NSCA CSCS Study Guide Questions
and Correct Answers Graded A+
Which of the following work-to-rest ratios is associated
with training the phosphagen energy system?
a. 1:1
b. 1:4
c. 1:5
d. 1:12 - <,Answers>>>d. 1:12
Which of the following characteristics describes a
motor unit?
a. can adjust its force production based on the size of
the action potential
,b. can react at varying speeds based on the magnitude
of the stimulus
c. contains one motor neuron for each muscle fiber
d. contains the same type of muscle fibers -
<,Answers>>>d. contains the same type of muscle
fibers
Which of the following characteristics describes slow-
twitch muscle fibers?
a. high contraction speed
b. low power output
c. high anaerobic enzyme content
d. low resistance to fatigue - <,Answers>>>b. low
power output
Which of the following movements of the extremities
occur in the frontal plane during the wide-grip lat
pulldown exercise?
a. flexion
b. horizontal abduction
c. rotation
d. transverse adduction - <,Answers>>>b. horizontal
abduction
,Which of the following BEST describes the transition in
muscle fiber type caused by aerobic endurance trainin?
a. Type I to Type IIa
b. Type IIa to Type I
c. Type IIa to Type IIx
d. Type IIx to Type IIa - <,Answers>>>d. Type IIx to
Type IIa
If one of the players on a basketball team makes two
free throws at the end of practice, the team does not
have to run sprints. This feedback is an example of
a. negative reinforcement
b. positive reinforcement
c. negative punishment
d. positive punishment - <,Answers>>>a. negative
reinforcement
Growth hormone has which of the following effects on
the body?
a. decreased blood glucose levels
b. decreased lean body mass
, c. increased bone growth
d. increased serum amino acid concentration -
<,Answers>>>c. increased bone growth
Which of the following describes the lateral shoulder
raise exercise?
a. multijoint shoulder exercise
b. single-joint assistance exercise
c. multijoint upper-back exercise
d. single-joint core exercise - <,Answers>>>b. single-
joint assistance exercise
Which of the following actions should increase the
reliability of measuring elapsed time with a stopwatch?
a. Anticipate the firing of the starting gun.
b. Hold the stopwatch in the nondominant hand.
c. Stop the stopwatch just before the athlete crosses the
finish line.
d. Use the index finger to start and stop the stopwatch. -
<,Answers>>>d. Use the index finger to start and stop
the stopwatch.
and Correct Answers Graded A+
Which of the following work-to-rest ratios is associated
with training the phosphagen energy system?
a. 1:1
b. 1:4
c. 1:5
d. 1:12 - <,Answers>>>d. 1:12
Which of the following characteristics describes a
motor unit?
a. can adjust its force production based on the size of
the action potential
,b. can react at varying speeds based on the magnitude
of the stimulus
c. contains one motor neuron for each muscle fiber
d. contains the same type of muscle fibers -
<,Answers>>>d. contains the same type of muscle
fibers
Which of the following characteristics describes slow-
twitch muscle fibers?
a. high contraction speed
b. low power output
c. high anaerobic enzyme content
d. low resistance to fatigue - <,Answers>>>b. low
power output
Which of the following movements of the extremities
occur in the frontal plane during the wide-grip lat
pulldown exercise?
a. flexion
b. horizontal abduction
c. rotation
d. transverse adduction - <,Answers>>>b. horizontal
abduction
,Which of the following BEST describes the transition in
muscle fiber type caused by aerobic endurance trainin?
a. Type I to Type IIa
b. Type IIa to Type I
c. Type IIa to Type IIx
d. Type IIx to Type IIa - <,Answers>>>d. Type IIx to
Type IIa
If one of the players on a basketball team makes two
free throws at the end of practice, the team does not
have to run sprints. This feedback is an example of
a. negative reinforcement
b. positive reinforcement
c. negative punishment
d. positive punishment - <,Answers>>>a. negative
reinforcement
Growth hormone has which of the following effects on
the body?
a. decreased blood glucose levels
b. decreased lean body mass
, c. increased bone growth
d. increased serum amino acid concentration -
<,Answers>>>c. increased bone growth
Which of the following describes the lateral shoulder
raise exercise?
a. multijoint shoulder exercise
b. single-joint assistance exercise
c. multijoint upper-back exercise
d. single-joint core exercise - <,Answers>>>b. single-
joint assistance exercise
Which of the following actions should increase the
reliability of measuring elapsed time with a stopwatch?
a. Anticipate the firing of the starting gun.
b. Hold the stopwatch in the nondominant hand.
c. Stop the stopwatch just before the athlete crosses the
finish line.
d. Use the index finger to start and stop the stopwatch. -
<,Answers>>>d. Use the index finger to start and stop
the stopwatch.
