ISSA STRENGTH CONDITIONING EXAMINATION 2 TEST
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔The SPP component involves activities more specific to the demands of the sport
and focuses on fitness qualities such as single-leg strength and explosive power in the
posterior chain. - ✔✔
✔✔The SSP component consists of exercises closely mimicking movements and fitness
qualities a sport requires. - ✔✔
✔✔Training volume in the SSP phase is lower than in the SPP phase, and athletes
achieve a high intensity by applying maximal acceleration to the lifts where noted. - ✔✔
✔✔In the competition phase, two full-body workouts per week are programmed using
basic strength exercises. - ✔✔
✔✔block periodization - ✔✔programming strategy to develop or maintain one strength
quality over the course of two to four weeks. An example of this is a three-week phase
of 3 sets x 3-5 reps twice per week with loads varying between 80 and 90 percent of
1RM to develop maximal strength, followed by a new block and goal, such as a two-
week phase of 3 sets x 6-12 reps to maintain muscle mass.
✔✔block periodization - ✔✔Training periods of two to four weeks focused on a single
strength quality.
✔✔endurance training - ✔✔training of the aerobic energy system
✔✔glycolytic stress - ✔✔cellular metabolic stress created by glycolysis
✔✔Antiglycolytic training - ✔✔avoids metabolic fatigue by shortening the duration of
training with additional rest periods to ensure ATP is the primary source of energy, not
the process of glycolysis. This occurs when an athlete increases anaerobic power with
strength, power, and hypertrophy parameters; introduces high-intensity interval training;
and continuously trains to increase speed below the anaerobic threshold.
✔✔antiglycolytic training - ✔✔The ability to clear excess protons from the intracellular
and extracellular spaces.
✔✔buffering capacity - ✔✔the ability to clear excess protons from the intracellular and
extracellular spaces
✔✔acidosis - ✔✔occurs when protons (H+) accumulate in the blood, which is also
accompanied by an increase in blood lactate. This lactate threshold is the point when
, aerobic work is highest before lactate accumulates. Any intensity above the lactate
threshold is where aerobic metabolism is taken over by anaerobic processes.
✔✔primary goal of endurance training - ✔✔developing the athletes ability to perform
their sport below the lactate threshold
✔✔Almost every sport requires an athlete to work above their lactate threshold, which
can lead to fatigue. Endurance athletes must train their body to avoid acidosis, or buffer
it, as efficiently as possible - ✔✔
✔✔Endurance is the ability to sustain strength, speed, and overall performance with
minimal fatigue. - ✔✔
✔✔Optimal endurance requires physical and psychological development. - ✔✔
✔✔The following are two important factors determining an athlete's endurance levels:
functional capacity and tolerance to unfavorable situations. - ✔✔
✔✔An athlete's functional capacity is determined by the development of three energy
systems and technique. The three energy systems are the phosphocreatine system
anaerobic glycolysis, and aerobic metabolism. - ✔✔
✔✔Technique development is essential to minimize fatigue by avoiding unnecessary
muscle activation during athletic endeavors, like throwing, sprinting, and jumping. - ✔✔
✔✔Physiological attributes consist of an athlete's ability to manage their blood and
tissue pH during internal conditions of hypoxia or hypercapnia. - ✔✔
✔✔Psychological attributes depend on an athlete's ability to mentally and emotionally
deal with the stressors of competition. - ✔✔
✔✔Hypoxia - ✔✔low oxygen levels in the blood
✔✔hypercapnia - ✔✔excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
✔✔LOCAL MUSCULAR ENDURANCE - ✔✔The ability of a group of muscles to work
continuously.
✔✔continuous training - ✔✔low intensity and long duration endurance training
✔✔interval training - ✔✔short duration and high intensity training
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔The SPP component involves activities more specific to the demands of the sport
and focuses on fitness qualities such as single-leg strength and explosive power in the
posterior chain. - ✔✔
✔✔The SSP component consists of exercises closely mimicking movements and fitness
qualities a sport requires. - ✔✔
✔✔Training volume in the SSP phase is lower than in the SPP phase, and athletes
achieve a high intensity by applying maximal acceleration to the lifts where noted. - ✔✔
✔✔In the competition phase, two full-body workouts per week are programmed using
basic strength exercises. - ✔✔
✔✔block periodization - ✔✔programming strategy to develop or maintain one strength
quality over the course of two to four weeks. An example of this is a three-week phase
of 3 sets x 3-5 reps twice per week with loads varying between 80 and 90 percent of
1RM to develop maximal strength, followed by a new block and goal, such as a two-
week phase of 3 sets x 6-12 reps to maintain muscle mass.
✔✔block periodization - ✔✔Training periods of two to four weeks focused on a single
strength quality.
✔✔endurance training - ✔✔training of the aerobic energy system
✔✔glycolytic stress - ✔✔cellular metabolic stress created by glycolysis
✔✔Antiglycolytic training - ✔✔avoids metabolic fatigue by shortening the duration of
training with additional rest periods to ensure ATP is the primary source of energy, not
the process of glycolysis. This occurs when an athlete increases anaerobic power with
strength, power, and hypertrophy parameters; introduces high-intensity interval training;
and continuously trains to increase speed below the anaerobic threshold.
✔✔antiglycolytic training - ✔✔The ability to clear excess protons from the intracellular
and extracellular spaces.
✔✔buffering capacity - ✔✔the ability to clear excess protons from the intracellular and
extracellular spaces
✔✔acidosis - ✔✔occurs when protons (H+) accumulate in the blood, which is also
accompanied by an increase in blood lactate. This lactate threshold is the point when
, aerobic work is highest before lactate accumulates. Any intensity above the lactate
threshold is where aerobic metabolism is taken over by anaerobic processes.
✔✔primary goal of endurance training - ✔✔developing the athletes ability to perform
their sport below the lactate threshold
✔✔Almost every sport requires an athlete to work above their lactate threshold, which
can lead to fatigue. Endurance athletes must train their body to avoid acidosis, or buffer
it, as efficiently as possible - ✔✔
✔✔Endurance is the ability to sustain strength, speed, and overall performance with
minimal fatigue. - ✔✔
✔✔Optimal endurance requires physical and psychological development. - ✔✔
✔✔The following are two important factors determining an athlete's endurance levels:
functional capacity and tolerance to unfavorable situations. - ✔✔
✔✔An athlete's functional capacity is determined by the development of three energy
systems and technique. The three energy systems are the phosphocreatine system
anaerobic glycolysis, and aerobic metabolism. - ✔✔
✔✔Technique development is essential to minimize fatigue by avoiding unnecessary
muscle activation during athletic endeavors, like throwing, sprinting, and jumping. - ✔✔
✔✔Physiological attributes consist of an athlete's ability to manage their blood and
tissue pH during internal conditions of hypoxia or hypercapnia. - ✔✔
✔✔Psychological attributes depend on an athlete's ability to mentally and emotionally
deal with the stressors of competition. - ✔✔
✔✔Hypoxia - ✔✔low oxygen levels in the blood
✔✔hypercapnia - ✔✔excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
✔✔LOCAL MUSCULAR ENDURANCE - ✔✔The ability of a group of muscles to work
continuously.
✔✔continuous training - ✔✔low intensity and long duration endurance training
✔✔interval training - ✔✔short duration and high intensity training
