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DURING A PLYOMETRIC EXERCISE, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES DOES NOT AFFECT THE ABILITY OF THE MUSCLE TO UTILIZE STORED ENERGY?

  • MUSCLE SIZE
  • VELOCITY OF STRETCH
  • DURATION OF PLYOMETRIC ACTION
  • MAGNITUDE OF STRETCH
A

MUSCLE SIZE

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TRAINING WITH OPTIMAL POSTURE WILL LEAD TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONSEQUENCES?

  • INCREASED FORCE PRODUCTION
  • TISSUE OVERLOAD
  • MUSCLE IMBALANCES
  • JOINT DYSFUNCTION
A

INCREASED FORCE PRODUCTION

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ENERGY SUBSTRATES IS NOT UTILIZED IN AEROBIC METABOLISM

  • CREATINE PHOSPHATE
  • FATTY ACIDS
  • GLUCOS
  • GLYCOGEN
A

CREATINE PHOSPHATE

*THIS ENERGY IS UTILIZED IN THE ATP-PC ENERGY PATHWAY, WHICH IS PART OF THE ANAEROBIC ENERGY SYSTEM.

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AN ATHLETE SENSING THAT THEIR KNEES ARE COLLAPSING IN DURING A BOX JUMP WITH STABILIZATION REACTS BY PUSHING THEM LATERALLY. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT ASPECT OF MOTOR BEHAVIOR?

  • PROPRIOCEPTION
  • MOTOR LEARNING
  • SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION
  • MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
A

SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EFFECTS OF AGING CAN LEAD TO A DECREASE IN FLEXIBILITY?

  • CONNECTIVE TISSUE HYPERTROPHY
  • INCREASE RISK OF FALLS
  • ALTERED LENGTH TENSION RELATIONSHIP
  • LOSS OF GROUND SUBSTANCE
A

CONNECTIVE TISSUE HYPERTROPHY

*THE AGING PROCESS LEADS TO A LESS ELASTICITY IN THE MYOFASCIAL SYSTEM

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A SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONAL USES WHICH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE THE HIP ANGLE DURING THE DOUBLE LEG LOWERING TEST?

  • CALIPER
  • GONIOMETER
  • FLEXOMETER
A

GONIOMETER

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WHY IS THE BMI A LIMITED MEASURE OF BODY COMPOSITION FOR SOME ATHLETES?

  • ATHLETES TEND TO BE HEALTHIER
  • ATHLETES TEND TO HAVE LARGE MASSES OF MUSCLE
  • ATHLETES TEND TO BE SHORT
A

ATHLETES TEND TO HAVE LARGE MASSES OF MUSCLE

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF A BLOOD PRESSURE READING?

  • USE A VARIETY OF CUFF SIZES
  • USE A DIGITAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE
  • PERFORM ON A DEHYDRATED ATHLETE
  • REPEAT THE PROCEDURE ON THE OTHER ARM
A

REPEAT THE PROCEDURE ON THE OTHER ARM

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WHEN A SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONAL IS DETERMINING VERTICAL JUMP HEIGHT, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHICH TWO VARIABLE IS MEASURED?

  • THE ATHLETES REACH HEIGHT AND JUMPING REACH HEIGHT
  • THE STARTING LINE AND THE ATHLETES HEEL
  • THE ATHLETE’S HEIGHT AND JUMP HEIGHT
  • THE ATHLETES HEIGHT AND REACHING JUMP HEIGHT
A

-THE ATHLETES REACH HEIGHT AND JUMPING REACH HEIGHT

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A SPORTS PERFORMANCE COACH WANTS TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF HIS BASKETBALL ATHLETES. WHICH SPORTS PERFORMANCE TEST WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THIS POPULATION?

-3/4-COURT SPRINT
30-YARD SPRINT
40-YARD SPRINT
LOWER-EXTREMITY FUNCTIONAL TEST

A

3/4 COURT SPRINT. THIS IS A SPEED AND ACCELERATION ASSESSMENT SPECIFIC FOR THE SPORT OF BASKETBALL

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SPORTS PERFORMANCE TESTS WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TO MEASURE AN ATHLETE’S ACCELERATION ABILITY?

  • 30 YARD SPRINT
  • 5-10-5 TEST
  • 10-YARD SPRINT
  • LOWER EXTREMITY FUNCTIONAL TEST
A

10 YARD SPRINT

  • THIS ASSESSMENT IS FOR ACCELERATION AND REACTION CAPABILITIES- THIS TEST DOES NOT ALLOW FOR AN ATHLETE TO REACH THEIR MAXIMUM SPEED
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A SPORTS PERFORMANCE PROFESSIONAL IS ABOUT TO PERFORM A BATTERY OF ASSESSMENTS WITH A TEAM. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE ASCERTAINED FROM THESE ASSESSMENTS?

