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STRENGTH TRAINING FINAL EXAM 200+ LATEST UPDATE
2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
The law of mass action states which of the following?
a. A stronger action potential cannot produce a stronger contraction.
b. The concentrations of reactants or products will drive the direction of the
reactions.
c. The weight of mass of an object creates a stronger action potential.
d. The rate of product formation is greatly influenced by the concentrations of the
reactants. - Answer: b. The concentrations of reactants or products will drive the
direction of the reactions.
An athlete is used to performing high-intensity (90% VO2max) aerobic exercise;
however, she will now be changing to longer-duration, submaximal exercise on a
regular basis. This change in training strategy will typically result in what changes
concerning energy supply?
a. Transition from almost exclusively carbohydrate to mostly fat
b. Energy substrates will continue to come from fat
c. Transition from almost exclusively fat to mostly carbohydrate
d. Energy substrates will continue to come from carbohydrate - Answer: a.
Transition from almost exclusively carbohydrate to mostly fat
Which of the following is a branched-chain amino acid?
a. Alanine
b. Aspartate
c. Glutamate
d. Isoleucine - Answer: d. Isoleucine
Which of the following substance can be metabolized anaerobically?
a. Glycerol
b. Glucose
c. Amino acids
d. Free fatty acids - Answer: b. Glucose
Which of the following energy systems produces ATP at the quickest rate?
a. Phosphagen
b. Aerobic glycolysis
c. Fat oxidation
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d. Fat glycolysis - Answer: a. Phosphagen
Approximately how many net ATP are produced via the oxidative energy system
from the metabolism of one glucose molecule?
a. 27
b. 34
c. 38
d. 41 - Answer: c. 38
Which of the following energy substrates cannot be depleted during extreme
exercise intensities or durations?
a. Creatine phosphate
b. Glycogen
c. Water
d. ATP - Answer: d. ATP
Which of the following is a temperature-related effect of a well-designed warm-
up?
a. Enhanced neural function
b. Postactivation potentiation
c. Increased blood flow to muscles
d. Elevated baseline oxygen consumption - Answer: a. Enhanced neural function
Which of the following are the components of the RAMP protocol?
a. Raise, antagonist, mobilize, proprioception
b. Regulate, activate, motivate, potentiate
c. Raise, activate, mobilize, potentiate
d. Regulate, antagonist, motivate, proprioception - Answer: c. Raise, activate,
mobilize, potentiate
An athlete performing ballistic stretching should follow which of the following
guidelines?
a. Hold for 15-30 seconds
b. Involve an active muscular effort
c. Stretch to the point of mild discomfort
d. Remain in the end position without movement - Answer: b. Involve an active
muscular effort
Which of the following describes a Golgi tendon organ?
a. Sensitive to increases in muscular tension
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b. Monitors changes in muscle length
c. Runs parallel to extrafusal muscle fibers
d. Located within intrafusal muscle fibers - Answer: a. Sensitive to increases in
muscular tension
During a PNF stretch, all of the following muscle actions are used to facilitate the
passive stretch of a muscle EXCEPT
a. Isometric muscle action of the agonist
b. Concentric muscle action of the antagonist
c. Passive stretch of the antagonist
d. Concentric muscle action of the agonist - Answer: a. Isometric muscle action of
the agonist
An athlete is performing repeated walking knee lift stretches. Which of the
following is the best definition of the type of stretching being completed?
a. Passive stretching
b. Dynamic stretching
c. Ballistic stretching
d. PNF stretching - Answer: b. Dynamic stretching
An aerobic endurance athlete is trying to give himself a competitive edge over his
opponents. To improve his lactate threshold, what type of training should he
engage in?
a. Long, slow distance
b. High intensity
c. Moderate intensity
d. Long, moderate distance - Answer: b. High intensity
Which of the following describes the portion of the total energy cost of exercise
that must be supplied through anaerobic mechanism due to the slow response of
the aerobic system to the initial increase in the demand for energy?
a. Oxygen debt
b. Recovery oxygen
c. Oxygen deficit
d. EPOC - Answer: c. Oxygen deficit
The excess postexercise oxygen consumption experienced by athletes is caused by
all the following EXCEPT
a. Changes in energy efficiency during recovery
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b. Decreases in body temperature
c. ATP-CP resynthesis
d. Increased protein turnover - Answer: b. Decreases in body temperature
During higher-intensity exercises, athletes often experience peripheral fatigue.
