FREE NSCA CSCS Health & Safety Questions and Answers

Question 1

You are tasked with creating a plan for a collegiate wrestling squad in order to get ready for the forthcoming season.
Which of the following exercises should you include in your program to train upper body stability using closed-chain movements?

Accepted Answer

Single arm TRX row

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Neutral grip lat pulldown

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Pallof press

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Goblet squats

Question 2

How many repetitions of an exercise would you plan to perform when training for maximum strength at 85% of 1RM?

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2-4

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8-12

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4-8

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1-2

Question 3

Protein has _____ calories per gram.

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4

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9

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6

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2

Question 4

Which of the following would be the best update for a football strength and conditioning facility that has both indoor and outdoor space?

Accepted Answer

A sled

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Rings

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Isokinetic machines

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Battle ropes

Question 5

Where should the dumbbells go in a new free weights room while it is being designed?

Accepted Answer

Along the wall of the room.

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In the middle of the room.

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Right in front of the door for easy access.

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Next to each power rack for supersets.

Question 6

Which of the following benefits of effective warm-up design does not result in improved performance?

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Enhanced static flexibility

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Improved reaction time

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Improved muscle strength and power

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Increased blood flow to muscles

Question 7

One of your athletes, who you are coaching on a basketball team in the weight room, complains of acute agony while performing a walking overhead lunge. Which of the following would be the best course of action? She claims the discomfort started after a tumble during the game last night and returned as soon as she tried to raise a plate over her head.

Accepted Answer

Send her to the physio or athletic trainer immediately.

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Have her run sprints instea

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Modify her workouts to push-ups instead of overhead lunge.

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Call her parents to let them know.

Question 8

Where does fatty acid oxidation take place in the cell?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

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Ribosomes

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Extracellular matrix

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Cytoplasm

Question 9

What one of the following best defines how to recognize a hang power snatch?

Accepted Answer

Do not spot. Instead, teach the athlete to move out of harm's way properly.

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Have the athlete perform the exercise within a caged squat rack.

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The strength coach should spot from behind, with hands underneath the armpits.

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Gather two or more athletes to help catch the barbell if the lifting athlete struggles.

Question 10

The bar makes contact with the body at the ___________ when doing a barbell hang clean.

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mid-to-upper thigh

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mid-shin

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hip crease

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knee