  • INFO ABOUT THE ATHLETE’S STRUCTURAL STATUS
  • INJURY DIAGNOSIS
  • THE ATHLETE’S READINESS FOR ACTIVITY
  • INFO ABOUT THE ATHLETES’ FUNCTIONAL STATUS
A

INJURY DIAGNOSIS

*THIS IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE SPORTS PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST

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AN ATHLETE IS DISCOVERED TO BE PRESCRIBED WITH A BRONCHODILATOR FOR THEIR ASTHMA. WHAT EFFECT IS THIS EXPECTED TO HAVE ON THEIR RESTING HEART RATE?

  • INCREASED HR
  • DECREASED HR
  • NO EFFECT
  • NONE OF THESE
A

NO EFFECT

*BRONCHODILATORS AFFECT THE PULMONARY SYSTEM, NOT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.

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ACCORDING TO THE LANDING ERROR SCORING SYSTEM, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LANDING ERROR?

  • TRUNK NOT FLEXED AT CONTACT
  • SYMMETRIC INITIAL FOOT CONTACT
  • KNEE OVER MIDFOOT AT INITIAL CONTACT
  • KNEE FLEXION GREATER THAN FORTY-FIVE DEGREES
A

TRUNK NOT FLEXED AT CONTACT

*THE TRUNK SHOULD BE FLEXED TO ABSORB THE FORCE UPON LANDING AND THEN TRANSFER THAT FORCE TO THE SUBSEQUENT JUMP

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PIECE OF OBJECTIVE INFORMATION?

  • MEDICAL HX
  • RESTING HR
  • 40-YARD DASH TIME
  • VERTICAL JUMP HEIGHT
A

MEDICAL HX

*THIS IS NOT A PIECE OF MEASURABLE DATA THEREFOR THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION.

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN GIVE THE PROFESSIONAL THE BEST PREDICTOR OF FUTURE INJURY?

  • BELOW AVERAGE ONE-MILE RUN TEST
  • PREVIOUS INJURY DISCOVERED DURING THE MEDICAL HX
  • POOR OVERHEAD SQUAT ASSESSMENT
  • UNHEALTHY BODY COMPOSITION
A

PREVIOUS INJURY DISCOVERED DURING THE MEDICAL HX

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AFTER PERFORMING A 20-METER MULTISTAGE SHUTTLE TEST, A 21-YEAR-OLD ATHLETE IS DETERMINED TO HAVE A VO2 OF 48. BASED ON THIS RESULT, WHAT LEVEL OF AEROBIC TRAINING WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS ATHLETE?

-ZONE1
ZONE2
-ZONE3
-ZONE4

A

ZONE 2

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WHICH TEST IS BEST TO DETERMINE ACCURATE TRAINING INTENSITIES?

  • SKIN-FOLD MEASUREMENT
  • 3 TO 5 REPETITION BENCH PRESS
  • DOUBLE-LEG VERTICAL JUMP
  • PUSH UP TEST
A

3 TO 5 BENCH PRESS

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WHEN MEASURING SKIN FOLDS FOR THE 4 SITE FAT PERCENTAGE CALCULATION, WHICH SITES USE A HORIZONTAL FOLDS?

  • BICEPS
  • TRICEPS
  • NONE OF THESE
  • SUBSCAPULAR
A

NONE OF THESE

*BICEPS/TRICEPS USE VERTICAL FOLDS

SUBSCAPULAR AND ILIAC CREST USE DIAGONAL FOLDS

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WHICH VIEW IS BEST TO DETERMINE FLATTENING OR ROTATION (OUT) OF THE FEET DURING OVERHEAD SQUAT TEST?

  • ANTERIOR
  • POSTERIOR
  • LATERAL
A

ANTERIOR

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FOR THE DURNIN-WOMERSLEY BF PERCENTAGE CALCULATION WHICH IS NOT USED?

  • BICEPS
  • ILIAC CREST
  • QUADRICEPS
  • SUBSCAPULAR
A

QUADRACEPS

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WHICH METHOD IS LEAST ACCURATE IN MEASURING BODY COMPOSITION?

  • SKIN FOLD
  • UNDERWATER WEIGHING
  • DEXA SCAN
  • BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDENCE
A

BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDENCE

*THIS METHOD IS HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO WATER CONTENT OF THE TISSUE AND THE BODY

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WHICH WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A LANDING ERROR DURING THE ASSESSMENT?

