉ Latissimus dorsi and deltoid.
Answer: What muscles are used to globally stabilize the humerus
during the bench press?
◉ Standing single arm dumbbell press.
Answer: Based on the principles of stability what exercise would be
most difficult to stabilize?
◉ Take a broader step and push the back leg downward.
Answer: To correct error in a lunge the client should be instructed to
____
◉ Proprioception.
Answer: Which of the following refers to the cumulative input to the
nervous system that relays body and position of movement?
,◉ Hip abductors.
Answer: What muscle is the prime mover for lateral lunge
performed in the picture?
◉ Rhomboids.
Answer: Client should be instructed to retract the scapula dreamed
of seated row exercise in order to effectively train the:
◉ Mitochondria.
Answer: Aerobic metabolism in the muscle cell occurs within which
organelle?
◉ Testosterone.
Answer: What anabolic hormone is released in higher
concentrations in response to heavy resistance training?
◉ Seated leg extension and hamstring stretch.
Answer: Which pair of movements employ reciprocal inhibition in a
training session aimed at improving strength and flexibility?
◉ Glycogen.
, Answer: Which of the following is the only energy substrate that can
be metabolized aerobically or anaerobically to produce ATP?
◉ Isometric.
Answer: What type of contraction is performed by the abdominals
and erector spinae muscle group during the performance of a push-
up?
◉ Respiration rates increase.
Answer: What physiological response occurs when lactic buildup in
the blood?
◉ Intensity of exercise.
Answer: What has the greatest impact on relative hormonal
response during exercise?
◉ Inadequate carbohydrates.
Answer: What causes the protein sparing mechanism to shut off
during exercise?
◉ Smaller relative heart side.
Answer: Besides body differences in muscle mass and strength
capabilities why do females have lower cardiac output's compared
to males?
