PES final EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the primary job of the Golgi tendon - ANS protect against injury
If SAQ is performed as a distinct training session, which program design should be used? -
ANS warm-up, drills, mobility and technique *
For a 50 year old athlete using the regression method, which of the following is the high-end
heart rate zone 3 - ANS 173 *208 - (0.7 × age) regression formula*
which type of drills require higher levels of neuro-processing as well as neuromuscular
coordination? - ANS reactive
what is initiated when the HMS is out of alignment and predictable patterns of dysfunction
develop - ANS Cumulative injury cycle
slow to fast, low force to high force and eyes open to eyes closed are example of what? -
ANS exercise progression
when performing an exercise in the sagittal plane, which of the following motions is occurring?
- ANS Flexion/extension
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, the eccentric-concentric coupling phase of plyometric training is referred to as which of the
following - ANS integrated performance paradigm
Outdoor runners who use sunscreen will run the risk of decreased conversion of cholesterol
into which vitamin? - ANS D
According to research when can an athlete expect to see most of their strength increases from
resistance training? - ANS the first 3 weeks
what is the universal athletic position - ANS 1⁄4 squat with feel flat on ground, weight on
balls of feet, hands in front, hips back, knees over toes, shoulders over knees, neutral spine
which phase of the OPT model uses the superset technique during which a strength exercise is
immediately followed by a stabilization exercise with similar biomechanical motions -
ANS strength endurance
what is defined as a movement of a bodily segment toward the midline, decreasing the angle
between adjoining segments - ANS adduction
which of the following is more appropriate way to progress the intensity of a plyometric
exercise - ANS jumping a shorter distance *
the eccentric, amortization and concentric phases of plyometric exercise are also known as
which of the following? - ANS loading phase, transition phase, unloading phase
which plane of motion and muscular action combination do traditional strength and
conditioning program primarily emphasize - ANS sagittal, concentric
during which stage of the general adaptation syndrome does the body increase its functional
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capacity as it adapts to a stressor? - ANS resistance development
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ANSWERS
What is the primary job of the Golgi tendon - ANS protect against injury
If SAQ is performed as a distinct training session, which program design should be used? -
ANS warm-up, drills, mobility and technique *
For a 50 year old athlete using the regression method, which of the following is the high-end
heart rate zone 3 - ANS 173 *208 - (0.7 × age) regression formula*
which type of drills require higher levels of neuro-processing as well as neuromuscular
coordination? - ANS reactive
what is initiated when the HMS is out of alignment and predictable patterns of dysfunction
develop - ANS Cumulative injury cycle
slow to fast, low force to high force and eyes open to eyes closed are example of what? -
ANS exercise progression
when performing an exercise in the sagittal plane, which of the following motions is occurring?
- ANS Flexion/extension
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@COPYRIGHT BRAINBARTER 2025/2026
, the eccentric-concentric coupling phase of plyometric training is referred to as which of the
following - ANS integrated performance paradigm
Outdoor runners who use sunscreen will run the risk of decreased conversion of cholesterol
into which vitamin? - ANS D
According to research when can an athlete expect to see most of their strength increases from
resistance training? - ANS the first 3 weeks
what is the universal athletic position - ANS 1⁄4 squat with feel flat on ground, weight on
balls of feet, hands in front, hips back, knees over toes, shoulders over knees, neutral spine
which phase of the OPT model uses the superset technique during which a strength exercise is
immediately followed by a stabilization exercise with similar biomechanical motions -
ANS strength endurance
what is defined as a movement of a bodily segment toward the midline, decreasing the angle
between adjoining segments - ANS adduction
which of the following is more appropriate way to progress the intensity of a plyometric
exercise - ANS jumping a shorter distance *
the eccentric, amortization and concentric phases of plyometric exercise are also known as
which of the following? - ANS loading phase, transition phase, unloading phase
which plane of motion and muscular action combination do traditional strength and
conditioning program primarily emphasize - ANS sagittal, concentric
during which stage of the general adaptation syndrome does the body increase its functional
2
capacity as it adapts to a stressor? - ANS resistance development
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