Tactical Strength and Conditioning Exam
Questions and Correct Answers, 100%
Verified. 2025/2026. 172 Q&A.
If a certain subgroup of tactical athlete disproportionately fails to meet a common standard result,
which of the following is said to have occurred?
Group of answer choices
a. equipment malfunction
b. adverse impact
c. gender discribmination
b. adverse impact
An tactical athlete preparing to do sprints performs a warm up movement that includes a knee hug
to lunge step to thoracic rotation then repeats on the opposite leg. This movement would be
considered which of the following stretching techniques:
a. PNG Stretching
b. Ballistic Stretching
c. Static Stretching
d. Dynamic Stretching
d. Dynamic Stretching
The physical assessment administered to aspiring firefighters is known as the
Group of answer choices
a. APFT
b. CPAT
c. FORCE
b. CPAT
Consider the following 3 assessments that will all be administered in the same testing session:
I. Push up test
II. Pro Agility test
III. Vertical Jump test
Which one should be conducted LAST according to NSCA recommendations?
a. Vertical Jump Test
b. Push Up Test
c. Pro Agility Test
b. Push Up Test
Studies have shown that this type of stretching prior to exercise may actually decrease jump height ,
sprint speed and reaction time?
,a. Static Stretching
b. PNF Stretching
c. Dynamic Stretching
a. Static Stretching
Which of the following is NOT a safety consideration to make when designing an assessment
protocol for a large group of tactical athletes?
a. providing standaridzed instructions to competent test administrators
b. ensuring that all athletes have completed a health screening and are cleared to participate
c. using the most expensive equipment available on the market
c. using the most expensive equipment available on the market
Which of the following outcomes have been noted in studies on the effects of self-myofascial
release?
a. increases in aerobic capacity
b. increases in maximal anaerobic power
c. increases in quadriceps range of motion
c. increases in quadriceps range of motion
Most of the stiffness at an individual joint comes from which of the following?
a. Muscle Fascia
b. Joint Capsule, Ligaments, Tendons
c. Skin
b. Joint Capsule, Ligaments, Tendons
Stretch-induced strength loss is typically associated with which of the following types of flexibility
exercises?
a. Ballistic Stretching
b. Dynamic Stretching
c. Static Stretching
c. Static Stretching
Which form of stretching has been shown to negate stretch-induced strength loss?
a. Dynamic Stretching
b. Static Stretching
c. PNF Stretching
a. Dynamic Stretching
The proprioceptor most likely to be involved in a failed one repetition maximum strength test,
whereby the highest external load that the person can successfully complete one repetition of the
exercise is determined, is the __________?
,a. Neuromuscular Junction
b. Golgi Tendon Organ
c. Muscle Spindle
b. Golgi Tendon Organ
Which of the following is a pre-requisite for taking the TSAC-F certification exam?
a. CSCS Certification
b. CPR and AED Certification
c. Bachelor's Degree
b. CPR and AED Certification
Which of the following drives the increased oxygen consumption seen during exercise?
a. decrease in partial pressure of oxygen at the contracting muscle cells
b. decrease in partial pressure of oxygen at the alveoli
c. decrease in partial pressure of oxygen in the aorta
a. decrease in partial pressure of oxygen at the contracting muscle cells
A firefighter undergoes cardiovascular and metbolic testing in an exercise physiology lab. During an
incremental treadmill test it is observed that the firefighter's cardiac output is 15L/min and her heart
rate is 135bpm. What is her stroke volume at this stage of the test?
a. 11.1ml/beat
b. 0.111ml/beat
c. 111ml/beat
c. 111ml/beat
(Cardiac output = Heart Rate * Stroke Volume)
The NSCA recommends that a TSAC-F complete which of the following as an essential component of
the job analysis of the tactical population with which they will work?
a. Interview the adminstrative leadership of the tactical athletes
b. Have professional experience as a member of the tactical population (i.e. be a current or former
Soldier, for example)
c. Direct observation of the tactical population performning their job tasks
c. Direct observation of the tactical population performning their job tasks
The acute responses of the cardiorespiratory system that occur when a firefighter begins her work at
the scene of a fire are due to which of the following secretions from the neuroendocrine system?
