ISSA Running Coach Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Who can store greater amounts of ATP and creatine phosphate (CP)
in the muscle cells- male or female? -
correct answer ✅male
What is the name for stored glucose in the human body? -
correct answer ✅Glycogen
What protein is found in red blood cells and is responsible for
oxygen transport? -
correct answer ✅Hemoglobin
What is the definition of stroke volume? -
correct answer ✅The amount of blood pumped by the left
ventricle of the heart in one contraction
Stroke volume is closely related to what other cardiac efficiency
measure? -
correct answer ✅Cardiac output
What is the relationship between lung capacity and running speed?
-
,ISSA Running Coach Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅There is no relationship between lung capacity
and running speed
What is the primary stimulus for an increase in breathing rate
(ventilation) when running at sea level? -
correct answer ✅An increase in the carbon dioxide content of the
blood
What is the most important cellular organelle as it relates to energy
production and running? -
correct answer ✅Mitochondria
Which of the following is a physiological adaptation to running
training? -
correct answer ✅Expansion of the capillary network
Which of the following is a muscular adaptation to running
training? -
correct answer ✅Increased area of slow-twitch muscle fibers
within a muscle
, ISSA Running Coach Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following is a muscle of the shoulder? -
correct answer ✅Teres minor
Which connective tissue connects muscles to bone? -
correct answer ✅Tendons
What is the definition of the anatomical term flexion? -
correct answer ✅Movement decreasing the angle between two
body parts
In running, what is the definition of stride rate? -
correct answer ✅The number of steps taken per minute
What is an ideal stride rate for an effective runner? -
correct answer ✅170 to 180
What biomechanical factor is the most influential in a runner's
stride length? -
correct answer ✅Range of motion at the hip
When a runner achieves an ideal stride rate, which factor of
running biomechanics becomes the most important for increasing
& Answers (Grade A+)
Who can store greater amounts of ATP and creatine phosphate (CP)
in the muscle cells- male or female? -
correct answer ✅male
What is the name for stored glucose in the human body? -
correct answer ✅Glycogen
What protein is found in red blood cells and is responsible for
oxygen transport? -
correct answer ✅Hemoglobin
What is the definition of stroke volume? -
correct answer ✅The amount of blood pumped by the left
ventricle of the heart in one contraction
Stroke volume is closely related to what other cardiac efficiency
measure? -
correct answer ✅Cardiac output
What is the relationship between lung capacity and running speed?
-
,ISSA Running Coach Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅There is no relationship between lung capacity
and running speed
What is the primary stimulus for an increase in breathing rate
(ventilation) when running at sea level? -
correct answer ✅An increase in the carbon dioxide content of the
blood
What is the most important cellular organelle as it relates to energy
production and running? -
correct answer ✅Mitochondria
Which of the following is a physiological adaptation to running
training? -
correct answer ✅Expansion of the capillary network
Which of the following is a muscular adaptation to running
training? -
correct answer ✅Increased area of slow-twitch muscle fibers
within a muscle
, ISSA Running Coach Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following is a muscle of the shoulder? -
correct answer ✅Teres minor
Which connective tissue connects muscles to bone? -
correct answer ✅Tendons
What is the definition of the anatomical term flexion? -
correct answer ✅Movement decreasing the angle between two
body parts
In running, what is the definition of stride rate? -
correct answer ✅The number of steps taken per minute
What is an ideal stride rate for an effective runner? -
correct answer ✅170 to 180
What biomechanical factor is the most influential in a runner's
stride length? -
correct answer ✅Range of motion at the hip
When a runner achieves an ideal stride rate, which factor of
running biomechanics becomes the most important for increasing
