Which is TRUE in regard to warming up before exercise?
(a) Warm-ups are free of injury risk
(b) Doing a warm-up removes injury risk during subsequent exercise
(c) There are physiological costs of warming up, e.g. more need for body cooling during exercise
(d) Warms-ups have no influence on the injury risk during subsequent exercise
(e) Warm-ups always improve performance by at least 10% - Accurate answers (c) There are
physiological costs of warming up, e.g. more need for body cooling during exercise
The 10,000-hour myth suggests that anyone can become highly skilled (world-class) at an activity if they
engage in a large volume of what type of practice.
(a) Deliberate play
(b) Perfect practice
(c) Deliberate practice
(d) Particular practice - Accurate answers (c) Deliberate practice
Scientific evidence supports the concept of static stretching for increase range of motion. Which of the
following factors has a greater influence over.
(a) Active structures in the muscle (e.g. muscle fascicles)
(b) The viscosity of the muscle tissue (i.e., Fluid resistance)
(c) The anatomical orientation of the muscle (i.e., how many joints it crosses)
(d) None of the above - Accurate answers (c) The anatomical orientation of the muscle (i.e how
many joints it crosses)
In the context of the Principle of Training, the Principle of Specificity is described as
(a) No two individuals are the same
(b) Genetic potential limits physiological improvements
(c) A specific exercise will elicit a specific training response
(d) Athletes need to experience training overload to improve performance - Accurate answers (c) A
specific exercise will elicit a specific training response
Which two aspects of recovery from exercise are well supported as being useful for successful training? -
Accurate answers Sleep, Daily (24-hour) nutritional intake
Exercise Science is
(a) A blending of offshoot of just two parent science; physics and chemistry
(b) The study of how and why the body responds to physical activity
(c) A broader field of study from Physical Education is
, (d) Based more knowledge of females 'than males' responses to exercise - Accurate answers (b)
The study of how and why the body responds to physical activity
Which is TRUE regarding bio-impedance analysis (BIA), as a method to assess body fat and fat-free
mass?
(a) Exercise-induced dehydration will typically lead to overestimation of fat mass
(b) It is accurate to 1-2% of the true fat or fat-free masses
(c) It is time-consuming and requires specialist expertise
(d) None of these - Accurate answers (d) None of these are true
The Achilles tendon is an example of which lever?
(a) Class 1 lever
(b) Class 2 lever
(c) Class 3 lever
(d) Class 4 lever - Accurate answers (b) Class 2 lever
A Health at every Size approach to exercise and physical activity: - Accurate answers Encourages
respecting and appreciating the diversity of body shapes
Which is TRUE regarding the effects of exercise and diet on body composition and health?
(a) The main health benefit of exercise is for weight (body fat mass) control
(b) Sarcopenic obesity and endurance training both result in increase triglyceride content within skeletal
muscle
(c) Body composition is affected similarly by exercising 10% more or eating 10% less
(d) Diet and exercise will both typically increase fat mass and decrease fat free mass - Accurate
answers (b) Sarcopenic obesity and endurance training both result in increase triglyceride content
within skeletal muscle
The lifting phase of a squat consists of mostly what type of contraction?
(a) Concentric
(b) Eccentric
(c) Exocentric
(d) Isometric - Accurate answers (a) Concentric
Which of the following stages is NOT one of Bernstein's 3 stages of learning?
(a) Freezing degrees of freedom
(b) Releasing degrees of freedom
(c) Melting degrees of freedom
(d) Exploiting the environment - Accurate answers (c) Melting degrees of freedom
Which statement or expression regarding power is TRUE?
(a) Peak muscle power is associated with maximal muscle force production
(a) Warm-ups are free of injury risk
(b) Doing a warm-up removes injury risk during subsequent exercise
(c) There are physiological costs of warming up, e.g. more need for body cooling during exercise
(d) Warms-ups have no influence on the injury risk during subsequent exercise
(e) Warm-ups always improve performance by at least 10% - Accurate answers (c) There are
physiological costs of warming up, e.g. more need for body cooling during exercise
The 10,000-hour myth suggests that anyone can become highly skilled (world-class) at an activity if they
engage in a large volume of what type of practice.
(a) Deliberate play
(b) Perfect practice
(c) Deliberate practice
(d) Particular practice - Accurate answers (c) Deliberate practice
Scientific evidence supports the concept of static stretching for increase range of motion. Which of the
following factors has a greater influence over.
(a) Active structures in the muscle (e.g. muscle fascicles)
(b) The viscosity of the muscle tissue (i.e., Fluid resistance)
(c) The anatomical orientation of the muscle (i.e., how many joints it crosses)
(d) None of the above - Accurate answers (c) The anatomical orientation of the muscle (i.e how
many joints it crosses)
In the context of the Principle of Training, the Principle of Specificity is described as
(a) No two individuals are the same
(b) Genetic potential limits physiological improvements
(c) A specific exercise will elicit a specific training response
(d) Athletes need to experience training overload to improve performance - Accurate answers (c) A
specific exercise will elicit a specific training response
Which two aspects of recovery from exercise are well supported as being useful for successful training? -
Accurate answers Sleep, Daily (24-hour) nutritional intake
Exercise Science is
(a) A blending of offshoot of just two parent science; physics and chemistry
(b) The study of how and why the body responds to physical activity
(c) A broader field of study from Physical Education is
, (d) Based more knowledge of females 'than males' responses to exercise - Accurate answers (b)
The study of how and why the body responds to physical activity
Which is TRUE regarding bio-impedance analysis (BIA), as a method to assess body fat and fat-free
mass?
(a) Exercise-induced dehydration will typically lead to overestimation of fat mass
(b) It is accurate to 1-2% of the true fat or fat-free masses
(c) It is time-consuming and requires specialist expertise
(d) None of these - Accurate answers (d) None of these are true
The Achilles tendon is an example of which lever?
(a) Class 1 lever
(b) Class 2 lever
(c) Class 3 lever
(d) Class 4 lever - Accurate answers (b) Class 2 lever
A Health at every Size approach to exercise and physical activity: - Accurate answers Encourages
respecting and appreciating the diversity of body shapes
Which is TRUE regarding the effects of exercise and diet on body composition and health?
(a) The main health benefit of exercise is for weight (body fat mass) control
(b) Sarcopenic obesity and endurance training both result in increase triglyceride content within skeletal
muscle
(c) Body composition is affected similarly by exercising 10% more or eating 10% less
(d) Diet and exercise will both typically increase fat mass and decrease fat free mass - Accurate
answers (b) Sarcopenic obesity and endurance training both result in increase triglyceride content
within skeletal muscle
The lifting phase of a squat consists of mostly what type of contraction?
(a) Concentric
(b) Eccentric
(c) Exocentric
(d) Isometric - Accurate answers (a) Concentric
Which of the following stages is NOT one of Bernstein's 3 stages of learning?
(a) Freezing degrees of freedom
(b) Releasing degrees of freedom
(c) Melting degrees of freedom
(d) Exploiting the environment - Accurate answers (c) Melting degrees of freedom
Which statement or expression regarding power is TRUE?
(a) Peak muscle power is associated with maximal muscle force production
