NSCA CPSS EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ACTUAL EXAM | ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES/ALREADY GRADED A+
Understand the relevant theory and principles that underpin training.
Training Load model, Periodiza on, Parallel training model, Sequen al Training Model,
Periodiza on vs Programming
Periodiza on is a a macro-management strategy that serves as a training blueprint, from which
periods of me are assigned that target specific skills, fitness, or performance related factors.
Volume and intensity are inversely related. 1-3 peaks/macrocycles per year
Programming is an opera on of strategic thinking which is best accomplished when ongoing
monitoring is integrated into the periodiza on process.
How is biological adapta on achieved?
by disturbing the current capacity of the system
What is supercompensa on?
Supercompensa on is the effect whereby performance is enhanced if the body is able/allowed
to adapt.
What syndrome is supercompensa on related to?
General adapta on syndrome
What is general adapta on syndrome?
The framework of interac on between the imposed training stress, acute fa gue response,
adapta on, and a new level of homeostasis/performance.
How does overtraining syndrome develop?
A/er con nued high volume, high intensity training or both when an athlete is over-reached.
Which training model is when performance of a posi ve fitness effect and a nega ve fa gue
effect decay exponen ally over me but at different rates?
Fitness-fa gue model
, What is the dose-response rela onship?
rela onship between the size of an administered dose and the intensity of the response
produced
What qualifies as external load?
Amount of weight li/ed, distance/speed of running, its what an athlete has done.
What is it called when an athlete has responded to an external load?
Internal load
How is external load measured?
camera systems, global posi oning systems, local posi oning systems, o/en in conjunc on with
other sensors such as accelerometers and power meters.
What is the principle that the energy cost of accelera on is equivalent to running at a constant
speed up an "equivalent slope"?
Metabolic Power
What is the most appropriate equa on for quan fying resistance training load?
Number of sets x number of repe ons x percent repe on max
What is performance?
A func on of the difference between fitness and fa gue
Which central and peripheral sites contribute to fa gue?
Ac va on of the motor command (brain)
Propaga on of the ac on poten al through the descending motor pathway
Myofilament excita on-contrac on coupling
Status of the intracellular milieu
What is Psychobiological model of fa gue?
Modifica on of intensity whereby fa gue occurs when the effort required exceeds maximal
effort the athlete is willing to exert or when the athlete believes the effort has been maximal
and it feels impossible to con nue.
What is the Integra ve governor theory?
Suggests both psychological and physiological factors limit performance with a par cular focus
on subconscious avoidance of catastrophic failure due to severe disrup ons in homeostasis.
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ACTUAL EXAM | ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES/ALREADY GRADED A+
Understand the relevant theory and principles that underpin training.
Training Load model, Periodiza on, Parallel training model, Sequen al Training Model,
Periodiza on vs Programming
Periodiza on is a a macro-management strategy that serves as a training blueprint, from which
periods of me are assigned that target specific skills, fitness, or performance related factors.
Volume and intensity are inversely related. 1-3 peaks/macrocycles per year
Programming is an opera on of strategic thinking which is best accomplished when ongoing
monitoring is integrated into the periodiza on process.
How is biological adapta on achieved?
by disturbing the current capacity of the system
What is supercompensa on?
Supercompensa on is the effect whereby performance is enhanced if the body is able/allowed
to adapt.
What syndrome is supercompensa on related to?
General adapta on syndrome
What is general adapta on syndrome?
The framework of interac on between the imposed training stress, acute fa gue response,
adapta on, and a new level of homeostasis/performance.
How does overtraining syndrome develop?
A/er con nued high volume, high intensity training or both when an athlete is over-reached.
Which training model is when performance of a posi ve fitness effect and a nega ve fa gue
effect decay exponen ally over me but at different rates?
Fitness-fa gue model
, What is the dose-response rela onship?
rela onship between the size of an administered dose and the intensity of the response
produced
What qualifies as external load?
Amount of weight li/ed, distance/speed of running, its what an athlete has done.
What is it called when an athlete has responded to an external load?
Internal load
How is external load measured?
camera systems, global posi oning systems, local posi oning systems, o/en in conjunc on with
other sensors such as accelerometers and power meters.
What is the principle that the energy cost of accelera on is equivalent to running at a constant
speed up an "equivalent slope"?
Metabolic Power
What is the most appropriate equa on for quan fying resistance training load?
Number of sets x number of repe ons x percent repe on max
What is performance?
A func on of the difference between fitness and fa gue
Which central and peripheral sites contribute to fa gue?
Ac va on of the motor command (brain)
Propaga on of the ac on poten al through the descending motor pathway
Myofilament excita on-contrac on coupling
Status of the intracellular milieu
What is Psychobiological model of fa gue?
Modifica on of intensity whereby fa gue occurs when the effort required exceeds maximal
effort the athlete is willing to exert or when the athlete believes the effort has been maximal
and it feels impossible to con nue.
What is the Integra ve governor theory?
Suggests both psychological and physiological factors limit performance with a par cular focus
on subconscious avoidance of catastrophic failure due to severe disrup ons in homeostasis.
