ESSENTIALS OF STRENGTH TRAINING AND
CONDITIONING 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
DETAILED RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ Distal.
Answer: Distal (away from the center of the body)
◉ Fleshy attachment.
Answer: Usually found at the proximal end of a muscle, muscle fibers
are directly affixed to the bone over a wide area so so the force is
distributed rather than localized
◉ Fibrous attachments.
Answer: (Tendons) Blend into and are continuous with both the
muscle sheaths and the connective tissue surrounding the bone
◉ Agonist.
Answer: The prime mover
◉ Antagonist.
Answer: The muscle stopping the prime mover
, ◉ Synergist.
Answer: A muscle that assists indirectly in a movement. Ex: the
rectus femurs muscle crosses the hip and knee, acting to flex the hip
and extend the knee when contracting. Rising from a low squat
involves both hip and knee extension. If the rectus femurs is to act to
extend the knee as a person rises without inclining the trunk
forward, then hip extensor muscles such as the gluteus maximus
must act synergistically to counteract the hip flexion that would
otherwise result from the tension in the rectus femoris
◉ First class lever.
Answer: The muscle force and resistive force act on opposite sides of
the fulcrum
◉ Fulcrum.
Answer: The pivot point of a lever
◉ Lever.
Answer: A rigid or semirigid body that when subjected to a force
that rotates on the fulcrum
◉ Mechanical Advantage.
CONDITIONING 2026 ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
DETAILED RESPONSES COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ Distal.
Answer: Distal (away from the center of the body)
◉ Fleshy attachment.
Answer: Usually found at the proximal end of a muscle, muscle fibers
are directly affixed to the bone over a wide area so so the force is
distributed rather than localized
◉ Fibrous attachments.
Answer: (Tendons) Blend into and are continuous with both the
muscle sheaths and the connective tissue surrounding the bone
◉ Agonist.
Answer: The prime mover
◉ Antagonist.
Answer: The muscle stopping the prime mover
, ◉ Synergist.
Answer: A muscle that assists indirectly in a movement. Ex: the
rectus femurs muscle crosses the hip and knee, acting to flex the hip
and extend the knee when contracting. Rising from a low squat
involves both hip and knee extension. If the rectus femurs is to act to
extend the knee as a person rises without inclining the trunk
forward, then hip extensor muscles such as the gluteus maximus
must act synergistically to counteract the hip flexion that would
otherwise result from the tension in the rectus femoris
◉ First class lever.
Answer: The muscle force and resistive force act on opposite sides of
the fulcrum
◉ Fulcrum.
Answer: The pivot point of a lever
◉ Lever.
Answer: A rigid or semirigid body that when subjected to a force
that rotates on the fulcrum
◉ Mechanical Advantage.