a. catecholamines
b. growth hormone
c. thyroid hormones
a. catecholamines
, Which of the following components of a needs analysis is unique to tactical athletes and not
commonly a component of the needs analysis performed on a sport athlete?
a. Movement analysis
b. Illness Analysis
c. Energy system analysis
b. Illness Analysis
Nerves from the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system directly
influence activity at which of the following components of the electrical conduction system of the
heart?
a. SA Node
b. AV Node
c. Purkinje Fiber
a. SA Node
A firefighter undergoes cardiovascular and metabolic testing in an exercise physiology lab. During an
incremental treadmill test it is observed that the firefighter's cardiac output is 15L/min and her heart
rate is 135bpm.
ECG measurements are also being collected on the same firefighter completing the incremental
treadmill test. The ECG readings for this firefighter at the stage where her heart rate is 135bpm
indicate no pathology is present.
When she is at the stage where her heart rate is 135bpm and her cardiac output is 15L/min, what is
her total peripheral resistance compared to its level at rest?
a. higher
b. equal
c. lower
c. lower
Which of the following aspects of assessing individuals within a specific tactical population is unique
and not commonly associated with assessing individual sport athletes?
a. The governing organizations of tactical athletes allow all TSAC Facilitators to conduct any
asseessment identified as relevant in the task analysis
b. There are no unique aspects of assessing individual tactical athletes as compared to sport athletes
c. The governing organizations of tactical athletes routinely have standardized test batteris and
minimum thresholds for maintaining the job
c. The governing organizations of tactical athletes routinely have standardized test batteris and
minimum thresholds for maintaining the job
A firefighter undergoes cardiovascular and metbolic testing in an exercise physiology lab. During the
incremental treadmill test it is observed that the firefighter's cardiac output is 15L/min and her heart
rate is 135bpn.
Questions and Correct Answers, 100%
Verified. 2025/2026. 172 Q&A.
If a certain subgroup of tactical athlete disproportionately fails to meet a common standard result,
which of the following is said to have occurred?
Group of answer choices
a. equipment malfunction
b. adverse impact
c. gender discribmination
b. adverse impact
An tactical athlete preparing to do sprints performs a warm up movement that includes a knee hug
to lunge step to thoracic rotation then repeats on the opposite leg. This movement would be
considered which of the following stretching techniques:
a. PNG Stretching
b. Ballistic Stretching
c. Static Stretching
d. Dynamic Stretching
d. Dynamic Stretching
The physical assessment administered to aspiring firefighters is known as the
Group of answer choices
a. APFT
b. CPAT
c. FORCE
b. CPAT
Consider the following 3 assessments that will all be administered in the same testing session:
I. Push up test
II. Pro Agility test
III. Vertical Jump test
Which one should be conducted LAST according to NSCA recommendations?
a. Vertical Jump Test
b. Push Up Test
c. Pro Agility Test
b. Push Up Test
Studies have shown that this type of stretching prior to exercise may actually decrease jump height ,
sprint speed and reaction time?
,a. Static Stretching
b. PNF Stretching
c. Dynamic Stretching
a. Static Stretching
Which of the following is NOT a safety consideration to make when designing an assessment
protocol for a large group of tactical athletes?
a. providing standaridzed instructions to competent test administrators
b. ensuring that all athletes have completed a health screening and are cleared to participate
c. using the most expensive equipment available on the market
c. using the most expensive equipment available on the market
Which of the following outcomes have been noted in studies on the effects of self-myofascial
release?
a. increases in aerobic capacity
b. increases in maximal anaerobic power
c. increases in quadriceps range of motion
c. increases in quadriceps range of motion
Most of the stiffness at an individual joint comes from which of the following?
a. Muscle Fascia
b. Joint Capsule, Ligaments, Tendons
c. Skin
b. Joint Capsule, Ligaments, Tendons
Stretch-induced strength loss is typically associated with which of the following types of flexibility
exercises?
a. Ballistic Stretching
b. Dynamic Stretching
c. Static Stretching
c. Static Stretching
Which form of stretching has been shown to negate stretch-induced strength loss?
a. Dynamic Stretching
b. Static Stretching
c. PNF Stretching
a. Dynamic Stretching
The proprioceptor most likely to be involved in a failed one repetition maximum strength test,
whereby the highest external load that the person can successfully complete one repetition of the
exercise is determined, is the __________?