  • NOT CHANGING STANCE WIDTH DURING THE LANDING
  • A LACK OF PLANTAR FLEXION AT CONTACT
  • FAILING TO MAINTAIN VERTICAL TRUNK IN THE FRONTAL PLANE
A

NOT CHANGING STANCE WIDTH DURING THE LANDING.

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WHERE IS THE MEASUREMENT FOR THE TRICEPS SKIN FOLD TAKEN?

A

HALFWAY BETWEEN THE SHOULDER AND THE ELBOW ON THE POSTERIOR SIDE OF THE ARM

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WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LOWER EXTREMITY FUNCTIONAL TEST (LEFT)?

  • CARIOCA
  • LATERAL SKIPS
  • SIDE SHUFFLE
  • BACKPEDAL
A

LATERAL SKIPS

*LEFT TEST INVLOLVES SPRINTING, BACKPEDALING, SIDE SHUFFLING (EACH WAY), CARIOCA (EACH WAY) AND SPRINTING AGAIN

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FOR THE CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENT OF THE THIGH WHAT IS THE CORRECT POSITION OF THE MEASURING TAPE?

A

10 INCHES ABOVE THE TOP OF THE PATELLA

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE BODY FAT (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

1 SKIN FOLD MEASUREMENT
2 CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENT
3 BODY WEIGHT MEASUREMENT
4 WHOLE BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY
5 UNDERWATER WEIGHING
A

1, 4, 5

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WHEN DETERMINING BODY COMPOSITION WHICH FACTOR CAN SERVE TO DECREASE THE ACCURACY OF THE MEASUREMENT?

AGE
HEIGHT
SPORT PLAYED
LARGE AMOUNTS OF FAT MASS

A

LARGE AMOUNTS OF FAT MASS

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TO MEASURE CORE STRENGTH WHICH TEST IS USED?

DOUBLE-LEG LOWERING TEST
DAVIES TEST
PUSH UP TEST
SINGE-LEG STAR BALANCE EXCURSION TEST

A

DOUBLE-LEG LOWERING TEST

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WHEN ASSESSING STATIC POSTURE IN A LATERAL VIEW, WHERE SHOULD THE VERTICAL LINE FROM THE LATERAL MALLEOLUS RUN THROUGH ABOVE THE SHOULDERS?

THE MIDDLE OF THE EAR
NONE OF THESE
THE BACK OF THE HEAD
THE LATERAL EDGE OF THE EYE

A

THE MIDDLE OF THE EAR

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A PERSON EXPERIENCES KNEE VALGUS DURING THE OVERHEAD SQUAT ASSESSMENT, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT LIKELY TO INFLUENCE THIS MOVEMENT IMPAIRMENT?

  • RESTRICTED ANKLE DORSIFLEXION
  • DECREASED HIP ABDUCTOR STRENGTH
  • DECREASED HIP ADDUCTOR ACTIVITY
  • DECREASED HIP EXTERNAL ROTATOR STRENGTH
A

DECREASED HIP ADDUCTOR ACTIVITY

*THIS IS CORRECT BECAUSE INCREASED HIP ADDUCTOR ACTIVITY TYPICALLY LEADS TO KNEE VALGUS DURING THE ASSESSMENT.

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MEASUREMENT OF POWER DEVELOPMENT IN ANY PLANE OF MOTION CAN OCCUR BY USING WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SPORTS PERFORMANCE TEST?

  • VERTICAL JUMPS
  • HORIZONTAL JUMPS
  • SHARK SKILL TEST
  • ROTATIONAL MEDICINE BALL THROW
A

HORIZONTAL JUMPS

*BOTH DOUBLE AND SINGLE LEG VERSIONS CAN BE PERFORMED FORWARD (SAGITTAL), LATERALLY (FRONTAL) AND ROTATING (TRANSVERSE)

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WHEN MEASURING BODY FAT PERCENTAGE WHY IS THE BF GIVEN AS A RANGE?

  • TO SPARE THE ATHLETES FEELINGS
  • DUE TO DIFFERENCE IN DENSITY BETWEEN FAT AND MUSCLE
  • DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN VARIOUS RACES IN THE HUMAN POPULATION
  • DUE TO THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF MEASUREMENT ERROR
A

DUE TO THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF MEASUREMENT ERROR

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DURING A STATIC POSTURE ASSESSMENT, WHICH VIEW WOULD BE BEST TO DETERMINE THE POSITIONING OF THE PELVIS IN THE FRONTAL PLANE?

POSTERIOR VIEW
LATERAL VIEW
ANTERIOR VIEW
SUPERIOR VIEW

A

POSTERIOR VIEW.