Which of the following is believed to be the reason for this type of fatigue?
a. Lactate
b. Increase in muscle pH
c. Gluconeogenesis
d. Metabolic acidosis - Answer: d. Metabolic acidosis
Which of the following describes muscle and connective tissue elasticity?
a. The ability of a muscle to stretch
b. Ability to return to original resting length after a passive stretch
c. The tendency to gain GTOs from a ballistic stretch
d. The tendency to assume a new and greater length after a passive stretch -
Answer: b. Ability to return to original resting length after a passive stretch
Regarding age and sex of individuals, which of the following is true?
a. Males tend to be more flexible than females.
b. Older people tend to be more flexible than younger people.
c. Flexibility between older men and women is due to structural and anatomical
differences.
d. Fibrous connective tissue replaces degenerating muscle fibers in older people. -
Answer: d. Fibrous connective tissue replaces degenerating muscle fibers in older
people.
Which type of join in the body typically exhibits the greatest ROM?
a. Hinge
b. Saddle
c. Ellipsoidal
d. Ball-and-socket - Answer: d. Ball-and-socket
Which of the following describes the differences between dynamic ROM and static
ROM?
a. Dynamic ROM is greater than static ROM.
b. Static ROM is greater than dynamic ROM.
c. Static ROM requires voluntary muscle activity but dynamic ROM does not.
d. Dynamic ROM requires involuntary muscle activity but static ROM does not. -
Answer: b. Static ROM is greater than dynamic ROM.
STRENGTH TRAINING FINAL EXAM 200+ LATEST UPDATE
2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
The law of mass action states which of the following?
a. A stronger action potential cannot produce a stronger contraction.
b. The concentrations of reactants or products will drive the direction of the
reactions.
c. The weight of mass of an object creates a stronger action potential.
d. The rate of product formation is greatly influenced by the concentrations of the
reactants. - Answer: b. The concentrations of reactants or products will drive the
direction of the reactions.
An athlete is used to performing high-intensity (90% VO2max) aerobic exercise;
however, she will now be changing to longer-duration, submaximal exercise on a
regular basis. This change in training strategy will typically result in what changes
concerning energy supply?
a. Transition from almost exclusively carbohydrate to mostly fat
b. Energy substrates will continue to come from fat
c. Transition from almost exclusively fat to mostly carbohydrate
d. Energy substrates will continue to come from carbohydrate - Answer: a.
Transition from almost exclusively carbohydrate to mostly fat
Which of the following is a branched-chain amino acid?
a. Alanine
b. Aspartate
c. Glutamate
d. Isoleucine - Answer: d. Isoleucine
Which of the following substance can be metabolized anaerobically?
a. Glycerol
b. Glucose
c. Amino acids
d. Free fatty acids - Answer: b. Glucose
Which of the following energy systems produces ATP at the quickest rate?
a. Phosphagen
b. Aerobic glycolysis
c. Fat oxidation
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d. Fat glycolysis - Answer: a. Phosphagen
Approximately how many net ATP are produced via the oxidative energy system
from the metabolism of one glucose molecule?
a. 27
b. 34
c. 38
d. 41 - Answer: c. 38
Which of the following energy substrates cannot be depleted during extreme
exercise intensities or durations?
a. Creatine phosphate
b. Glycogen
c. Water
d. ATP - Answer: d. ATP
Which of the following is a temperature-related effect of a well-designed warm-
up?
