NCSF - ACPT - SECTION VIII
(TRAINING INSTRUCTION - 16%)
1 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
2 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following would explain why a person's pelvis moves posteriorly at the
lowest point of the eccentric phase of both the bilateral squat and leg press exercises? -
Correct Answers -*a. Lack of flexibility in his hip extensors*
b. Lack of flexibility in his abdominals
c. Lack of flexibility in his erector spinae
d. Lack of flexibility in his hip flexors
4 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
To target the abdominals most effectively when performing the hanging knee raise
exercise, the hips should reach approximately _____ of flexion - Correct Answers -a. 75
b. 80
c. 95
*d. 120*
Upon completion of a flexibility screening, you observe that your client has difficulty
rotating both of his shoulders. This could be the result of tightness in which muscle? -
Correct Answers -*a. Subscapularis*
b. Teres minor
c. Supraspinatus
d. Teres major
7 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
, d.
8 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
9 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
10 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
11 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
12 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
_____ would be the most sport-specific resistance training routine for an endurance
athlete when the exercises are performed to volitional failure - Correct Answers -a. 4-6
reps with 3 minutes recovery between sets
b. 8-12 reps with 90 seconds recovery between sets
*c. 20 reps with 30-45 seconds of recovery between sets*
d. 6-8 reps with 1 minute recovery between sets
An exerciser performing 30-second intervals on an exercise bike at near maximal
intensity should recover for _____ between intervals for optimal performance during the
exercise bout. - Correct Answers -a. <30 seconds
b. approximately 30 seconds
*c. 2 minutes*
d. 10-15 seconds
15 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
(TRAINING INSTRUCTION - 16%)
1 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
2 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following would explain why a person's pelvis moves posteriorly at the
lowest point of the eccentric phase of both the bilateral squat and leg press exercises? -
Correct Answers -*a. Lack of flexibility in his hip extensors*
b. Lack of flexibility in his abdominals
c. Lack of flexibility in his erector spinae
d. Lack of flexibility in his hip flexors
4 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
To target the abdominals most effectively when performing the hanging knee raise
exercise, the hips should reach approximately _____ of flexion - Correct Answers -a. 75
b. 80
c. 95
*d. 120*
Upon completion of a flexibility screening, you observe that your client has difficulty
rotating both of his shoulders. This could be the result of tightness in which muscle? -
Correct Answers -*a. Subscapularis*
b. Teres minor
c. Supraspinatus
d. Teres major
7 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
, d.
8 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
9 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
10 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
11 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
12 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
_____ would be the most sport-specific resistance training routine for an endurance
athlete when the exercises are performed to volitional failure - Correct Answers -a. 4-6
reps with 3 minutes recovery between sets
b. 8-12 reps with 90 seconds recovery between sets
*c. 20 reps with 30-45 seconds of recovery between sets*
d. 6-8 reps with 1 minute recovery between sets
An exerciser performing 30-second intervals on an exercise bike at near maximal
intensity should recover for _____ between intervals for optimal performance during the
exercise bout. - Correct Answers -a. <30 seconds
b. approximately 30 seconds
*c. 2 minutes*
d. 10-15 seconds
15 - Correct Answers -a.
b.
c.
d.
