CSCS 2026 STUDY EXAMS GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Aerobic training added to the training of anaerobic athletes (Combination Training)
can lead to all of the following EXCEPT? - ✔✔Increased speed
✔✔All of the following are physiological roles of growth hormone EXCEPT -
✔✔Increase glycogen synthesis
✔✔Which of the following exercises would promote the highest increase in serum
testosterone concentrations? - ✔✔3 sets of deadlifts at 90% of one-repetition maximum
✔✔Growth hormone stimulates what organ to secrete Insulin-Like Growth Factors? -
✔✔Liver
✔✔Which of the following variables would promote the greatest increased serum
testosterone levels? - ✔✔Short rest intervals (30 sec to 1 min)
✔✔Growth hormone is secreted by which of the following? - ✔✔Anterior Pituitary
✔✔Which of the following locations produce testosterone in women? - ✔✔Ovaries and
Adrenal Gland
,✔✔All of the following are important signal mechanisms for IGF release EXCEPT? -
✔✔Testosterone
✔✔Catecholamines act as all of the following EXCEPT? - ✔✔Vasoconstrictors
✔✔For women still having a menstrual cycle, which of the following hormones is higher
than men at rest? - ✔✔Growth Hormone
✔✔The skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum are referred to as the? - ✔✔Axial
Skeleton
✔✔The sutures of the skull are an example of what type of joint? - ✔✔Fibrous
✔✔When passing a basketball which muscles act as the agonist and antagonist? -
✔✔Agonist: Triceps, Antagonist: Biceps
✔✔A lever in which the muscle force and resistive force act on opposite sides of the
fulcrum is referred to as? - ✔✔First class
✔✔A volleyball player is performing standing plantar flexion against resistance. Which
of the following types of levers occurs at the ball of the foot during this exercise? -
✔✔Second class
✔✔Punting a football requires flexion of the hip that occurs in which plane of action? -
✔✔Sagittal
✔✔Which of the following shoulder movements and planes of action are associated with
a tennis backhand? - ✔✔Abduction/transverse
✔✔During freestyle swimming, which of the following muscles acts as a synergist to the
deltoid with regards to upper arm movement? - ✔✔Infraspinatus
✔✔Which of the following represents the equation for Power? - ✔✔Work / Time
✔✔How much work is required to lift a 100 kg barbell 2 m for 5 repetitions? - ✔✔9,800 J
✔✔If it takes 30 seconds to lift a 100 kg barbell 2 m for 6 repetitions, what is the power
output? - ✔✔392 W
✔✔Which type of muscle arrangement is NOT matched with the correct muscle
example? - ✔✔Biceps Brachii: Longitudinal
, ✔✔All of the following are advantages of weight stack machines EXCEPT? -
✔✔Simulation of real life activities
✔✔An athlete is utilizing a cycle ergometer and in order to increase the intensity she
turns the knob which controls the brake pad, this type of resistance is referred to as? -
✔✔Friction
✔✔The normal lumbar spine has what kind of curvature? - ✔✔Lordotic
✔✔Of the following back postures during lifting, which has been found to be the best at
avoiding injury? - ✔✔Slightly Arched
✔✔Which of the following occurs as result of heavy resistance training? - ✔✔Decreased
Mitochondrial Density
✔✔Which of the following would result in increased motor cortex activity? - ✔✔When an
athlete learns a new sprinting technique
✔✔A 13 year old boy is just beginning a resistance training program, at this stage which
type of adaptations will predominate? - ✔✔Neural
✔✔With regards to muscular hypertrophy, which fiber type shows the greatest
increases in size? - ✔✔Type II
✔✔All of the following are principles of training to increase bone strength EXCEPT? -
✔✔Type of load
✔✔Which of the following cells are responsible for new bone formation? -
✔✔Osteoblasts
✔✔Acute cardiovascular responses to anaerobic exercise result in all of the following
EXCEPT? - ✔✔Increased blood flow to resting muscles
✔✔Which of the following is one of the most commonly measured adaptations to
aerobic endurance training? - ✔✔Maximum oxygen uptake
✔✔Adaptations to aerobic endurance training include all of the following EXCEPT? -
✔✔Increased blood lactate concentrations
✔✔The pressure against the arterial walls when no blood is being forcefully ejected by
the heart is referred to as? - ✔✔Diastolic