*THIS IS THE BEST VIEW THAT BECAUSE IT GIVES THE BEST VIEW OF THE POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ILIAC SPINE, AND THE POSITIONING OF THE GLUTE MUSCLES CAN GIVE INDICATION OF WHETHER THE PELVIS IS LEVEL.

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35
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TO DETERMINE UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY STRENGTH THROUGH THE BENCH PRESS AND SQUAT, RESPECTIVELY WHICH RANGE(S) OF REPS IS RECOMMENDED FOR THE ATHLETE TO ACCURATELY ESTIMATE THEIR 1RM?

____-____REPS

A

3-5 REPS

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THE HARVARD STEP TEST USES WHAT CADENCE AND WHAT DURATION OF TIME TO OBTAIN ACCURATE RESULTS?

_____STEPS PER MINUTE

FOR

_____ MINUTES

A

30 STEPS PER MINUTE FOR 5 MINUTES

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WHICH COMPENSATION IS MOST LIKELY DURING AN OHA IF THE ATHLETE HAS OVERACTIVE HIP FLEXOR AND ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLES AND UNDERACTIVE HAMSTRINGS AND GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLES

  • ARCH OF LOWER BACK
  • ARMS FALL FORWARD
  • TURNING OUT OF THE FEET
  • KNEE VALGUS
A

ARCH OF LOWER BACK

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DURING THE LANDING ERROR SCORING SYSTEM DYNAMIC POSTURAL ASSESSMENT, HOW FAR SHOULD THE ATHLETE LAND AWAY FROM THE BOX?

  • THE HEIGHT OF THE ATHLETE
  • 30 CENTIMETERS
  • 1 FOOT
  • 1/2 THE ATHLETE’S HEIGHT
A

1/2 THE ATHLETE’S HEIGHT

*THIS DISTANCE PROVIDES A RELATIVE AND SAFE DISTANCE FOR THE ATHLETE TO BE CHALLENGES AND LAND WITH PROPER TECHNIQUE

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A NORMAL SCORE ON THE SORENSEN ERECTOR SPINAE TEST WOULD REQUIRE THE ATHLETE TO MAINTAIN EXTENSION AT WHICH ANGLE FOR WHAT DURATION?

  • 15 DEGREES FOR 30 SECONDS
  • 30 DEGREES FOR 30 SECONDS
  • 30 DEGREES FOR 60 SECONDS
  • 45 DEGREES FOR 60 SECONDS
A

30 DEGREES FOR 30 SECONDS

*THIS IS CORRECT BECAUSE EXTENDING THE LUMBAR SPINE FOR 30 DEGREES WITH ENSURE THE ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLES ARE FULLY ACTIVATED.

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WHICH TRAINING VARIABLES IS REQUIRED TO CAUSE NEURAL ADAPTATIONS TO OCCUR?

HIGH VOLUME
HIGH INTENSITY
LOW VOLUME
LOW INTENSITY

A

HIGH INTENSITY

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WHAT IS THE REGION OF THE SARCOMERE WHERE THE MYOSIN FILAMENTS ARE PREDOMINANTLY SEEN WITH MINOR OVERLAP OF THE ACTIN FILAMENTS?

A

A-BAND

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AN ABILITY TO RAPIDLY INCREASE MOVEMENT VELOCITY

A

ACCELERATION

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43
Q

IRRITATION AND INFLAMMATION OF THE ACHILLE TENDON

A

ACHILLES TENDONITIS

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44
Q

THE ACCUMULATION OF EXCESSIVE HYDROGEN THAT CAUSES INCREASED ACIDITY OF THE BLOOD AND MUSCLE

A

ACIDOSIS

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Q

ONE OF THE TWO MAJOR MYOFILAMENTS , ACTINE IS THE “THIN” FILAMENT THAT ACTS ALONG WITH MYOSIN TO PRODUCE MUSCULAR CONTRACTION

A

ACTIN

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46
Q

NERVE IMPULSES THAT ALLOWS NEURONS TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION

A

ACTION POTENTIAL

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DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SOFT TISSUE EXTENSIBILITY IN ALL PLANES OF MOTION BY EMPLOYING THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLE OF RECIPROCAL INHIBITION.

THIS UTILIZES AGONISTS AND SYNERGISTS TO ACTIVELY MOVE A LIMB THROUGH A RANGE OF MOTION, WHILE THE FUNCTIONAL ANTAGONISTS ARE BEING STRETCHED.

THIS INCORPORATES NEUROMUSCULAR STRETCHING AND ACTIVE-ISOLATED STRETCHING.

