ISSA Strength and Conditioning Test
Questions and Answers (2026) |
Verified Examination Questions and
Answers | Graded A+
• Performance training steps Answer: Balance
Strength and endurance
Power
• Essential strength movements Answer: squats hip hinges rows
• Power Answer: Strength+speed
• Aacessory exercise Answer: Lower intensity
• Common accessory exercises Answer: reverse lunges
Stability ball work
Pull ups
Core
Cable work
• Accessory exercise purpose Answer: activation active rest isolation
,• Warm Answer: Activation
• Accessory exercises provide great supersets Answer:
• Tabata Answer: Izumi tabata
8rounds
30 sec intervals
20 sec work
10 sec rest
4 min
Max effort and speed
Only Increases aerobic and anaerobic fitness
Raises metabolic rate 24 hrs after workout
• Sleep Answer: Physical repair
Immune function
Foreign invaders are kicked out
7-9 for adult
Athletes 8-10
T cells become more effective
, • Linear Periodization Answer: an inverse relationship exists between
volume and intensity. In the early stages of the off-season, an athlete
performs the highest volume of work with a low intensity, and skill and
technique training are minimized at this time. During the months leading
up to the season, intensity and skill training increase as volume
decreases. Once the season begins, athletes are close to their highest
level of intensity and lowest level of volume. This helps to build
explosive power for their sport while allowing time and energy for
practice or competition. As the season progresses, volume and intensity
decrease to manage fatigue while skill training increases. At the end of
the season, volume and intensity significantly decrease, or training
ceases, to promote recovery.
• LINEAR PERIODIZATION Answer: training progression with an
inverse relationship between volume and intensity.
• NONLINEAR PERIODIZATION (NLP): Answer: A training
progression with variable training volume and intensities.
• Conjugate periodization Answer: consists of training two or more
strength qualities during a week and works well with powerlifters and
explosive athletes. Programs alternate between upper- and lower-body
workouts throughout the week, allowing athletes to perform higher
volumes of work for each movement pattern or major muscle group.
With nonlinear periodization athletes can improve one fitness quality,
such as maximal strength, without losing other strength qualities.
• CONJUGATE PERIODIZATION Answer: Training two or more
strength qualities during a week.
Questions and Answers (2026) |
Verified Examination Questions and
Answers | Graded A+
• Performance training steps Answer: Balance
Strength and endurance
Power
• Essential strength movements Answer: squats hip hinges rows
• Power Answer: Strength+speed
• Aacessory exercise Answer: Lower intensity
• Common accessory exercises Answer: reverse lunges
Stability ball work
Pull ups
Core
Cable work
• Accessory exercise purpose Answer: activation active rest isolation
,• Warm Answer: Activation
• Accessory exercises provide great supersets Answer:
• Tabata Answer: Izumi tabata
8rounds
30 sec intervals
20 sec work
10 sec rest
4 min
Max effort and speed
Only Increases aerobic and anaerobic fitness
Raises metabolic rate 24 hrs after workout
• Sleep Answer: Physical repair
Immune function
Foreign invaders are kicked out
7-9 for adult
Athletes 8-10
T cells become more effective
, • Linear Periodization Answer: an inverse relationship exists between
volume and intensity. In the early stages of the off-season, an athlete
performs the highest volume of work with a low intensity, and skill and
technique training are minimized at this time. During the months leading
up to the season, intensity and skill training increase as volume
decreases. Once the season begins, athletes are close to their highest
level of intensity and lowest level of volume. This helps to build
explosive power for their sport while allowing time and energy for
practice or competition. As the season progresses, volume and intensity
decrease to manage fatigue while skill training increases. At the end of
the season, volume and intensity significantly decrease, or training
ceases, to promote recovery.
• LINEAR PERIODIZATION Answer: training progression with an
inverse relationship between volume and intensity.
• NONLINEAR PERIODIZATION (NLP): Answer: A training
progression with variable training volume and intensities.
• Conjugate periodization Answer: consists of training two or more
strength qualities during a week and works well with powerlifters and
explosive athletes. Programs alternate between upper- and lower-body
workouts throughout the week, allowing athletes to perform higher
volumes of work for each movement pattern or major muscle group.
With nonlinear periodization athletes can improve one fitness quality,
such as maximal strength, without losing other strength qualities.
• CONJUGATE PERIODIZATION Answer: Training two or more
strength qualities during a week.
