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ISSA Tactical Conditioning Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
"The ability to meet the physical demands of any combat or duty position, accomplish the mission and
continue to fight and win" is the Army's definition of ___________. - ANSWER✔✔-Operational readiness
The modern-day warfighter must be ready to carry increasingly heavy external loads quickly. Which of
the following is the limiting factor? - ANSWER✔✔-Strength and power production capabilities
"A soldier engaged in combat" is synonymous to which of the following? - ANSWER✔✔-War fighter
A sworn law enforcement officer should primarily be ________. - ANSWER✔✔-Ready to perform in
physically strenuous tasks
What effect does hypertrophy have on the tactical athlete? - ANSWER✔✔-It improves load carrying tasks
Modern-day warfare has been classified as the anaerobic battlefield because of which of the following? -
ANSWER✔✔-Sprinting under heavy load is common
The combination of structural firefighting protective equipment and firefighting tools has been found to
place an external load of what amount on a firefighter? - ANSWER✔✔-60-70 pounds
The typical US soldier has to carry an external load in excess of what amount? - ANSWER✔✔-45
kilograms
What percentage is the average amount of injuries sustained by firefighters that are classified as strains,
sprains, or muscle pains? - ANSWER✔✔-50%
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Which of the following represents the maximum amount of oxygen that the body can use during a
specified period of intense exercise? - ANSWER✔✔-VO2 max
What percentage of the air we breathe is nitrogen? - ANSWER✔✔-79
Which of the following defines maximum minute volume? - ANSWER✔✔-The amount of air processed
during a minute of vigorous exercise
How long after adhering to an exercise program does it take blood pressure to be reduced? -
ANSWER✔✔-As little as a few weeks
Which of the following defines the training effect? - ANSWER✔✔-The amount of effort an athlete must
exert to gain fitness-related benefits from exercise
Which of the following is the average heart rate of a young office worker? - ANSWER✔✔-75-80
Which of the following represents an increase in heart rate that typically occurs just before an activity is
to be undertaken? - ANSWER✔✔-Anticipatory rate
Which of the following represents how much blood is pushed out of the left ventricle with each beat? -
ANSWER✔✔-Stroke volume
Which of the following is the hormone Insulin released from? - ANSWER✔✔-Pancreas
Which of the following represents the development of new capillaries and the enlargement of the
existing blood vessels? - ANSWER✔✔-Vascularization
What tissue is the heart primarily made up of? - ANSWER✔✔-Muscle
When a prime mover contracts, the opposing muscle relaxes. What is the name of this phenomenon? -
ANSWER✔✔-Reciprocal innervation
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Which muscle fibers are referred to as "couch potato fibers?" - ANSWER✔✔-Type IIx
What connects muscle fibers to bones? - ANSWER✔✔-Tendons
What is embedded in tendon tissue and can be thought of as a safety valve? - ANSWER✔✔-Golgi tendon
organ
Mechanical tension, muscle damage, metabolic stress - ANSWER✔✔-Muscle hypertrophy training is
catalyzed by which of the following?
