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Exercise Technique: During the maximum velocity phase of a sprint, where should the shoulders be in relation to the hips? - correct answers Directly above the hips Exercise Technique: What is the appropriate grip width for a power exercise that will be pulled from the floor and caught at the anterior deltoids and the clavicle? - correct answers Slightly wider than shoulder width Exercise Technique: If an athlete is looking at his palms at the beginning of an exercise, he is using what type of grip? - correct answers Supinated grip Exercise Technique: Where should the shoulders be placed in relation to the bar in the starting position of a power clean? - correct answers The shoulders should be placed directly over or slightly in front of the bar Exercise Technique: Some weightlifters use a technique known as the hook grip when performing the snatch lift. Which of the following statements best describes the hook grip technique? - correct answers When gripping the bar, the index and middle fingers squeeze down on the thumb Exercise Technique: During the butterfly stretch, what part of the body should be used to push down in order to increase hip abduction? - correct answersThe elbows Exercise Technique: How does the torso angle during a snatch-grip Romanian deadlift compare to the torso angle during a standard (clean-grip) RDL? - correct answersThe Torso angle is closer to horizontal in the snatch-grip RDL Exercise Technique: Push-ups. pull-ups, and chin-ups are examples of what type of exercise? - correct answersBodyweight Exercise Technique: When there are two people spotting a lifter on the back squat, where should the spotters hold their hands during the downward and upward phases of the movement? - correct answersEach spotter should stand at one end of the bar and hold their hands 2-3 inches under the end of the bar with the thumbs crossed Program Design: In which season is the priority low for sports practice and high for resistance training? - correct answersoff-season Program Design: What set and rep ranges are recommended for a beginning resistance training program for youth? - correct answers1-3 sets of 6 to 15 repetitions Program Design: What happens to the volume and intensity as an athlete transfers from the preparation phase to the first transition? - correct answersVolume decreases, intensity increases Program Design: Continually adding weight to one's working sets of bench press on a weekly or bi-monthly basis is an example of which of the following? - correct answersProgression of the training load Program Design: What happens when an athlete reduces the duration or intensity of training or ceases to train altogether due to training program breaks, injury, or illness? - correct answersDetraining Program Design: Which of the following describes the most appropriate activity during the first transition period for a collegiate basketball player? - correct answersStrength/power movements Program Design: An athlete with no previous experience is completing his third week of training. when he is ready to increase his training weight on the back squat, Which of the following would be an appropriate increase above a previous training load of 100 lbs? - correct answers5 to 10 lbs. Program design: For an athlete performing the power drop medicine ball exercise on an upper body plyometric day, how can the strength and conditioning coach increase the intensity? - correct answersIncrease the box height Program Design: Which muscle of the back assists the primary mover during a lat pull-down exercise? - correct answersTeres Major Program Design: Performing resisted sprints can help improve which ability? - correct answersAcceleration Program Design: A marathon runner is entering the last half of her race. at this point, which energy system pathway has the greatest capacity to provide ATP? - correct answersOxidation of fats Program design: How can strength and conditioning professionals assist in the injury rehabilitation process for athletes? - correct answersUnderstand and address the risk factors for injury and re-injury Program Design: after a two-week vacation, your athlete lost muscular endurance that was achieved through months of training. What is this called? - correct answersDetraining Program Design: Functional movements and athletic acheivement rely on the proper function of all active muscles as well as which if the following? - correct answersThe speed with which muscular forces are utilized Program Design: Which of the following could be an appropriate load assignment for the assistance exercises in a training program focused on building maximal strength? - correct answers70-80% of the 1RM Program Design: An athlete performing a set of bench presses followed by a set of push-ups is performing which of the following types of resistance training strategies? - correct answersCompound set Program Design: An athlete is training to increase the size of their muscle fibers. What would be an appropriate rest period between resistance exercise sets? - correct answers1 minute Program Design: A medical reason for making a particular activity or practice inadvisable or prohibited due to given injury is known as? - correct answersContraindication Program Design: Which of the following is not a method to regulate aerobic intensity? - correct answersBlood pressure Program Design: A strength coach prescribes the bench press to a group of athletes. which primary muscle group is coach targeting? - correct answersPectoralis Major Program Design: Regarding movement analysis, which of the following descriptions best describes movements of an offensive lineman in football? - correct answersGrabbing, pushing, repelling, and deflecting opponents Organization and administration: in a facility that will utilize spotters, how much room should be provided between racks to allow for sufficient space for spotting? - correct answers3 to 4 feet Organization and administration: How much space should be designated for stretching and warm-up drills within a strength and conditioning facility? - correct answers49 square feet(4.6 square meters) Organization and administration: If an athlete has previously received both a verbal warning and a one-day dismissal from the facility. what