A

ACTIVE FLEXIBILITY

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48
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STRETCHING TECHNIQUE THAT USES AGONISTS AND SYNERGISTS TO DYNAMICALLY MOVE THE JOINT THROUGH A ROM

A

ACTIVE-ISOLATED STRETCHING

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49
Q

IMPORTANT COMPONENTS THAT SPECIFY HOW EACH EXERCISE IS TO BE PERFORMED?

A

ACUTE VARIABLE

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50
Q

THE HUMAN BODY’S ABILITY TO ADAPT OR ADJUST ITS FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY TO MEET THE DEMANDS PLACED UPON IT.

A

ADAPTATIONS

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51
Q

ENERGY STORAGE AND TRANSFER UNIT WITHING CELLS OF THE BODY

A

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)

52
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A RECOMMENDED AVG DAILY NUTRIENT INTAKE LEVEL, BASED ON OBSERVED (OR EXPERIMENTALLY DETERMINED) APPROXIMATIONS OR ESTIMATES OF NUTRIENT INTAKE THAT ARE ASSUMED TO BE ADEQUATE FOR A GROUP (OR GROUPS) OF HEALTHY PEOPLE *THIS MEASURE IS USED WHEN AN RDA CANNOT BE DETERMINED

A

ADEQUATE INTAKE (AI)

53
Q

THESE GATHER INCOMING SENSORY INFORMATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND DELIVER IT TO THE CNS

A

AFFERENT NEURONS: (AKA SENSORY NEURONS)

54
Q

THE ABILITY TO CHANGE DIRECTION OR ORIENTATION OF THE BODY BASED ON INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL INFORMATION QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF SPEED

55
Q

MUSCLES THAT ARE THE PRIMARY MOVERS IN A JOINT MOTION.

A

AGONIST (AKA PRIME MOVERS)

56
Q

THE 1ST STAGE OF THE GAS SYNDROME, THE INITIAL REACTION TO A STRESSOR

A

ALARM REACTION STAGE

57
Q

THE CONCEPT OF MUSCLE INHIBITION, CAUSED BY A TIGHT AGONIST, WHICH INHIBITS ITS FUNCTIONAL ANTAGONIST

A

ALTERED RECIPROCAL INHIBITION

58
Q

ABNORMAL SUPPRESSION OR ABSENCE OF MENSTRUATION

A

AMENORRHEA

59
Q

THE ELECTROMECHANICAL DELAY A MUSCLE EXPERIENCES IN THE TRANSITION FROM ECCENTRIC (REDUCING FORCE AND STORING ENERGY) TO CONCENTRIC (PRODUCING FORCE)MUSCLE ACTION

A

AMORTIZATION PHASE

60
Q

THE POINT DURING HIGH-INTENSITY ACTIVITY WHEN THE BODY CAN NO LONGER MEET ITS DEMAND FOR OXYGEN AND ANAEROBIC METABOLISM PREDOMINATES

A

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD (AKA LACTATE THRESHOLD

61
Q

THE OUTER, FIBROUS, RING-LIKE PORTION OF AN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC

A

ANNULUS FIBROSES

62
Q

MUSCLE THAT ACTS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO AGONISTS (PRIME MOVERS)

A

ANTAGONISTS

63
Q

STABILIZATION SYSTEM CONSITING OF THE

  • INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OBLIQUES
  • THE ADDUCTOR COMPLEX
  • HIP EXTERNAL ROTATORS

IT IS NECESSARY FOR FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE TRUNK AND UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES. THIS SYSTEM PRODUCES ROTATIONAL AND FLEXION MOVEMENTS AND ALSO IS INSTRUMENTAL IN STABILIZING THE LUMBO-PELVIC HIP COMPLEX

A

ANTERIOR OBLIQUE SUB-SYSTEM

64
Q

RECOGNIZING CERTAIN STIMULI AND PREPARING THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE PATTERN IN ADVANCE

A

ANTICIPATION

65
Q

CONTROLS BLOOD FLOW FROM THE LEFT VENTRICLE TO THE AORTA GOING TO THE ENTIRE BODY

A

AORTIC SEMILUNAR VALVE

66
Q

THE PORTION OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THE UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES

A

APPENDICULAR SKELETON

67
Q

VESSELS THAT THAT TRANSPORT BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART

68
Q

MEDIUM-SIZED ARTERIES THAT FURTHER DIVIDE INTO SMALLER ARTERIES

A

ARTERIOLES

69
Q

A BIOMECHANICAL DYSFUNCTION IN TWO ARTICULAR PARTNERS THAT LEAD TO ABNORMAL JOINT MOVEMENT (ARTHROKINEMATICS) AND PROPRIOCEPTIONS

