THSPA Judges Test STUDY GUIDE
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1. Which of the following is strictly forbidden?
a. Oil
b. Grease
c. All of the above
d. Nothing - ANSWER ✔ c. All of the above
2. When will the judges announce their decision by means of lights, flags, or
hand signals?
a. As soon as the bar is racked
b. When the Head Judge says "rack"
c. The Head Judge says an audible "Judges" once the lifter exits the
platform
d. When the Expeditor calls the next weight - ANSWER ✔ c. The Head
Judge says an audible "Judges" once the lifter exits the platform
3. Wrist straps cannot have metal.
a. False
b. True - ANSWER ✔ b. True
4. What is considered "dumping" the bar in any lift?
, a. Intentionally removing grip on the bar before it is returned to the rack
or platform
b. Unintentional loss of grip on the bar
c. Returning the bar to the racks
d. None of the above - ANSWER ✔ a. Intentionally removing grip on
the bar before it is returned to the rack or platform
5. In Dead Lift, the lifter must:
a. Attempt to lift the bar more than once
b. Hitch
c. Roll the bar to them
d. Maintain control of the bar until it is placed back on the platform -
ANSWER ✔ d. Maintain control of the bar until it is placed back on
the platform
6. The upper arms and elbows can make contact with the legs during the squat.
a. False
b. True - ANSWER ✔ a. False
7. What can be worn on the suit?
a. Obscenities
b. Tape
c. Band-Aids
d. Emblems - ANSWER ✔ d. Emblems
8. What is allowed in Bench?
a. Double bench shirts
b. Lifter's shoes touching the rack support
c. The bar being lowered to any folds in the bench shirt
d. Lifter having shirt adjusted during the one minute time limit while on
the bench - ANSWER ✔ d. Lifter having shirt adjusted during the one
minute time limit while on the bench
, 9. Coaches are not allowed to:
a. Fill the role of the spotter/loader
b. Adjust the lifter's bench shirt during the one-minute rule
c. Give the "up" command in Squat
d. Encourage their lifters from anywhere on the platform - ANSWER ✔
d. Encourage their lifters from anywhere on the platform
10.Knee wraps shall not exceed 11 inches in both directions.
a. False
b. True - ANSWER ✔ a. False
11.If a lifter starts and completes a squat attempt without the official squat
command and then, before racking the weight, is told to squat by the official
and completes a good squat, would either squat count
a. The second lift would count since it was after the Squat command and
there was no attempt to rack the weight after the first lift.
b. No, neither squat would count due to a failure on the lifters part to listen
for commands.
c. The first lift would count against the lifter since no command was given
d. Lifter is disqualified
ANSWER ✔ B
12.
How many inches in length can a wrist wrap be
a. 24 inches
b. 39 inches
c. 16 inches
d. 36 inches
ANSWER ✔ C
13.
What is the maximum width of a belt in inches
a. 5
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Which of the following is strictly forbidden?
a. Oil
b. Grease
c. All of the above
d. Nothing - ANSWER ✔ c. All of the above
2. When will the judges announce their decision by means of lights, flags, or
hand signals?
a. As soon as the bar is racked
b. When the Head Judge says "rack"
c. The Head Judge says an audible "Judges" once the lifter exits the
platform
d. When the Expeditor calls the next weight - ANSWER ✔ c. The Head
Judge says an audible "Judges" once the lifter exits the platform
3. Wrist straps cannot have metal.
a. False
b. True - ANSWER ✔ b. True
4. What is considered "dumping" the bar in any lift?
, a. Intentionally removing grip on the bar before it is returned to the rack
or platform
b. Unintentional loss of grip on the bar
c. Returning the bar to the racks
d. None of the above - ANSWER ✔ a. Intentionally removing grip on
the bar before it is returned to the rack or platform
5. In Dead Lift, the lifter must:
a. Attempt to lift the bar more than once
b. Hitch
c. Roll the bar to them
d. Maintain control of the bar until it is placed back on the platform -
ANSWER ✔ d. Maintain control of the bar until it is placed back on
the platform
6. The upper arms and elbows can make contact with the legs during the squat.
a. False
b. True - ANSWER ✔ a. False
7. What can be worn on the suit?
a. Obscenities
b. Tape
c. Band-Aids
d. Emblems - ANSWER ✔ d. Emblems
8. What is allowed in Bench?
a. Double bench shirts
b. Lifter's shoes touching the rack support
c. The bar being lowered to any folds in the bench shirt
d. Lifter having shirt adjusted during the one minute time limit while on
the bench - ANSWER ✔ d. Lifter having shirt adjusted during the one
minute time limit while on the bench
, 9. Coaches are not allowed to:
a. Fill the role of the spotter/loader
b. Adjust the lifter's bench shirt during the one-minute rule
c. Give the "up" command in Squat
d. Encourage their lifters from anywhere on the platform - ANSWER ✔
d. Encourage their lifters from anywhere on the platform
10.Knee wraps shall not exceed 11 inches in both directions.
a. False
b. True - ANSWER ✔ a. False
11.If a lifter starts and completes a squat attempt without the official squat
command and then, before racking the weight, is told to squat by the official
and completes a good squat, would either squat count
a. The second lift would count since it was after the Squat command and
there was no attempt to rack the weight after the first lift.
b. No, neither squat would count due to a failure on the lifters part to listen
for commands.
c. The first lift would count against the lifter since no command was given
d. Lifter is disqualified
ANSWER ✔ B
12.
How many inches in length can a wrist wrap be
a. 24 inches
b. 39 inches
c. 16 inches
d. 36 inches
ANSWER ✔ C
13.
What is the maximum width of a belt in inches
a. 5
