NSCA final || QUESTIONS WITH A+ ACCURACY!!
A strength and conditioning professional is training two 16-year-old males; one has developed
facial hair and a deepened voice, while the other has not. Which of the following is the most
effective indicator of their physical maturation level?
a. exercise readiness
b. chronological age
c. skeletal age
d. emotional maturity correct answers c. skeletal age
As boys grow, they become taller and gain body mass. During this time, muscle changes as well,
first in _______________ and second in _______________.
a. high-level force production; velocity
b. velocity; weight
c. weight; mass
d. mass; high-level force production correct answers d. mass; high-level force production
Which of the following types of body proportions is characterized by a rounder body with
broader hips?
a. mesomorph
b. endomorph
c. polymorph
d. ectomorph correct answers b. endomorph
Which of the following is the primary mechanism leading to strength gains in preadolescents?
a. hypertrophy
b. hyperplasia
c. circulating hormones (testosterone and growth hormone)
d. neural factors (motor unit activation and synchronization) correct answers d. neural factors
(motor unit activation and synchronization)
All of the following are benefits of resistance training in youth EXCEPT
a. decreased insulin sensitivity
b. decreased body fat
c. increased motor skills
d. increased cardiac function correct answers a. decreased insulin sensitivity
When comparing males and females, which of the following is true regarding strength and power
capabilities?
, a. Absolute upper body strength of women is generally closer to male values as compared to the
absolute values for lower body strength.
b. When expressed relative to body weight, the upper body strength of women is similar to that
of men.
c. When strength is expressed relative to muscle cross-sectional area, no significant difference
exists between sexes.
d. Women's absolute power output is about 63% of men's power output. correct answers c. When
strength is expressed relative to muscle cross-sectional area, no significant difference exists
between sexes.
The female athlete triad is the interrelationship between what three factors?
a. overtraining, menorrhagia, inadequate protein intake
b. energy availability, menstrual function, bone mineral density
c. inadequate iron intake, osteogenesis, performance decrements
d. prolonged menstruation, gastrointestinal complications, weight-bearing activities correct
answers b. energy availability, menstrual function, bone mineral density
Which of the following is generally discouraged in older adults, due to the sudden rise in blood
pressure it can create?
a. power training
b. balance and flexibility training
c. Valsalva maneuver
d. stair climbing correct answers c. Valsalva maneuver
Sarcopenia is associated with all of the following changes due to advancing age EXCEPT
a. decreased axial skeletal height
b. denervation of muscle fibers
c. diminished ability to produce force rapidly
d. reduced tendon compliance correct answers a. decreased axial skeletal height
Joint laxity, skill level, limb alignment, and neuromuscular deficiency are all thought to be
factors in the occurrence of what common injury?
a. anterior cruciate ligament tear
b. ankle fracture
c. shoulder dislocation
d. carpal tunnel syndrome correct answers a. anterior cruciate ligament tear
Agility is similar to speed, except that agility also includes which of the following components
that is not part of speed?
a. acceleration
b. maximal velocity
A strength and conditioning professional is training two 16-year-old males; one has developed
facial hair and a deepened voice, while the other has not. Which of the following is the most
effective indicator of their physical maturation level?
a. exercise readiness
b. chronological age
c. skeletal age
d. emotional maturity correct answers c. skeletal age
As boys grow, they become taller and gain body mass. During this time, muscle changes as well,
first in _______________ and second in _______________.
a. high-level force production; velocity
b. velocity; weight
c. weight; mass
d. mass; high-level force production correct answers d. mass; high-level force production
Which of the following types of body proportions is characterized by a rounder body with
broader hips?
a. mesomorph
b. endomorph
c. polymorph
d. ectomorph correct answers b. endomorph
Which of the following is the primary mechanism leading to strength gains in preadolescents?
a. hypertrophy
b. hyperplasia
c. circulating hormones (testosterone and growth hormone)
d. neural factors (motor unit activation and synchronization) correct answers d. neural factors
(motor unit activation and synchronization)
All of the following are benefits of resistance training in youth EXCEPT
a. decreased insulin sensitivity
b. decreased body fat
c. increased motor skills
d. increased cardiac function correct answers a. decreased insulin sensitivity
When comparing males and females, which of the following is true regarding strength and power
capabilities?
, a. Absolute upper body strength of women is generally closer to male values as compared to the
absolute values for lower body strength.
b. When expressed relative to body weight, the upper body strength of women is similar to that
of men.
c. When strength is expressed relative to muscle cross-sectional area, no significant difference
exists between sexes.
d. Women's absolute power output is about 63% of men's power output. correct answers c. When
strength is expressed relative to muscle cross-sectional area, no significant difference exists
between sexes.
The female athlete triad is the interrelationship between what three factors?
a. overtraining, menorrhagia, inadequate protein intake
b. energy availability, menstrual function, bone mineral density
c. inadequate iron intake, osteogenesis, performance decrements
d. prolonged menstruation, gastrointestinal complications, weight-bearing activities correct
answers b. energy availability, menstrual function, bone mineral density
Which of the following is generally discouraged in older adults, due to the sudden rise in blood
pressure it can create?
a. power training
b. balance and flexibility training
c. Valsalva maneuver
d. stair climbing correct answers c. Valsalva maneuver
Sarcopenia is associated with all of the following changes due to advancing age EXCEPT
a. decreased axial skeletal height
b. denervation of muscle fibers
c. diminished ability to produce force rapidly
d. reduced tendon compliance correct answers a. decreased axial skeletal height
Joint laxity, skill level, limb alignment, and neuromuscular deficiency are all thought to be
factors in the occurrence of what common injury?
a. anterior cruciate ligament tear
b. ankle fracture
c. shoulder dislocation
d. carpal tunnel syndrome correct answers a. anterior cruciate ligament tear
Agility is similar to speed, except that agility also includes which of the following components
that is not part of speed?
a. acceleration
b. maximal velocity