A

ARTHROKINEMATIC DYSFUNCTION

70
Q

THE NEUROMUSCULAR PHENOMENON THAT OCCURS WHEN A JOINT DYSFUNCTION INHIBITS THE MUSCLES THAT SURROUND THE JOINT

A

ARTHROKINETIC INHIBITION

71
Q

CLOGGING, NARROWING, AND HARDENING OF THE BODY’S LARGE ARTERIES AND MEDIUM-SIZED BLOOD VESSELS. THIS CAN LEAD TO STROKE, HEART ATTACK, EYE PROBLEMS AND KIDNEY PROBLEMS

A

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

72
Q

A SMALLER CHAMBER LOCATED SUPERIORLY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HEART

73
Q

THESE ALLOW FOR PROPER BLOOD FLOW FROM THE ATRIA TO THE VENTRICLES

A

ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVES

74
Q

A LOSS IN MUSCLE FIBER SIZE

75
Q

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SOME EXTERNAL SOURCE

A

AUGMENTED FEEDBACK

76
Q

THE PROCESS WHEN NEURAL IMPULSES SENSING TENSION ARE GREATER THAN THE IMPULSES CAUSING MUSCLE CONTRACTION. STIMULATION OF THE GOLGI TENDON ORGAN OVERRIDES THE MUSCLE SPINDLE

A

AUTOGENIC INHIBITION

77
Q

THE PORTION OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM THAT CONSISTS OF THE SKULL, RIB CAGE AND VERTEBRAL COLUMN

A

AXIAL SKELETON

78
Q

A CYLINDRICAL PROJECTION FROM THE CELL BODY THAT TRANSMITS NERVOUS IMPULSES TO OTHER NEURONS OR EFFECTOR SITES

79
Q

PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE REAR LEG AND PELVIS DURING SPRINTING, WHICH INCLUDES ANKLE PLANTAR FLEXION , KNEE EXTENSION, HIP EXTENSION AND NEUTRAL PELVIS

A

BACKSIDE MECHANICS

80
Q

WHERE IS THE ATHLETE MOST LIKELY TO FAIL WHEN PERFORMING A BACK SQUAT?

WHEN RACKING THE BARBELL
UNRACKING THE BABRBELL.
DURING THE DESCENT
WHEN THIGHS ARE PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR

A

WHEN THIGHS ARE PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR

*THIS IS CORRECT BECAUSE THIS IS THE MOST DISADVANTAGIOUS POSITION THE ATHLETE CAN BE IN FOR THIS QUESTION

81
Q

WHICH MUSCLE MUST BE ACTIVATED TO PREVENT THE BERBELL FROM MOVING FORWARD AND AWAY FROM THE BODY DURING THE FIRST PULL OF THE OLYMPIC LIFT?

  • LAT DORSI
  • TRAPEZIUS
  • BICEPS FEMORIS
  • ANTERIOR DELTOID
A

LAT DORSI

*THIS MUSCLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STABILIZING THE SHOULDER JOINT WHEN ISOMETRICALLY CONTRACTING

82
Q

WHEN PERFORMING AN OVERHEAD PRESS. WHAT POSITION SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE BARBELL TO AT THE BOTTOM POSITION OF THE EXERCISE?

  • BEHIND THE NECK
  • PRESSED OUT ABOVE THE HEAD
  • IN FRONT OF THE NECK
  • TOP OF THE HEAD
A

IN FRONT OF THE NECK

83
Q

WHICH PHASES OF SNATCH EXERCISE IS NOT AIDED BY PERFORMING THE SNATCH DEADLIFT?

  • SHIFT
  • STARTING POSITION
  • FIRST PULL
  • TOP PULL
A

TOP PULL

*THIS IS CORRECT BECAUSE THE SNATCH DEADLIFT ELEVATES THE BARBELL TO THE MID-THIGH REGION ONLY

84
Q

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OLYMPIC GRIPS IS UNIQUE TO OLYMPIC LIFTS?

  • SUPINATED GRIP
  • HOOK GRIP
  • NEUTRAL GRIP
  • PRONATED GRIP
85
Q

DURING THE 1ST PULL OF THE CLEAN AND JERK EXERCISE WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO THE ANGLE OF THE BACK RELATIVE TO THE FLOOR?

  • INCREASE RAPIDLY
  • INCREASE SLOWLY
  • DECREASE
  • REMAIN THE SAME
A

REMAIN THE SAME

*THIS WILL ALLOW THE SPINE TO REMAIN IN A SAFE POSITION

86
Q

AN ATHLETE DOES NOT REQUIRE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN WHICH MUSCLE GROUP IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE DEEP CATCH POSITION OF THE OLYMPIC LIFTS?

