ESSENTIALS OF STRENGTH TRAINING AND
CONDITIONING (4TH EDITION) CSCS CERTIFICATION
EXAM –Q&As –LATEST EXAM GUIDE
___________ increases in Cortisol levels may be a part of the larger
remodeling process in muscle tissue based on the removal of
damaged proteins during the remodeling process. - Correct
Answer✓✓ Acute
______________ _______________ can decrease markedly (50-70%) during the
first "stage" or 5-30 seconds of high-intensity exercise and can be
almost eliminated as a result of very intense exercise to exhaustion. -
Correct Answer✓✓ Creatine phosphate
________________ goals provide a sense of meaningfulness for pursuing
________________ goals - Correct Answer✓✓ long-term goals, short-term
goals
"Essential" amino acids __________. - Correct Answer✓✓ cannot be
produced by the body and must be consumed via dietary sources.
"push" and "pull" exercises - Correct Answer✓✓ Another method of
improving recovery and recruitment between exercises is to alternate
pushing exercises (bench press, shoulder press, and triceps
extension) with pulling exercises (lat pulldown, bent-over row, biceps
curl).
,12 minute aerobic capacity test - Correct Answer✓✓ marking every
100 meters so as to record final distance after 12 minutes is
completed
15-30 seconds is recommended for static stretching because more
aggressive stretching (i.e. 60-90 secs) has negative influences on -
Correct Answer✓✓ subsequent power production.
1RM - Correct Answer✓✓ greatest amount of weight that can be lifted
with proper technique for only one repetition
1RM testing may not be the best way to assess which group of
individuals? - Correct Answer✓✓ new athletes as novice lifters tend to
have technique breakdown as the load increases.
2-for-2 rule - Correct Answer✓✓ A conservative method that can be
used to increase an athlete's training loads; if the athlete can perform
two or more repetitions over his or her assigned repetition goal in the
last set in two consecutive workouts for a given exercise, weight
should be added to that exercise for the next training session.
505 agility test - Correct Answer✓✓ Athlete sprints 10 m to first set of
timing lights and sprints further 5 m to turning line where athlete
turns and accelerates off line
Can slow down after passing timing lights for second time
Best of two trials recorded to hearts 0.1 sec
A ceiling height of _________ feet is recommended to give plenty of
clearance for all plyometric and olympic lifting activities - Correct
Answer✓✓ 12-14
,A coach informs his athletes that at the beginning of the competitive
season he will be testing the back squat 1RM on all athletes and he
hopes to see at least a 5% improvement for each team member.
Shelby is excited by this new goal and the chance to evaluate her
abilities. She likely is experiencing what type of motivation?
motive to achieve success motive to avoid failure extrinsic
motivation - Correct Answer✓✓ motive to achieve success
a frequency of _________________ is recommended for many athletes to
allow sufficient recovery between sessions (resistance training
sessions) - Correct Answer✓✓ 3 workouts per week
a plyometric program for masters age should include no more than __
low to moderate intensity exercises - Correct Answer✓✓ 5
A seated dumbbell military press occurs primarily in which plane of
motion? - Correct Answer✓✓ frontal
a secondary method of developing speed and agility includes - Correct
Answer✓✓ sprint resistance
a stable body position - Correct Answer✓✓ enables the athlete to
maintain proper body alignment during an exercise, which in turn
places an appropriate stress on muscles an jointes
A strength and conditioning coach is trying to equate the workload for
all athletes. One athlete has 1 m of bar displacement and a teammate
has 0.5 m and exerts 1,000 N of force. How much force is required for
, the first athlete to equal the amount of work being done by the second
athlete if everything else is held constant? - Correct Answer✓✓ 500N
A swimmer begins a resistance training program to enhance
bone mineral density. Which of the following protocols is the
optimal stimulus for the core lifts? Barbell back squat 5x5 RM
Smith machine squat 3x10 RM
Leg press 2x12 - Correct Answer✓✓ Barbell back squat 5x5 RM
a test must be ________ to be ________ - Correct Answer✓✓ reliable, valid
A U12 soccer program is beginning a resistance training program.
