APK 5177 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Which of the following is the maximum recommended depth jump box height for an athlete who
weighs over 220 pounds (100 kg)? - Answers 18 inches
When an athlete lands on the ground from a lower body plyometric jump, the shoulders should be in
line with the ____ when viewed from the side. - Answers Knees
Which of the following is a recommended landing surface for performing plyometrics? - Answers
Suspended floor
Which of the following is a method to increase the intensity of the plyometric lateral barrier hop drill?
- Answers Use only one leg.
What type of lower body plyometric drill requires a higher horizontal speed than the other types of
drills? - Answers Bounding
Which of the following is the best recommendation for combining plyometric training with resistance
training in a single workout session? - Answers High-intensity lower body resistance training with
low-intensity upper body plyometrics
What type of drill used to warm up for a plyometric training session emphasizes posture and
movement technique? - Answers Marching
Which of the following explains why a static squat jump results in a lower jump height than a
countermovement jump? - Answers Lower potentiation
Which of the following is NOT part of the starting position for the plyometric single-arm throw drill? -
Answers Rotate the throwing arm so the forearm is parallel to the floor.
Which of the following is the order of the phases of the stretch-shortening cycle? - Answers Eccentric,
amortization, concentric
Which of the following is a field and court drill for a novice athlete who needs to work on eccentric
strength? - Answers Deceleration drills
Agility is similar to speed, except that agility also includes which of the following components that is
not part of speed? - Answers Perceptual-cognitive ability
Which of the following agility tests requires the longest time to complete? - Answers T-test
When examining factors that provide insight into an athlete's change-of-direction and agility
performance capabilities, all of the following are typically considered EXCEPT - Answers Duration of
the test
Which of the following has been shown to improve change-of-direction ability? - Answers Lower
center of mass height
Which of the following describes the rate and amplitude of impulses being sent from the nervous
system to the target muscles? - Answers Neural drive
After a needs analysis is performed, which of the following steps comes next when developing a
program for agility development? - Answers Determine strengths and weaknesses by comparing
results to performance standards.
For a sprint athlete, which of the following exercises is best used to help develop the stretch-
shortening cycle? - Answers Snatch
Which of the following is the cause of an athlete's prematurely having an upright posture when
starting a sprint? - Answers Inadequate push-off force
Which of the following is the cause of an athlete's overstriding when sprinting at maximum velocity? -
Answers Misunderstanding of force application
Which of the following describes an athlete's maximum lactate steady state? - Answers Maximal
lactate production is equal to maximal lactate clearance.
Which of the following describes the minimum suggested hypoxic dose for an athlete to see an
ergogenic effect from altitude training? - Answers 12 hours/day at moderate altitudes for at least 3
weeks
An athlete who typically runs for 70 minutes at 65% to 75% of her VO2 max is looking to maintain a
minimal level of conditioning. Which of the following workouts would provide the best stimulus for
cross-training? - Answers Cycling at 75% of VO2 max for 70 minutes
Approximately how many METs is equal to a VO2 max of 70 ml*k^-1*min^-1? - Answers 20
Which of the following is the maximum recommended weekly increase in training duration for an off-
season athlete? - Answers 10%
All of the following are benefits from resistance training for a highly trained aerobic endurance
athlete EXCEPT - Answers Improvement in VO2 max
Which of the following is the maximum recommended depth jump box height for an athlete who
weighs over 220 pounds (100 kg)? - Answers 18 inches
When an athlete lands on the ground from a lower body plyometric jump, the shoulders should be in
line with the ____ when viewed from the side. - Answers Knees
Which of the following is a recommended landing surface for performing plyometrics? - Answers
Suspended floor
Which of the following is a method to increase the intensity of the plyometric lateral barrier hop drill?
- Answers Use only one leg.
What type of lower body plyometric drill requires a higher horizontal speed than the other types of
drills? - Answers Bounding
Which of the following is the best recommendation for combining plyometric training with resistance
training in a single workout session? - Answers High-intensity lower body resistance training with
low-intensity upper body plyometrics
What type of drill used to warm up for a plyometric training session emphasizes posture and
movement technique? - Answers Marching
Which of the following explains why a static squat jump results in a lower jump height than a
countermovement jump? - Answers Lower potentiation
Which of the following is NOT part of the starting position for the plyometric single-arm throw drill? -
Answers Rotate the throwing arm so the forearm is parallel to the floor.
Which of the following is the order of the phases of the stretch-shortening cycle? - Answers Eccentric,
amortization, concentric
Which of the following is a field and court drill for a novice athlete who needs to work on eccentric
strength? - Answers Deceleration drills
Agility is similar to speed, except that agility also includes which of the following components that is
not part of speed? - Answers Perceptual-cognitive ability
Which of the following agility tests requires the longest time to complete? - Answers T-test
When examining factors that provide insight into an athlete's change-of-direction and agility
performance capabilities, all of the following are typically considered EXCEPT - Answers Duration of
the test
Which of the following has been shown to improve change-of-direction ability? - Answers Lower
center of mass height
Which of the following describes the rate and amplitude of impulses being sent from the nervous
system to the target muscles? - Answers Neural drive
After a needs analysis is performed, which of the following steps comes next when developing a
program for agility development? - Answers Determine strengths and weaknesses by comparing
results to performance standards.
For a sprint athlete, which of the following exercises is best used to help develop the stretch-
shortening cycle? - Answers Snatch
Which of the following is the cause of an athlete's prematurely having an upright posture when
starting a sprint? - Answers Inadequate push-off force
Which of the following is the cause of an athlete's overstriding when sprinting at maximum velocity? -
Answers Misunderstanding of force application
Which of the following describes an athlete's maximum lactate steady state? - Answers Maximal
lactate production is equal to maximal lactate clearance.
Which of the following describes the minimum suggested hypoxic dose for an athlete to see an
ergogenic effect from altitude training? - Answers 12 hours/day at moderate altitudes for at least 3
weeks
An athlete who typically runs for 70 minutes at 65% to 75% of her VO2 max is looking to maintain a
minimal level of conditioning. Which of the following workouts would provide the best stimulus for
cross-training? - Answers Cycling at 75% of VO2 max for 70 minutes
Approximately how many METs is equal to a VO2 max of 70 ml*k^-1*min^-1? - Answers 20
Which of the following is the maximum recommended weekly increase in training duration for an off-
season athlete? - Answers 10%
All of the following are benefits from resistance training for a highly trained aerobic endurance
athlete EXCEPT - Answers Improvement in VO2 max