  • WRIST FLEXORS
  • HIP FLEXORS
  • KNEE EXTENSORS
  • PLANTAR FLEXORS
A

HIP FLEXORS

*THIS IS CORRECT BECAUSE THE FLEXED HIP POSITION IS USED DURING THE DEEP CATCH POSITION AND THEREFORE THIS MUSCLE GROUP IS SHORTENED NOT ELONGATED

87
Q

THE ABILITY TO SUSTAIN OR RETURN THE BODY’S CENTER OF MASS OR LINE OF GRAVITY OVER ITS BASE OF SUPPORTS

88
Q

A PORTION OF THE LOWER BRAIN THAT IS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE INITIATION AND CONTROL OF REPETITIVE VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS SUCH AS WALKING AND RUNNING

A

BASAL GANGLIA

89
Q

TWO CUSPS CONTROL THE BLOOD FLOW FROM THE LEFT ATRIUM TO THE LEFT VENTRICLE

A

BICUSPID (MITRAL) VALVE

90
Q

THREE MAIN PATHWAYS UTILIZED BY THE KINETIC CHAIN TO PRODUCE ATP

A

BIOENERGETIC CONTINUUM

91
Q

MUSCLE FIBERS THAT ARE ARRANGED WITH SHORT, OBLIQUE FIBERS THAT EXTEND FROM BOTH SIDES OF A LONG TENDON. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE RECTUS FEMORIS

A

BIPENNIFORM MUSCLE FIBERS

92
Q

FORM A CLOSED CIRCUIT OF HOLLOW TUBES THAT ALLOW BLOOD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO AND FROM THE HEART

A

BLOOD VESSELS

93
Q

THE ACT OF “STIFFENING” OR “TIGHTENING” THE MUSCLES OF THE MIDSECTION (GLOBAL CORE STABILIZERS)

94
Q

THE LINK BETWEEN THE SENSORY AND MOTOR NERVERS COMING FROM THE BRAIN TO THE BODY AND VICE VERSA

A

BRAIN STEM

95
Q

THE ENERGY CONTAINED IN FOOD, MEASURED IN KILOCALORIES. A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT OF HEAT. THE AMOUNT OF HEAT NEEDED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF WATER FROM 14.4 C TO 15.5 C

96
Q

ARTERIOLES THAT BRANCH OUT INTO A MULTITUDE OF MICROSCOPIC VESSELS

A

CAPILLARIES

97
Q

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND OXYGEN, WHICH INCLUDES STARCHES, CELLULOSE, AND SUGARS, AND ARE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF ENERGY.

A

CARBOHYDRATE:

ALL CARBOHYDRATES ARE EVENTUALLY BROKEN DOWN IN THE BODY TO GLUCOSE, A SIMPLE SUGAR

98
Q

HEART MUSCLE

A

CARDIAC MUSCLE

99
Q

HEART RATE X STROKE VOLUME. THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE HEART

A

CARDIAC OUTPUT (Q)

100
Q

THE COMBINATION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE THE TISSUES OF THE KINETIC CHAIN WITH OXYGEN , NUTRIENTS, PROTECTIVE AGENTS, AND A MEANS TO REMOVE WASTE BY-PRODUCTS

A

CARDIORESPIRATORY (CR) SYSTEM

101
Q

ANY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THAT INVOLVES AND PLACE STRESS ON THE CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM. TRAINING THAT INVOLVES AND PLACES STRESS ON THE CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

A

CARDIORESPIRATORY TRAINING

102
Q

THE SYSTEM THAT IS COMPOSED OF THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, AND BLOOD

A

CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER

103
Q

DIRECTS IMPULSES THAT WILL EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE CARDIAC OUTPUT AND PERIPHERAL RESISTANCE BASED UPON FEEDBACK FROM ALL STRUCTURES INVOLVED

A

CARDIOVASCULAR CONTROL CENTER (CVC)

104
Q

THE PREDOMINANT PHOSPHOPROTEIN THAT ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 80% OF PROTEINS IN MILK AND CHEESE

105
Q

THE PORTION OF THE NEURON THAT CONTAINS THE NUCLEUS, LYSOSOMES, MITOCHONDRIA, AND A GOLGI COMPLEX

106
Q

CONTROLS HEART RATE, LEFT VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIBILITY AND ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE BY MANIPULATING THE SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS

A

CENTRAL CONTROLLER

107
Q

THE PORTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT CONSISTS OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD

108
Q

A PORTION OF THE LOWER-BRAIN THAT COMPARES SENSORY INFO FROM THE BODY AND THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT WITH MOTOR INFO FROM THE CEREBRAL CORTEX TO ENSURE SMOOTH COORDINATED MOVEMENT

