Strength and Conditioning Final Exam Quiz Questions
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1. ____ is required for an object to operate at a muscle force acts through a longer move-
mechanical advantage and a ____ lever is a ment arm than the resistive force when
lever with a slight mechanical advantage. these two act on the same side of the
fulcrum; second-class lever
2. When is muscle force capability the great- Muscles ability to generate force is great-
est? est when the muscle is at rest because it
has the greatest potential for actin-myosin
interaction
3. When an athlete trains and performs a bracketing technique; acceleration
sport movement with less than normal and
greater than normal resistance is called the
____ and it can help improve ____ training
4. Which of the following activities occurs in Swinging a bat
the transverse plane?
5. Pyruvate has two fates at the end of glycol- Pyruvate is converted to lactate and/or
ysis, what are they? shuttled in to the mitochondria
6. The ____ cycle explains how lactate can be Cori; Liver
converted into glucose in the ___?
7. High Intensity training includes many vari- Glycolysis; 1:4
ables and according to Table 3.6, what is the
primary energy system trained and what
are the work; rest ratios if basketball athlete
is running 400m sprints at 60 seconds and
resting for 240 seconds?
8. Which of the following terms best describes Anabolism
the building-up process of muscle?
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9. Lactate can be transported in the blood Liver; Cori cycle
to the ____ and then converted to glucose
which is referred to as the ___?
10. Which of the following endocrine organs Liver- Insulin Growth Factor
are correctly matched to their respective Testes- Testosterone
hormones? Ovaries- Progesterone
Pancreas- Insulin
11. Which of the following can progressively en- Heavy resistance training
hance muscle size, strength and power over
the course of months and years?
12. To enhance testosterone development nat- I, II, III
urally, which of the following is recommend- (Training large muscle groups, heavy re-
ed according to the scientific literature? sistance (85-95% 1RM, Short rest inter-
vals)
13. ____ is a catabolic hormone and high levels Cortisol, type II
of this hormone adversely effects ___ mus-
cle fibers.
14. Which of the following is true regarding Steroid hormones are fat soluble and
steroid hormone interactions? passively diffuse across the cell mem-
brane
15. Heavy resistance training with near maxi- I and II (might be wrong idk)
mal loads will result in which of the follow-
ing?
I. Increase in the percent of motor units
recruited
II. Increase in morrow unit firing rates
III. Stimulate Agonist relaxation
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IV. Stimulates the summation of Type I
fibers
16. The BEST choice of structural exercise that Push press, back squat, deadlift, leg press
an American lineman should use in his (might be wrong)
strength program include...
17. Low to moderate exercise does not marked- True
ly change the collagen content of connec-
tive tissue
18. Which is true about resistance training? Heavy resistance with slow velocities will
result in improving maximal strength
19. Where does motor unit activation begin? begins in the muscular fibers where
threshold stimulation increases motor ac-
tivity.
20. A 12-year old male has been resistance Increase motor unit recruitment
training twice per week for six weeks.
Which of the following adaptations con-
tribute MOST to training-induced strength
gains?
21. Neural adaptations play a significant role in True
the early stages of aerobic endurance train-
ing
22. There are two main early adaptations when First, there is an increase in pulmonary
acclimating aerobic training at altitude. ventilation (hyperventilation) at rest and
Which of the following occur immediately? during exercise and there is an increase
in cardiac output at rest and during sub
maximal exercise
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1. ____ is required for an object to operate at a muscle force acts through a longer move-
mechanical advantage and a ____ lever is a ment arm than the resistive force when
lever with a slight mechanical advantage. these two act on the same side of the
fulcrum; second-class lever
2. When is muscle force capability the great- Muscles ability to generate force is great-
est? est when the muscle is at rest because it
has the greatest potential for actin-myosin
interaction
3. When an athlete trains and performs a bracketing technique; acceleration
sport movement with less than normal and
greater than normal resistance is called the
____ and it can help improve ____ training
4. Which of the following activities occurs in Swinging a bat
the transverse plane?
5. Pyruvate has two fates at the end of glycol- Pyruvate is converted to lactate and/or
ysis, what are they? shuttled in to the mitochondria
6. The ____ cycle explains how lactate can be Cori; Liver
converted into glucose in the ___?
7. High Intensity training includes many vari- Glycolysis; 1:4
ables and according to Table 3.6, what is the
primary energy system trained and what
are the work; rest ratios if basketball athlete
is running 400m sprints at 60 seconds and
resting for 240 seconds?
8. Which of the following terms best describes Anabolism
the building-up process of muscle?
, Strength and Conditioning Final Exam Quiz Questions
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9. Lactate can be transported in the blood Liver; Cori cycle
to the ____ and then converted to glucose
which is referred to as the ___?
10. Which of the following endocrine organs Liver- Insulin Growth Factor
are correctly matched to their respective Testes- Testosterone
hormones? Ovaries- Progesterone
Pancreas- Insulin
11. Which of the following can progressively en- Heavy resistance training
hance muscle size, strength and power over
the course of months and years?
12. To enhance testosterone development nat- I, II, III
urally, which of the following is recommend- (Training large muscle groups, heavy re-
ed according to the scientific literature? sistance (85-95% 1RM, Short rest inter-
vals)
13. ____ is a catabolic hormone and high levels Cortisol, type II
of this hormone adversely effects ___ mus-
cle fibers.
14. Which of the following is true regarding Steroid hormones are fat soluble and
steroid hormone interactions? passively diffuse across the cell mem-
brane
15. Heavy resistance training with near maxi- I and II (might be wrong idk)
mal loads will result in which of the follow-
ing?
I. Increase in the percent of motor units
recruited
II. Increase in morrow unit firing rates
III. Stimulate Agonist relaxation
, Strength and Conditioning Final Exam Quiz Questions
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IV. Stimulates the summation of Type I
fibers
16. The BEST choice of structural exercise that Push press, back squat, deadlift, leg press
an American lineman should use in his (might be wrong)
strength program include...
17. Low to moderate exercise does not marked- True
ly change the collagen content of connec-
tive tissue
18. Which is true about resistance training? Heavy resistance with slow velocities will
result in improving maximal strength
19. Where does motor unit activation begin? begins in the muscular fibers where
threshold stimulation increases motor ac-
tivity.
20. A 12-year old male has been resistance Increase motor unit recruitment
training twice per week for six weeks.
Which of the following adaptations con-
tribute MOST to training-induced strength
gains?
21. Neural adaptations play a significant role in True
the early stages of aerobic endurance train-
ing
22. There are two main early adaptations when First, there is an increase in pulmonary
acclimating aerobic training at altitude. ventilation (hyperventilation) at rest and
Which of the following occur immediately? during exercise and there is an increase
in cardiac output at rest and during sub
maximal exercise