might an appropriate disciplinary action if the offense is repeated? - correct answersDismissal from the facility for one week, documentation of the offense by the staff member , and notification of the athletes sport coach Organization and administration: Aside from a strength and conditioning certification, what other education or certification is necessary for a strength and conditioning professional to acquire and maintain for athlete safety? - correct answersCPR, first aid, and AED Organization and administration: The Legal Guidelines that define acceptable duties for a strength and conditioning professional are known as: - correct answersScope of practice Organization and administration: Stress fractures and tendinitis are examples of what type of injury? - correct answersMicrotrauma Organization and administration: The completion of which of the following is the first step when designing a new facility? - correct answersNeeds analysis Organization and administration: What is the minimum space recommended per participant in a strength and conditioning facility? - correct answers100 square feet Testing, ongoing monitoring, and Data evaluation: A teams test results are considered to be unreliable because two coaches have different ideas of how low athletes should have to squat for the movement to count as valid. Which type of variability does this scenario describe? - correct answersinterrater reliability Testing, ongoing monitorings, and Data evaluation: The percentile ranks of an athletes vertical jump and 1 RM back squat vary greatly. Which of the following types of validity would these results reinforce? - correct answersDiscriminant validity Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: When testing anaerobic capacity, what is being measured? - correct answers The maximum amount of energy production by the combined phosphagen and anaerobic glycolytic energy systems for moderate-duration activities Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: If an athlete completes a pro-agility test in five seconds, what was their average speed during the test? - correct answers4 yards per second Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: Which of the following tests is used to estimate aerobic capacity? - correct answers Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: When conducting a 1RM test, approximately how many testing attempts should it take to detemine the 1 RM? - correct answers3 to 5 attempts Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: How long does it take to perform the maximum number of repetitions on the partial curl-up test? - correct answers3 minutes and 45 seconds Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: A 130 lb Division 1 collegiate female volleyball player has the following test results: 1RM bench press: 155 pounds, 1RM back squat: 225lbs, Vertical Jump: 15 inches, and 1-minute partial curl-up test: 65 Based on these results, which of the following exercises should be added to her training program? - correct answers Plyometrics Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: Which of the following cannot be used to determine body composition? - correct answers Goniometer Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: When testing for maximum speed, what is the farthest distance coaches should have their athletes sprint? - correct answers100 meters Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: A hockey coach suspects that the athletes lack endurance during a game. which of the following tests would provide the most insight into this suspicion? - correct answers300-yard shuttle Testing, ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: What is the most important type of validity to be considered when evaluating the quality of the test? - correct answers Construct validity Testing, Ongoing monitoring, and data evaluation: in order to take an accurate skinfold measurement, how should the calipers be held in relation to the skinfold? - correct answers Perpendicular to the skinfold Which of the following characteristics does not apply to a 1.5-mile run test performed on a track? - correct answers Should be performed before testing a 1RM power clean Exercise Sciences: How many vertebrae are there in the cervical, thoracic, lumber, and fused sacral sections of the spine? - correct answers29 Exercise Sciences: Which of the following is released by the sarcoplasmic reticulum once an action potential has been sent? - correct answers Calcium ions Exercise Sciences: A marathon runner requires high amount of which of the following for optimal performance? - correct answers Liver glycogen Exercise Sciences: The distal end of the deltoid muscle come together at the humerus. What is the distal portion of a muscle attachment called? - correct answers Insertion Exercise Sciences: Which type of resistance training results in the greatest excess post-exercise oxygen consumption? - correct answers Heavy resistance training above 80% 1RM for max reps Exercise Sciences: Tendons are connective tissues in the body. Which structures are connected by tendons? - correct answers Tendons connect muscle to bones Exercise Sciences: Most of the skeletal joints of the body that are typically used for movement are known as which type? - correct answers Synovial Exercise Sciences: What do you call the connection between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber it innervates? - correct answers Neuromuscular junction Exercise Sciences: A movement that involves active muscular effort and uses a bouncing-type motion in which the end position is not held is known as what? - correct answers Ballistic stretching Exercise Sciences: During the pull-up. many muscles of the back assist the latissimus dorsi(agonist). Which of the following muscles does not assist the latissimus dorsi? - correct answers Erector Spinae Exercise Sciences: How many bones are found in the human skeleton? - correct answers206 Exercise Sciences: Which body type best suits a football linebacker? - correct answers Mesomorphic Exercise Sciences: What are the chemical messengers that the endocrine glands synthesize, store, and release into the blood? - correct answers Hormones Exercise Sciences: Which muscle is an antagonist during a biceps curl? - correct answers Triceps brachii Ex