CSEP-CEP Theory Exam Questions with Correct Answers (Grade
A+)
Question 1: Which of the following statements regarding resistance training is NOT correct?
a. Rate of force development is an important consideration when designing resistance training programs in
older adults.
b. For both multi-joint and single-joint resistance exercises, prescribed load assignments must be based on the
directly determined one-repetition maximum (1 RM).
c. Exercises recruiting one or more of the large multi-joint muscles have greater transfer carry-over between
training and work or sport performance.
d. Muscle balance does not always have to mean equal force, just a proper ratio of muscular strength, power, or
muscular endurance of one muscle group relative to another muscle group
Answer: B. For both multi-joint and single-joint resistance exercises, prescribed load assignments must be
based on the directly determined one-repetition maximum (1 RM).
Question 2: at the same submaximal power output, a trained individual, compared with an untrained
individual will have:
a. a higher heart rate
b. a greater stroke volume
c. a greater oxygen uptake
d. no difference at submaximal levels
Answer: B. a greater stroke volume
Question 3: what is the most common type of lever found in the body?
a. first class lever
b. second class lever
c. third class lever
Answer: C. third class lever
Question 4: which type of muscle action achieves the greatest force throughout its complete range of
movement?
a. eccentric
b. plyometric
c. concentric
d. isotonic
Answer: A. eccentric
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, Question 5: when strength is assessed as the static force that can be exerted on a measuring device, the
measured value does not depend on:
a. velocity of shortening of the muscle
b. muscle cross-sectional area
c. skill in activation of motor units
d. the moment of force that all muscles involved can produce
Answer: D. the moment of force that all muscles involved can produce
Question 6: recruitment order of motor units during progressively increasing levels of muscle tension is
described by the:
a. force-velocity relationship
b. size principle
c. tension-time relationship
d. sliding filament theory
Answer: B. size principle
Question 7: Maximal lactate-producing capacity is increased in a highly trained individual, compared
with an untrained individual, because of:
a. increased muscle glycogen concentration
b. increased glycolytic enzymes
c. increased number of mitochondria
d. A and B
Answer: D. A and B
Question 8: Which of the following statements concerning the characteristics of different types of
muscle fibres is false?
a. the higher the myosin ATPase activity, the faster the speed of contraction
b. muscles that have high glycolytic capacity and large glycogen stores are more resistant to fatigue
c. oxidative types of muscle fibres contain myoglobin
d. oxidative fibres have a richer blood supply
Answer: B. muscles that have high glycolytic capacity and large glycogen stores are more resistant to
fatigue
Question 9: If Samantha and Kelly lift the same amount of weight for a dead lift exercise, but it took
Samantha 2 seconds longer to complete the lift, then Samantha:
a. has the same power output as Kelly
b. has a lower power output than Kelly
c. has a greater power output than Kelly
d. none of the above
Answer: B. has a lower power output than Kelly
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A+)
Question 1: Which of the following statements regarding resistance training is NOT correct?
a. Rate of force development is an important consideration when designing resistance training programs in
older adults.
b. For both multi-joint and single-joint resistance exercises, prescribed load assignments must be based on the
directly determined one-repetition maximum (1 RM).
c. Exercises recruiting one or more of the large multi-joint muscles have greater transfer carry-over between
training and work or sport performance.
d. Muscle balance does not always have to mean equal force, just a proper ratio of muscular strength, power, or
muscular endurance of one muscle group relative to another muscle group
Answer: B. For both multi-joint and single-joint resistance exercises, prescribed load assignments must be
based on the directly determined one-repetition maximum (1 RM).
Question 2: at the same submaximal power output, a trained individual, compared with an untrained
individual will have:
a. a higher heart rate
b. a greater stroke volume
c. a greater oxygen uptake
d. no difference at submaximal levels
Answer: B. a greater stroke volume
Question 3: what is the most common type of lever found in the body?
a. first class lever
b. second class lever
c. third class lever
Answer: C. third class lever
Question 4: which type of muscle action achieves the greatest force throughout its complete range of
movement?
a. eccentric
b. plyometric
c. concentric
d. isotonic
Answer: A. eccentric
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, Question 5: when strength is assessed as the static force that can be exerted on a measuring device, the
measured value does not depend on:
a. velocity of shortening of the muscle
b. muscle cross-sectional area
c. skill in activation of motor units
d. the moment of force that all muscles involved can produce
Answer: D. the moment of force that all muscles involved can produce
Question 6: recruitment order of motor units during progressively increasing levels of muscle tension is
described by the:
a. force-velocity relationship
b. size principle
c. tension-time relationship
d. sliding filament theory
Answer: B. size principle
Question 7: Maximal lactate-producing capacity is increased in a highly trained individual, compared
with an untrained individual, because of:
a. increased muscle glycogen concentration
b. increased glycolytic enzymes
c. increased number of mitochondria
d. A and B
Answer: D. A and B
Question 8: Which of the following statements concerning the characteristics of different types of
muscle fibres is false?
a. the higher the myosin ATPase activity, the faster the speed of contraction
b. muscles that have high glycolytic capacity and large glycogen stores are more resistant to fatigue
c. oxidative types of muscle fibres contain myoglobin
d. oxidative fibres have a richer blood supply
Answer: B. muscles that have high glycolytic capacity and large glycogen stores are more resistant to
fatigue
Question 9: If Samantha and Kelly lift the same amount of weight for a dead lift exercise, but it took
Samantha 2 seconds longer to complete the lift, then Samantha:
a. has the same power output as Kelly
b. has a lower power output than Kelly
c. has a greater power output than Kelly
d. none of the above
Answer: B. has a lower power output than Kelly
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