ISSA STRENGTH CONDITIONING FINAL PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Q: When using skinfold calipers to assess body composition, how should the skin of
the suprailiac region be pinched? - ✔✔At a 45-degree angle (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Instead of referring to posture as either good or bad, it is better to think of posture
as - ✔✔ideal or not ideal. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following terms refers to a condition when muscles surrounding a
joint are abnormally weakened or overactive, thus limiting a joint's movement? -
✔✔Muscle imbalance (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: When conducting the Rockport one-mile walk test, when should the participant's
heart rate be measured? - ✔✔At the end of the test only (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Why is the three-minute step test used less frequently than the Rockport one-
mile walk test and the Cooper 12-minute run test? - ✔✔It is less effective and has a
lower percentage of participant completion (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following is true regarding the lunge assessment? - ✔✔The coach
will observe the lunge movement with little or no coaching. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: When conducting a standard squat assessment, the participant should be
observed - ✔✔anterior, posterior, and lateral positions. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following is true regarding a gait assessment? - ✔✔A gait
assessment requires a coach to observe the client while walking. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which term refers to the reduction in the normal curvature of the spine? - ✔✔Flat
back (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: A basic fitness assessment includes flexibility, posture, mobility, and - ✔✔general
strength assessments. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The ability to exert muscular force under a given condition is known as: -
✔✔strength (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following is a benefit of using a 2-3 rep max assessment? - ✔✔The
ideal training load can be determined faster with a 2-3 rep maximum assessment (the
correct answer)
, ✔✔Q: Generally speaking, which type of strength forms the foundation for all other
types of strength? - ✔✔Maximal strength (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The Borg CR10 scale is used to measure - ✔✔an athlete's rate of perceived
exertion (RPE). (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Before performing any 1RM attempt, at least how many warm-up sets, with
progressively heavier loads are recommended? - ✔✔3 (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The ability to express maximum force in minimum time is known as: -
✔✔Explosive strength (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: A depth jump can be used to measure which type of strength? - ✔✔Strength-
endurance. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following assessments is used to determine an athlete's reactive
strength? - ✔✔Depth jump (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: When conducting the 30-meter shuttle run, what specifically is measured at the
end point of the test? - ✔✔Maximum speed (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: A rapid whole-body movement with a change of direction or velocity in response
to a stimulus is known as which of the following? - ✔✔Agility (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Data and information based on facts, not opinions, is known as - ✔✔objective
data. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The term muscular strength refers to - ✔✔the exertion of force on physical
objects. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: In the acronym SMART, used to identify the five requirements for an achievable
goal, what does 'M' stand for? - ✔✔Measurable (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The three stages of the General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) are: - ✔✔alarm,
resistance, and exhaustion. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following is true regarding program design principles? - ✔✔The
Adaptation Principle states that adaptation is a result of improved physiological
efficiency. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The total maximum weight that an athlete can move for a single rep is known as:
- ✔✔1 RM. (the correct answer)
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Q: When using skinfold calipers to assess body composition, how should the skin of
the suprailiac region be pinched? - ✔✔At a 45-degree angle (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Instead of referring to posture as either good or bad, it is better to think of posture
as - ✔✔ideal or not ideal. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following terms refers to a condition when muscles surrounding a
joint are abnormally weakened or overactive, thus limiting a joint's movement? -
✔✔Muscle imbalance (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: When conducting the Rockport one-mile walk test, when should the participant's
heart rate be measured? - ✔✔At the end of the test only (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Why is the three-minute step test used less frequently than the Rockport one-
mile walk test and the Cooper 12-minute run test? - ✔✔It is less effective and has a
lower percentage of participant completion (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following is true regarding the lunge assessment? - ✔✔The coach
will observe the lunge movement with little or no coaching. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: When conducting a standard squat assessment, the participant should be
observed - ✔✔anterior, posterior, and lateral positions. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following is true regarding a gait assessment? - ✔✔A gait
assessment requires a coach to observe the client while walking. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which term refers to the reduction in the normal curvature of the spine? - ✔✔Flat
back (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: A basic fitness assessment includes flexibility, posture, mobility, and - ✔✔general
strength assessments. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The ability to exert muscular force under a given condition is known as: -
✔✔strength (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following is a benefit of using a 2-3 rep max assessment? - ✔✔The
ideal training load can be determined faster with a 2-3 rep maximum assessment (the
correct answer)
, ✔✔Q: Generally speaking, which type of strength forms the foundation for all other
types of strength? - ✔✔Maximal strength (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The Borg CR10 scale is used to measure - ✔✔an athlete's rate of perceived
exertion (RPE). (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Before performing any 1RM attempt, at least how many warm-up sets, with
progressively heavier loads are recommended? - ✔✔3 (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The ability to express maximum force in minimum time is known as: -
✔✔Explosive strength (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: A depth jump can be used to measure which type of strength? - ✔✔Strength-
endurance. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following assessments is used to determine an athlete's reactive
strength? - ✔✔Depth jump (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: When conducting the 30-meter shuttle run, what specifically is measured at the
end point of the test? - ✔✔Maximum speed (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: A rapid whole-body movement with a change of direction or velocity in response
to a stimulus is known as which of the following? - ✔✔Agility (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Data and information based on facts, not opinions, is known as - ✔✔objective
data. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The term muscular strength refers to - ✔✔the exertion of force on physical
objects. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: In the acronym SMART, used to identify the five requirements for an achievable
goal, what does 'M' stand for? - ✔✔Measurable (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The three stages of the General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) are: - ✔✔alarm,
resistance, and exhaustion. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: Which of the following is true regarding program design principles? - ✔✔The
Adaptation Principle states that adaptation is a result of improved physiological
efficiency. (the correct answer)
✔✔Q: The total maximum weight that an athlete can move for a single rep is known as:
- ✔✔1 RM. (the correct answer)
