ISSA TACTICAL CONDITIONING EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
"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 .
( Correct answers ) Operational readiness
The modern-day warfighter must be ready to carry increasingly heavy
external loads quickly. Which of the following is the limiting factor?
( Correct answers ) Strength and power production capabilities
"A soldier engaged in combat" is synonymous to which of the
following? ( Correct answers ) War fighter
A sworn law enforcement officer should primarily be . ( Correct
answers ) Ready to perform in physically strenuous tasks
What effect does hypertrophy have on the tactical athlete? ( Correct
answers ) It improves load carrying tasks
Modern-day warfare has been classified as the anaerobic battlefield
because of which of the following? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct answers
) 60-70 pounds
The typical US soldier has to carry an external load in excess of what
amount? ( Correct answers ) 45 kilograms
What percentage is the average amount of injuries sustained by
firefighters that are classified as strains, sprains, or muscle pains?
( Correct answers ) 50%
Which of the following represents the maximum amount of oxygen that
the body can use during a specified period of intense exercise? ( Correct
answers ) VO2 max
What percentage of the air we breathe is nitrogen? ( Correct answers )
79
Which of the following defines maximum minute volume? ( Correct
answers ) 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? ( Correct answers ) As little as a few weeks
Which of the following defines the training effect? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct answers ) 75-80
Which of the following represents an increase in heart rate that typically
occurs just before an activity is to be undertaken? ( Correct answers )
Anticipatory rate
Which of the following represents how much blood is pushed out of the left
ventricle with each beat? ( Correct answers ) Stroke volume
Which of the following is the hormone Insulin released from? ( Correct
answers ) Pancreas
Which of the following represents the development of new capillaries
and the enlargement of the existing blood vessels? ( Correct
answers ) Vascularization
What tissue is the heart primarily made up of? ( Correct answers )
Muscle
When a prime mover contracts, the opposing muscle relaxes. What is the
name of this phenomenon? ( Correct answers ) Reciprocal innervation
Which muscle fibers are referred to as "couch potato fibers?" ( Correct
answers ) Type IIx
What connects muscle fibers to bones? ( Correct answers ) Tendons
What is embedded in tendon tissue and can be thought of as a safety
valve? ( Correct answers ) Golgi tendon organ
Mechanical tension, muscle damage, metabolic stress ( Correct answers
) Muscle hypertrophy training is catalyzed by which of the following?
Which muscle fibers are fast twitch and intermediate fibers? ( Correct
answers ) Type IIa
Which muscle fibers are classified as slow twitch fibers? ( Correct answers )
Type I
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? ( Correct answers )
Smooth muscles lining the digestive track
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
"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 .
( Correct answers ) Operational readiness
The modern-day warfighter must be ready to carry increasingly heavy
external loads quickly. Which of the following is the limiting factor?
( Correct answers ) Strength and power production capabilities
"A soldier engaged in combat" is synonymous to which of the
following? ( Correct answers ) War fighter
A sworn law enforcement officer should primarily be . ( Correct
answers ) Ready to perform in physically strenuous tasks
What effect does hypertrophy have on the tactical athlete? ( Correct
answers ) It improves load carrying tasks
Modern-day warfare has been classified as the anaerobic battlefield
because of which of the following? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct answers
) 60-70 pounds
The typical US soldier has to carry an external load in excess of what
amount? ( Correct answers ) 45 kilograms
What percentage is the average amount of injuries sustained by
firefighters that are classified as strains, sprains, or muscle pains?
( Correct answers ) 50%
Which of the following represents the maximum amount of oxygen that
the body can use during a specified period of intense exercise? ( Correct
answers ) VO2 max
What percentage of the air we breathe is nitrogen? ( Correct answers )
79
Which of the following defines maximum minute volume? ( Correct
answers ) 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? ( Correct answers ) As little as a few weeks
Which of the following defines the training effect? ( Correct answers ) 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? ( Correct answers ) 75-80
Which of the following represents an increase in heart rate that typically
occurs just before an activity is to be undertaken? ( Correct answers )
Anticipatory rate
Which of the following represents how much blood is pushed out of the left
ventricle with each beat? ( Correct answers ) Stroke volume
Which of the following is the hormone Insulin released from? ( Correct
answers ) Pancreas
Which of the following represents the development of new capillaries
and the enlargement of the existing blood vessels? ( Correct
answers ) Vascularization
What tissue is the heart primarily made up of? ( Correct answers )
Muscle
When a prime mover contracts, the opposing muscle relaxes. What is the
name of this phenomenon? ( Correct answers ) Reciprocal innervation
Which muscle fibers are referred to as "couch potato fibers?" ( Correct
answers ) Type IIx
What connects muscle fibers to bones? ( Correct answers ) Tendons
What is embedded in tendon tissue and can be thought of as a safety
valve? ( Correct answers ) Golgi tendon organ
Mechanical tension, muscle damage, metabolic stress ( Correct answers
) Muscle hypertrophy training is catalyzed by which of the following?
Which muscle fibers are fast twitch and intermediate fibers? ( Correct
answers ) Type IIa
Which muscle fibers are classified as slow twitch fibers? ( Correct answers )
Type I
What is an example of an involuntary muscle? ( Correct answers )
Smooth muscles lining the digestive track
