Module 10 - Resistance Training Concepts

Question 1

States the body will adapt to the specific demands placed upon it.

Answer 1

Principle of specificity (or specific adaptation to imposed demands [SAID] principle).

Question 2

Refers to the weight and movements placed on the body.

Answer 2

Mechanical specificity

Question 3

Refers to the speed of contraction and exercise selection.

Answer 3

Neuromuscular specificity

Question 4

Refers to the energy demand required for a specific activity.

Answer 4

Metabolic specificity

Question 5

The ability of the neuromuscular system to allow optimum levels of motor unit recruitment and motor unit sycronization within a single muscle using single joint exercises.

Answer 5

Intramuscular coordination

Question 6

The ability of the neuromuscular system to allow all muscles to work together using multiple joint exercises.

Answer 6

Intermuscular coordination

Question 7

Providing the appropriate training stimulus to elicit optimum physical, physiological, and performance adaptations.

Answer 7

The Principle of Overload

Question 8

Providing differences in volume and intensity to produce continuous adaptations over a training period while preventing injury.

Answer 8

The Principle of Variation

Question 9

Considering the athlete’s age, general medical history, injury history, training background, work capacity, recoverability, structural integrity, training needs or goals, and sport.

Answer 9

The Principle of Individualization

Question 10

The quality of the human body that forms the root of all training and conditioning.

Answer 10

The Principle of Adaptation

Question 11

The human movement system’s (HMS) ability to adapt to stresses placed upon it.

Answer 11

General Adaptation Syndrome

Question 12

Division of a training program into smaller, progressive stages.

Answer 12

Periodization

Question 13

The three stages of response to stress:

Answer 13

Alarm reaction, Resistance development, Exhaustion

Question 14

The principle that smaller motor units are recruited before larger, more powerful motor units.

Answer 14

Henneman’s size principle

Question 15

The ability to generate force as quickly as possible.

Answer 15

Power (force x speed = power)

Question 16

Alternating body parts trained from set to set, starting from the upper extremity and moving to the lower extremity.

Answer 16

Vertical loading

Question 17

Performing all sets of an exercise or a body part before moving on to the next exercise or body part.

Answer 17

Horizontal loading

Question 18

What muscle fiber type is resistant to fatigue and best for long-term contractions and postural control?

Answer 18

Type I

Question 19

Which of the following is a protective process that could be considered an alarm reaction?

Answer 19

A limited ability to replicate the soreness-inducing exercises that contributed to the soreness.

Question 20

Which of the following refers to the energy route required for a specific activity?

Answer 20

Metabolic specificity

Question 21

The weight and movements required of the body refer to which type of specificity?

Answer 21

Mechanical specificity

Question 22

An athlete performing a single-leg squat touchdown is most likely training for what?

Answer 22

Stabilization

Question 23

Great care should be taken to avoid which of the following responses to high-intensity resistance training?

Answer 23

Exhaustion

Question 24

An athlete needs to gain 10 pounds to be more competitive next season. What type of resistance training would you have him perform to optimally accomplish that goal?

Answer 24

Hypertrophy

Question 25

Which of the following best describes the General Adaptation Syndrome?

Answer 25

The body adapts to the stresses placed upon it.

Question 26

Which of the following exercises is adequate for an athlete in the Power Phase of the OPT model?

Answer 26

Lunge jumps

Question 27

Which training system is being used when an athlete performs a bench press immediately followed by a medicine ball chest pass?

Answer 27

Superset

Question 28

What type of exercise is the seated dumbbell curl?

Answer 28

Biceps-strength

Question 29

Type i motor units could best be described by which of the following in comparison to type II motor units?

Answer 29

Type I motor units are recruited first.

Question 30

What resistance training system consists of a series of exercises that an athlete performs one after the other with little or no rest?

Answer 30

Circuit training

Question 31

What do connective tissues (i.e. ligaments and tendons) lack that cause them to adapt slower than muscles?

Answer 31

Blood supply

Question 32

An athlete is producing energy primarily through anaerobic pathways during his workout. What type of training is he most likely performing?

Answer 32

Power lifting