CSCS CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
After a bout of resistance training, acute hormonal secretions provide all of the following
information to the body EXCEPT
a. amount of physiological stress
b. metabolic demands of exercise
c. type of physiological stress
d. energy expended - Answer- d. energy expended
Which of the following hormones enhance(s) muscle tissue growth?
I. growth hormone
II. cortisol
III. IGF-I
IV. progesterone
a. I and III only
b. II and IV only
c. I, II, and III only
d. II, III, and IV only - Answer- a. I and III only
Which of the following is NOT a function of growth hormone?
a. increase lipolysis
b. decrease collagen synthesis
c. increase amino acid transport
d. decrease glucose utilization - Answer- b. decrease collagen synthesis
Which of the following hormones has the greatest influence on neural changes?
a. growth hormone
b. testosterone
c. cortisol
d. IGF - Answer- b. testosterone
What type of resistance training workout promotes the highest growth hormone
increases following the exercise session?
Rest Volume Sets
a. 30 seconds High 3
b. 30 seconds Low 1
c. 3 minutes High 1
d. 3 minutes Low 3 - Answer- a. 30 seconds High 3
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
After a bout of resistance training, acute hormonal secretions provide all of the following
information to the body EXCEPT
a. amount of physiological stress
b. metabolic demands of exercise
c. type of physiological stress
d. energy expended - Answer- d. energy expended
Which of the following hormones enhance(s) muscle tissue growth?
I. growth hormone
II. cortisol
III. IGF-I
IV. progesterone
a. I and III only
b. II and IV only
c. I, II, and III only
d. II, III, and IV only - Answer- a. I and III only
Which of the following is NOT a function of growth hormone?
a. increase lipolysis
b. decrease collagen synthesis
c. increase amino acid transport
d. decrease glucose utilization - Answer- b. decrease collagen synthesis
Which of the following hormones has the greatest influence on neural changes?
a. growth hormone
b. testosterone
c. cortisol
d. IGF - Answer- b. testosterone
What type of resistance training workout promotes the highest growth hormone
increases following the exercise session?
Rest Volume Sets
a. 30 seconds High 3
b. 30 seconds Low 1
c. 3 minutes High 1
d. 3 minutes Low 3 - Answer- a. 30 seconds High 3