Which muscle fibers are fast twitch and intermediate fibers? - ANSWER✔✔-Type IIa
Which muscle fibers are classified as slow twitch fibers? - ANSWER✔✔-Type I
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? - ANSWER✔✔-Smooth muscles lining the digestive track
The central nervous system is composed of the ________. - ANSWER✔✔-Brain, brainstem, and spinal
cord
The role of the nervous system, as it relates to tactical performance, does which of the following? -
ANSWER✔✔-It responds to interpretations by initiating action in the form of muscle contractions
Which of the following is the study of mechanical laws relating to the movement or structure of living
organisms? - ANSWER✔✔-Biomechanics
An increase in the angle between two body segments, or simply the return from flexion, is called by
which of the following? - ANSWER✔✔-Extension
A basketball dribble, or the rotation of the forearm to the palms down position, is an example of which
of the following? - ANSWER✔✔-Pronation
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ISSA Tactical Conditioning Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
"The ability to meet the physical demands of any combat or duty position, accomplish the mission and
continue to fight and win" is the Army's definition of ___________. - ANSWER✔✔-Operational readiness
The modern-day warfighter must be ready to carry increasingly heavy external loads quickly. Which of
the following is the limiting factor? - ANSWER✔✔-Strength and power production capabilities
"A soldier engaged in combat" is synonymous to which of the following? - ANSWER✔✔-War fighter
A sworn law enforcement officer should primarily be ________. - ANSWER✔✔-Ready to perform in
physically strenuous tasks
What effect does hypertrophy have on the tactical athlete? - ANSWER✔✔-It improves load carrying tasks
Modern-day warfare has been classified as the anaerobic battlefield because of which of the following? -
ANSWER✔✔-Sprinting under heavy load is common
The combination of structural firefighting protective equipment and firefighting tools has been found to
place an external load of what amount on a firefighter? - ANSWER✔✔-60-70 pounds
The typical US soldier has to carry an external load in excess of what amount? - ANSWER✔✔-45
kilograms
What percentage is the average amount of injuries sustained by firefighters that are classified as strains,
sprains, or muscle pains? - ANSWER✔✔-50%
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Which of the following represents the maximum amount of oxygen that the body can use during a
specified period of intense exercise? - ANSWER✔✔-VO2 max
What percentage of the air we breathe is nitrogen? - ANSWER✔✔-79
Which of the following defines maximum minute volume? - ANSWER✔✔-The amount of air processed
during a minute of vigorous exercise
How long after adhering to an exercise program does it take blood pressure to be reduced? -
ANSWER✔✔-As little as a few weeks
Which of the following defines the training effect? - ANSWER✔✔-The amount of effort an athlete must
exert to gain fitness-related benefits from exercise
Which of the following is the average heart rate of a young office worker? - ANSWER✔✔-75-80
Which of the following represents an increase in heart rate that typically occurs just before an activity is
to be undertaken? - ANSWER✔✔-Anticipatory rate
Which of the following represents how much blood is pushed out of the left ventricle with each beat? -
ANSWER✔✔-Stroke volume
Which of the following is the hormone Insulin released from? - ANSWER✔✔-Pancreas
Which of the following represents the development of new capillaries and the enlargement of the
existing blood vessels? - ANSWER✔✔-Vascularization
What tissue is the heart primarily made up of? - ANSWER✔✔-Muscle
When a prime mover contracts, the opposing muscle relaxes. What is the name of this phenomenon? -
ANSWER✔✔-Reciprocal innervation
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Which muscle fibers are referred to as "couch potato fibers?" - ANSWER✔✔-Type IIx
What connects muscle fibers to bones? - ANSWER✔✔-Tendons
What is embedded in tendon tissue and can be thought of as a safety valve? - ANSWER✔✔-Golgi tendon
organ
Mechanical tension, muscle damage, metabolic stress - ANSWER✔✔-Muscle hypertrophy training is
catalyzed by which of the following?
Which muscle fibers are fast twitch and intermediate fibers? - ANSWER✔✔-Type IIa
Which muscle fibers are classified as slow twitch fibers? - ANSWER✔✔-Type I
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? - ANSWER✔✔-Smooth muscles lining the digestive track
The central nervous system is composed of the ________. - ANSWER✔✔-Brain, brainstem, and spinal
cord
The role of the nervous system, as it relates to tactical performance, does which of the following? -
ANSWER✔✔-It responds to interpretations by initiating action in the form of muscle contractions
Which of the following is the study of mechanical laws relating to the movement or structure of living
organisms? - ANSWER✔✔-Biomechanics
An increase in the angle between two body segments, or simply the return from flexion, is called by
which of the following? - ANSWER✔✔-Extension
A basketball dribble, or the rotation of the forearm to the palms down position, is an example of which
of the following? - ANSWER✔✔-Pronation
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