A

CEREBELLUM

109
Q

A PORTION OF THE BRAIN THAT CONSISTS OF THE FRONTAL LOBE , OCCIPITAL LOBE AND TEMPORAL LOBE

A

CEREBRAL CORTEX

110
Q

SENSORY RECEPTORS THAT RESPOND TO CHEMICAL INTERACTION (SMELL AND TASTE)

A

CHEMORECEPTORS

111
Q

THIS CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF EXERCISE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL PERFORMS ONE AFTER ANOTHER WITH MINIMAL REST

A

CIRCUIT TRAINING SYSTEM

112
Q

THE 2ND OF TWO OLYMPIC LIFTS AND IS CONSIDERED A DOUBLE MOVEMENT. THE CLEAN IN THE PHASE INVOLVING THE LIFTING OF THE BARBELL FROM THE FLOOR TO THE SHOULDERS AND THE JERK IS THE EXPLOSIVE LIFTING OF THE BARBELL FROM THE SHOULDER TO OVERHEAD

A

CLEAN & JERK

113
Q

MUSCLES CONTRACT TOGETHER IN A FORCE COUPLE

A

CO-CONTRACTION

114
Q

A PROTEIN THAT IS FOUND IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT PROVIDES TENSILE STRENGTH. THIS, UNLIKE ELASTIN, IS NOT VERY ELASTIC

115
Q

INVOLVE THE PERFORMANCE OF TWO EXERCISES FOR ANTAGONISTIC MUSCLES. FOR EXAMPLE (BENCH PRESS FOLLOWED BY CABLE ROWS… CHEST AND BACK

A

COMPOUND SETS

116
Q

WHENA MUSCLE EXERTS MORE FORCE THAN IS BEING PLACED UPON IT, THE MUSCLE WILL SHORTEN.

A

CONCENTRIC

* AKA ACCELERATION OR FORCE PRODUCTION

117
Q

CONSISTS OF ALL THE STRUCTURES THAT AIR TRAVELS BEFORE ENTERING THE RESPIRATORY PASSAGES

A

CONDUCTION PASSAGEWAY

118
Q

A JOINT WHERE THE CONDYLE OF ONE BONE FITS INTO THE ELLIPTICAL CAVITY OF ANOTHER BONE TO FORM THE JOINT. AN EXAMPLE WOULD INCLUDE THE KNEE JOINT

A

CONDYLOID JOINT

119
Q

REFERS TO A POSITION ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BODY

A

CONTRALATERAL

120
Q

TRAINING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS UNSTABLE AS CAN SAFELY BE CONTROLLED

A

CONTROLLED INSTABILITY

121
Q

THE CENTER OF THE BODY AND THE BEGINNING POINT FOR MOVEMENT. THIS IS CONSIDERED AS THE LUMBO-PELVIC-HIP COMPLEX THAT OPERATES AS AN INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL UNIT PROVIDING INTERSEGMENTAL STABILITY, DECELERATION AND FORCE PRODUCTION DURING ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES

122
Q

NEUROMUSCULAR EFFICIENCY OF THE LUMBO-PELVIC-HIP COMPLEX

A

CORE STABILITY

123
Q

THE ABILITY OF THE LUMBO-PELVIC-HIP COMPLEX MUSCULATURE TO CONTROL AN INDIVIDUAL’S CONSTANTLY CHANGING CENTER OF GRAVITY

A

CORE STRENGTH

124
Q

A SPECIALIZED FORM OF TRAINING DESIGNED TO CORRECT MUSCLE IMBALANCES, JOINT DYSFUNCTIONS, NEUROMUSCULAR DEFICITS AND POSTURAL DISTORTION PATTERNS THAT THE ATHLETE MAY HAVE DEVELOPED DURING THE SEASON

A

CORRECTIVE EXERCISE TRAINING

125
Q

DESIGNED TO CORRECT COMMON POSTURAL DYSFUNCTIONS, MUSCLE IMBALANCES AND JOINT DYSFUNCTIONS INCORPORATING SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE, STATIC STRETCHING AND NEUROMUSCULAR STRETCHING

A

CORRECTIVE FLEXIBILITY

126
Q

A HIGH-ENERGY PHOSPHATE MOLECULE THAT IS STORED IN CELLS AND CAN BE USED TO RE-SYNTHESIZE ATP IMMEDIATELY

A

CREATINE PHOSPHATE

127
Q

A CYCLE WHEREBY AN “INJURY” WILL INDUCE INFLAMMATION, MUSCLE SPASM, ADHESIONS, ALTERED NEUROMUSCULATURE CONTROL AND MUSCLE IMBALANCES

A

CUMULATIVE CYCLE INJURY

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