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Aerobic training added to the training of anaerobic athletes (Combination Training)
can lead to all of the following EXCEPT? - ✔✔Increased speed
✔✔All of the following are physiological roles of growth hormone EXCEPT -
✔✔Increase glycogen synthesis
✔✔Which of the following exercises would promote the highest increase in serum
testosterone concentrations? - ✔✔3 sets of deadlifts at 90% of one-repetition maximum
✔✔Growth hormone stimulates what organ to secrete Insulin-Like Growth Factors? -
✔✔Liver
✔✔Which of the following variables would promote the greatest increased serum
testosterone levels? - ✔✔Short rest intervals (30 sec to 1 min)
✔✔Growth hormone is secreted by which of the following? - ✔✔Anterior Pituitary
✔✔Which of the following locations produce testosterone in women? - ✔✔Ovaries and
Adrenal Gland
,✔✔All of the following are important signal mechanisms for IGF release EXCEPT? -
✔✔Testosterone
✔✔Catecholamines act as all of the following EXCEPT? - ✔✔Vasoconstrictors
✔✔For women still having a menstrual cycle, which of the following hormones is higher
than men at rest? - ✔✔Growth Hormone
✔✔The skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum are referred to as the? - ✔✔Axial
Skeleton
✔✔The sutures of the skull are an example of what type of joint? - ✔✔Fibrous
✔✔When passing a basketball which muscles act as the agonist and antagonist? -
✔✔Agonist: Triceps, Antagonist: Biceps
✔✔A lever in which the muscle force and resistive force act on opposite sides of the
fulcrum is referred to as? - ✔✔First class
✔✔A volleyball player is performing standing plantar flexion against resistance. Which
of the following types of levers occurs at the ball of the foot during this exercise? -
✔✔Second class
✔✔Punting a football requires flexion of the hip that occurs in which plane of action? -
✔✔Sagittal
✔✔Which of the following shoulder movements and planes of action are associated with
a tennis backhand? - ✔✔Abduction/transverse
✔✔During freestyle swimming, which of the following muscles acts as a synergist to the
deltoid with regards to upper arm movement? - ✔✔Infraspinatus
✔✔Which of the following represents the equation for Power? - ✔✔Work / Time
✔✔How much work is required to lift a 100 kg barbell 2 m for 5 repetitions? - ✔✔9,800 J
✔✔If it takes 30 seconds to lift a 100 kg barbell 2 m for 6 repetitions, what is the power
output? - ✔✔392 W
✔✔Which type of muscle arrangement is NOT matched with the correct muscle
example? - ✔✔Biceps Brachii: Longitudinal
, ✔✔All of the following are advantages of weight stack machines EXCEPT? -
✔✔Simulation of real life activities
✔✔An athlete is utilizing a cycle ergometer and in order to increase the intensity she
turns the knob which controls the brake pad, this type of resistance is referred to as? -
✔✔Friction
✔✔The normal lumbar spine has what kind of curvature? - ✔✔Lordotic
✔✔Of the following back postures during lifting, which has been found to be the best at
avoiding injury? - ✔✔Slightly Arched
✔✔Which of the following occurs as result of heavy resistance training? - ✔✔Decreased
Mitochondrial Density
✔✔Which of the following would result in increased motor cortex activity? - ✔✔When an
athlete learns a new sprinting technique
✔✔A 13 year old boy is just beginning a resistance training program, at this stage which
type of adaptations will predominate? - ✔✔Neural
✔✔With regards to muscular hypertrophy, which fiber type shows the greatest
increases in size? - ✔✔Type II
✔✔All of the following are principles of training to increase bone strength EXCEPT? -
✔✔Type of load
✔✔Which of the following cells are responsible for new bone formation? -
✔✔Osteoblasts
✔✔Acute cardiovascular responses to anaerobic exercise result in all of the following
EXCEPT? - ✔✔Increased blood flow to resting muscles
✔✔Which of the following is one of the most commonly measured adaptations to
aerobic endurance training? - ✔✔Maximum oxygen uptake
✔✔Adaptations to aerobic endurance training include all of the following EXCEPT? -
✔✔Increased blood lactate concentrations
✔✔The pressure against the arterial walls when no blood is being forcefully ejected by
the heart is referred to as? - ✔✔Diastolic
