Nsca Certified Strength And Conditioning Specialist (Cscs ) Exam Bank 200+ Questions And Verified Answers 2023/2024

NSCA CERTIFIED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST (CSCS ) EXAM BANK 200+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023/2024 GRADED A+. 2 / 75 1. Why do sedentary ,healthy adults require dietary proteins/amino acids tomaintain good health? a. to maintain cellular structure and function b. to prevent diseases such as cancer c. to strengthen bones: ANSWER: a. to maintain cellular structure and function EXPLANATION: Protein isthe primary structural and functional component of every cell in the humanbody. Dietary proteins are used for growth and development and to build and repaircells; they serve as enzymes, transport carriers, and hormones. Therefore, dietaryprotein is essential for maintaining health, reproduction, and cellular structure and function.This applies to both active and sedentary individuals. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th Edition. Ch 9, pg 181-182 2. Which muscle is directly targeted during the pec-deck? a. deltoids b. pectoralis major c. triceps brachii: ANSWER: b. pectoralis major EXPLANATION: In the pec-deck movement, the idea is to create a long level out of your arms, there-fore putting more pressure on the primary and secondary muscles. The pec-deck directly targets the pectoralis major, and 3 / 75 does so in a way different than a bench press because the elbows are unlocked throughout the whole range of motion.Thislength in the arms makes the movement much harder. The deltoids and triceps brachii are assistance muscles, working with the pectoralis major to create the movement. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th Edition. Ch 15, pg 376 3. Which of the following statements is true regarding Golgi tendon organs? 4 / 75 a. they are mechanoreceptors located within the musculotendinous junctionthat are sensitive to tension and rate of tension change b. they are mechanoreceptorslocated in jointsthroughout the fibrous capsuleand ligamentsthat respond to joint position, movement, and pressure change c. they are major sensory organs that are sensitive to change in length andrate of length change: ANSWER: are mechanoreceptorslocated within the musculotendinous junction that aresensitive to tension and rate of tension change EXPLANATION: Golgitendonorgans (GTOs) are activated when the tendon attached to an active muscle is stretched. As tension increases within a muscle, discharge of the GTOsincreases. They inhibit a motor neuron when muscle tension increases, and this inhibition is thought to provide a mechanism that protects against the developmentof excessive tension. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th Edition. Ch 1, pg 12 4. Which of the following is one of the elements that must exist for a strengthand conditioning professional to be found negligent? a. presence of an effect b. presence of ab obligation c. presence of a duty: ANSWER: 5 / 75 c. presence of a duty EXPLANATION: Negligence is a failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under sim-ilar circumstances. Four elements must exist for negligence to be proven: presenceof a duty, breach of duty, proximate cause and damages. To be proven negligent, the professional must have had a duty to act and failed to do so, which is termed abreach of duty.In addition, a professional must act with the appropriate level of care,and failure to do so must have resulted in either physical injury or economic damagebecause of the natural and continuous sequence of reasonably foreseeable events(approximate cause). 6 / 75 Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th Edition. Ch 24, pg 647 5. When estimating 1RM for power exercises, what is the maximum number ofrepetitions one can use for estimation? a. 8 b. 5 c. 6: ANSWER: b. 5 EXPLANATION: Power exercises do not lend themselves well to multiple-RM testing above five repetitions for repeated testing sets, because technique can deteriorate quickly. Other types of exercise can use more than five repetitions. Using a 10RM load topredict 1RM is a common method. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th Edition. Ch 17, pg 454 6. Performing warm-up sets prior to performing a 1RM bench press test willincrease which of the following test characteristics? a. inter-rater agreement b. validity c. reliability: ANSWER