Practice Exam Questions

Question 1

If Jordan wants to increase his performance, what is the first change he must make to his training program?

Answer 1

Increase the intensity of each training session

Question 2

By swapping one training session per week for something different, what are you hoping to decrease?

Answer 2

Tedium/boredom

Question 3

Is decreased carbon dioxide consumption an advantage of increased lung capacity?

Answer 3

No it is not

Question 4

What changes to cardiac output at rest are expected to be seen after a 6 month aerobic power training program?

Answer 4

No change

Question 5

Which fitness testing protocol is not adhered to when the same fitness test is conducted on a table tennis surface and a basketball court?

Answer 5

Reliability

Question 6

What are hypo kinetic diseases?

Answer 6

Diseases and conditions related to inactivity and poor fitness

Question 7

What are some examples of hypo kinetic diseases?

Answer 7

Obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol

Question 8

What are two fitness components which are vital for badminton?

Answer 8

Agility and coordination

Question 9

When a squad undertakes fitness testing during a two-hour session outdoors on a windy and rainy day, what are three potential problems with the testing data?

Answer 9

Results will not be reliable, conditions may be different when retesting, and fatigue may affect testing results over a 2-hour session

Question 10

For which track event would having a high Lactate Inflection Point be most advantageous to?

Answer 10

5000m runner

Question 11

Why would having a high LIP be advantageous to a 5000m runner?

Answer 11

They will be able to maintain a faster speed for a longer period of time

Question 12

Why is intrinsic motivation thought to be a better form of motivation than extrinsic motivation?

Answer 12

It is more sustainable in the long term as an athlete is playing for their own enjoyment, as well as giving an athlete a sense of control over their own performance

Question 13

What is a training method which someone who manages to achieve a lower resting heart-rate may have taken?

Answer 13

Continuous training

Question 14

What are two further cardiovascular chronic adaptations which may have occurred from undertaking continuous training?

Answer 14

Increased cardiac output and increased levels of haemoglobin and myoglobin

Question 15

What are two respiratory chronic adaptations which may occur during a six month continuous training program?

Answer 15

An increase in lung capacity and a decrease in sub-maximal/resting ventilation

Question 16

What is an example of someone using specificity incorrectly during a training program?

Answer 16

The incorrect energy system or work to rest ratio is being trained

Question 17

What is an example of someone using intensity incorrectly during a training program?

Answer 17

An athlete is training at 90% max HR, however they are looking for aerobic gains which should be in the 70-85% max HR zone

Question 18

What is an example of someone using duration incorrectly during a training program?

Answer 18

A 15 minute session is undertaken during a continuous training program, which must be 20 minutes or more

Question 19

What is an example of someone using overload incorrectly during a training program?

Answer 19

They have not incorporated any changes into their training program, therefore no overload will occur and no improvements will be made

Question 20

What is an example of someone using frequency incorrectly during a training program?

Answer 20

An athlete wanting to improve their performance only completes 2 sessions per week, however improvements are linked to 3 sessions per week