a. Enhanced neural function
b. Postactivation potentiation
c. Increased blood flow to muscles
d. Elevated baseline oxygen consumption - Answer: a. Enhanced neural function
Which of the following are the components of the RAMP protocol?
a. Raise, antagonist, mobilize, proprioception
b. Regulate, activate, motivate, potentiate
c. Raise, activate, mobilize, potentiate
d. Regulate, antagonist, motivate, proprioception - Answer: c. Raise, activate,
mobilize, potentiate
An athlete performing ballistic stretching should follow which of the following
guidelines?
a. Hold for 15-30 seconds
b. Involve an active muscular effort
c. Stretch to the point of mild discomfort
d. Remain in the end position without movement - Answer: b. Involve an active
muscular effort
Which of the following describes a Golgi tendon organ?
a. Sensitive to increases in muscular tension
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b. Monitors changes in muscle length
c. Runs parallel to extrafusal muscle fibers
d. Located within intrafusal muscle fibers - Answer: a. Sensitive to increases in
muscular tension
During a PNF stretch, all of the following muscle actions are used to facilitate the
passive stretch of a muscle EXCEPT
a. Isometric muscle action of the agonist
b. Concentric muscle action of the antagonist
c. Passive stretch of the antagonist
d. Concentric muscle action of the agonist - Answer: a. Isometric muscle action of
the agonist
An athlete is performing repeated walking knee lift stretches. Which of the
following is the best definition of the type of stretching being completed?
a. Passive stretching
b. Dynamic stretching
c. Ballistic stretching
d. PNF stretching - Answer: b. Dynamic stretching
An aerobic endurance athlete is trying to give himself a competitive edge over his
opponents. To improve his lactate threshold, what type of training should he
engage in?
a. Long, slow distance
b. High intensity
c. Moderate intensity
d. Long, moderate distance - Answer: b. High intensity
Which of the following describes the portion of the total energy cost of exercise
that must be supplied through anaerobic mechanism due to the slow response of
the aerobic system to the initial increase in the demand for energy?
a. Oxygen debt
b. Recovery oxygen
c. Oxygen deficit
d. EPOC - Answer: c. Oxygen deficit
The excess postexercise oxygen consumption experienced by athletes is caused by
all the following EXCEPT
a. Changes in energy efficiency during recovery
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b. Decreases in body temperature
c. ATP-CP resynthesis
d. Increased protein turnover - Answer: b. Decreases in body temperature
During higher-intensity exercises, athletes often experience peripheral fatigue.
Which of the following is believed to be the reason for this type of fatigue?
a. Lactate
b. Increase in muscle pH
c. Gluconeogenesis
d. Metabolic acidosis - Answer: d. Metabolic acidosis
Which of the following describes muscle and connective tissue elasticity?
a. The ability of a muscle to stretch
b. Ability to return to original resting length after a passive stretch
c. The tendency to gain GTOs from a ballistic stretch
d. The tendency to assume a new and greater length after a passive stretch -
Answer: b. Ability to return to original resting length after a passive stretch
Regarding age and sex of individuals, which of the following is true?
a. Males tend to be more flexible than females.
b. Older people tend to be more flexible than younger people.
c. Flexibility between older men and women is due to structural and anatomical
differences.
d. Fibrous connective tissue replaces degenerating muscle fibers in older people. -
Answer: d. Fibrous connective tissue replaces degenerating muscle fibers in older
people.
Which type of join in the body typically exhibits the greatest ROM?
a. Hinge
b. Saddle
c. Ellipsoidal
d. Ball-and-socket - Answer: d. Ball-and-socket
Which of the following describes the differences between dynamic ROM and static
ROM?
a. Dynamic ROM is greater than static ROM.
b. Static ROM is greater than dynamic ROM.
c. Static ROM requires voluntary muscle activity but dynamic ROM does not.
d. Dynamic ROM requires involuntary muscle activity but static ROM does not. -
Answer: b. Static ROM is greater than dynamic ROM.
