CPSS Managing Training Load 4

Question 1

Player-load units (PLU) derived from tri-axial accelerometers primarily quantify:

Accepted Answer

Total mechanical body loading from accelerations and decelerations

Answer

Tri-axial accelerometer-based player load integrates the magnitude of accelerations across all three planes, capturing mechanical demand beyond simple GPS distance.

Question 2

A coach wants to track accumulated fatigue across a 4-week mesocycle. The most appropriate chronic workload calculation window is:

Accepted Answer

28 days

Answer

Chronic workload is typically calculated as a 28-day rolling average of daily load, representing long-term training status.

Question 3

The primary advantage of using heart rate reserve (HRR) over absolute heart rate when prescribing training intensity is that HRR:

Accepted Answer

Accounts for resting heart rate, providing a more accurate relative intensity measure

Answer

HRR = (HRmax − HRrest) × target % + HRrest, which better correlates with VO2 reserve than absolute HR alone.

Question 4

Which of the following training load variables is MOST likely to predict soft-tissue injury risk in team sport athletes?

Accepted Answer

High-speed running distance spikes relative to chronic exposure

Answer

Sudden spikes in high-speed running (sprinting) distance relative to an athlete's chronic exposure are strongly associated with hamstring and groin injury risk.

Question 5

An athlete who has been training consistently for eight weeks suddenly reduces load by 60% for two weeks. The PRIMARY physiological concern is:

Accepted Answer

Detraining-related deconditioning of aerobic capacity

Answer

Significant aerobic deconditioning (VO2max decline, plasma volume reduction) can occur within two weeks of greatly reduced training stimulus.

CPSS - Certified Performance and Sport Scientist Practice Test

CPSS - Certified Performance and Sport Scientist Practice Test

CPSS Managing Training Load 4