,a. Neuromuscular Junction
b. Golgi Tendon Organ
c. Muscle Spindle
b. Golgi Tendon Organ
Which of the following is a pre-requisite for taking the TSAC-F certification exam?
a. CSCS Certification
b. CPR and AED Certification
c. Bachelor's Degree
b. CPR and AED Certification
Which of the following drives the increased oxygen consumption seen during exercise?
a. decrease in partial pressure of oxygen at the contracting muscle cells
b. decrease in partial pressure of oxygen at the alveoli
c. decrease in partial pressure of oxygen in the aorta
a. decrease in partial pressure of oxygen at the contracting muscle cells
A firefighter undergoes cardiovascular and metbolic testing in an exercise physiology lab. During an
incremental treadmill test it is observed that the firefighter's cardiac output is 15L/min and her heart
rate is 135bpm. What is her stroke volume at this stage of the test?
a. 11.1ml/beat
b. 0.111ml/beat
c. 111ml/beat
c. 111ml/beat
(Cardiac output = Heart Rate * Stroke Volume)
The NSCA recommends that a TSAC-F complete which of the following as an essential component of
the job analysis of the tactical population with which they will work?
a. Interview the adminstrative leadership of the tactical athletes
b. Have professional experience as a member of the tactical population (i.e. be a current or former
Soldier, for example)
c. Direct observation of the tactical population performning their job tasks
c. Direct observation of the tactical population performning their job tasks
The acute responses of the cardiorespiratory system that occur when a firefighter begins her work at
the scene of a fire are due to which of the following secretions from the neuroendocrine system?
a. catecholamines
b. growth hormone
c. thyroid hormones
a. catecholamines
, Which of the following components of a needs analysis is unique to tactical athletes and not
commonly a component of the needs analysis performed on a sport athlete?
a. Movement analysis
b. Illness Analysis
c. Energy system analysis
b. Illness Analysis
Nerves from the sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system directly
influence activity at which of the following components of the electrical conduction system of the
heart?
a. SA Node
b. AV Node
c. Purkinje Fiber
a. SA Node
A firefighter undergoes cardiovascular and metabolic testing in an exercise physiology lab. During an
incremental treadmill test it is observed that the firefighter's cardiac output is 15L/min and her heart
rate is 135bpm.
ECG measurements are also being collected on the same firefighter completing the incremental
treadmill test. The ECG readings for this firefighter at the stage where her heart rate is 135bpm
indicate no pathology is present.
When she is at the stage where her heart rate is 135bpm and her cardiac output is 15L/min, what is
her total peripheral resistance compared to its level at rest?
a. higher
b. equal
c. lower
c. lower
Which of the following aspects of assessing individuals within a specific tactical population is unique
and not commonly associated with assessing individual sport athletes?
a. The governing organizations of tactical athletes allow all TSAC Facilitators to conduct any
asseessment identified as relevant in the task analysis
b. There are no unique aspects of assessing individual tactical athletes as compared to sport athletes
c. The governing organizations of tactical athletes routinely have standardized test batteris and
minimum thresholds for maintaining the job
c. The governing organizations of tactical athletes routinely have standardized test batteris and
minimum thresholds for maintaining the job
A firefighter undergoes cardiovascular and metbolic testing in an exercise physiology lab. During the
incremental treadmill test it is observed that the firefighter's cardiac output is 15L/min and her heart
rate is 135bpn.