What should the primary focus be for this age group? - Correct
Answer✓✓ Technique and proper form
absolute strength - Correct Answer✓✓ how much weight you can
overcome
acclimatization may occur between ` - Correct Answer✓✓ 12 and 14
days at moderate altitudes, but can take up to several months
achievement motivation - Correct Answer✓✓ a desire for significant
accomplishment: for mastery of things, people, or ideas; for attaining
a high standard
ACSM standard push up test - Correct Answer✓✓ no rest periods
allowed, how many can be completed without stopping
CONDITIONING (4TH EDITION) CSCS CERTIFICATION
EXAM –Q&As –LATEST EXAM GUIDE
___________ increases in Cortisol levels may be a part of the larger
remodeling process in muscle tissue based on the removal of
damaged proteins during the remodeling process. - Correct
Answer✓✓ Acute
______________ _______________ can decrease markedly (50-70%) during the
first "stage" or 5-30 seconds of high-intensity exercise and can be
almost eliminated as a result of very intense exercise to exhaustion. -
Correct Answer✓✓ Creatine phosphate
________________ goals provide a sense of meaningfulness for pursuing
________________ goals - Correct Answer✓✓ long-term goals, short-term
goals
"Essential" amino acids __________. - Correct Answer✓✓ cannot be
produced by the body and must be consumed via dietary sources.
"push" and "pull" exercises - Correct Answer✓✓ Another method of
improving recovery and recruitment between exercises is to alternate
pushing exercises (bench press, shoulder press, and triceps
extension) with pulling exercises (lat pulldown, bent-over row, biceps
curl).
,12 minute aerobic capacity test - Correct Answer✓✓ marking every
100 meters so as to record final distance after 12 minutes is
completed
15-30 seconds is recommended for static stretching because more
aggressive stretching (i.e. 60-90 secs) has negative influences on -
Correct Answer✓✓ subsequent power production.
1RM - Correct Answer✓✓ greatest amount of weight that can be lifted
with proper technique for only one repetition
1RM testing may not be the best way to assess which group of
individuals? - Correct Answer✓✓ new athletes as novice lifters tend to
have technique breakdown as the load increases.
2-for-2 rule - Correct Answer✓✓ A conservative method that can be
used to increase an athlete's training loads; if the athlete can perform
two or more repetitions over his or her assigned repetition goal in the
last set in two consecutive workouts for a given exercise, weight
should be added to that exercise for the next training session.
505 agility test - Correct Answer✓✓ Athlete sprints 10 m to first set of
timing lights and sprints further 5 m to turning line where athlete
turns and accelerates off line
Can slow down after passing timing lights for second time
Best of two trials recorded to hearts 0.1 sec
A ceiling height of _________ feet is recommended to give plenty of
clearance for all plyometric and olympic lifting activities - Correct
Answer✓✓ 12-14
,A coach informs his athletes that at the beginning of the competitive
season he will be testing the back squat 1RM on all athletes and he
hopes to see at least a 5% improvement for each team member.
Shelby is excited by this new goal and the chance to evaluate her
abilities. She likely is experiencing what type of motivation?
motive to achieve success motive to avoid failure extrinsic
motivation - Correct Answer✓✓ motive to achieve success
a frequency of _________________ is recommended for many athletes to
allow sufficient recovery between sessions (resistance training
sessions) - Correct Answer✓✓ 3 workouts per week
a plyometric program for masters age should include no more than __
low to moderate intensity exercises - Correct Answer✓✓ 5
A seated dumbbell military press occurs primarily in which plane of
motion? - Correct Answer✓✓ frontal
a secondary method of developing speed and agility includes - Correct
Answer✓✓ sprint resistance
a stable body position - Correct Answer✓✓ enables the athlete to
maintain proper body alignment during an exercise, which in turn
places an appropriate stress on muscles an jointes
A strength and conditioning coach is trying to equate the workload for
all athletes. One athlete has 1 m of bar displacement and a teammate
has 0.5 m and exerts 1,000 N of force. How much force is required for
, the first athlete to equal the amount of work being done by the second
athlete if everything else is held constant? - Correct Answer✓✓ 500N
A swimmer begins a resistance training program to enhance
bone mineral density. Which of the following protocols is the
optimal stimulus for the core lifts? Barbell back squat 5x5 RM
Smith machine squat 3x10 RM
Leg press 2x12 - Correct Answer✓✓ Barbell back squat 5x5 RM
a test must be ________ to be ________ - Correct Answer✓✓ reliable, valid
A U12 soccer program is beginning a resistance training program.
What should the primary focus be for this age group? - Correct
Answer✓✓ Technique and proper form
absolute strength - Correct Answer✓✓ how much weight you can
overcome
acclimatization may occur between ` - Correct Answer✓✓ 12 and 14
days at moderate altitudes, but can take up to several months
achievement motivation - Correct Answer✓✓ a desire for significant
accomplishment: for mastery of things, people, or ideas; for attaining
a high standard
ACSM standard push up test - Correct Answer✓✓ no rest periods
allowed, how many can be completed without stopping
