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Following a period of chronic high- g g g g g
intensity resistance training, a variety of physiological ad
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aptations take place in a number of systems within the bo
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dy that promote improved athletic performance in strengt
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h/power activities. If an elite athlete were to undergo 12
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weeks of heavy strength training, which of the following
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adaptations would NOT be expected consequent to this t
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ype of anaerobic exercise?
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A. A transition from Type 2x to type 2a muscle fiber
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B. increased pennation angle in certain muscle groups g g g g g g
C. reduced sarcoplasmic reticulum and T-tubule density
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D. elevated sodium-potassium ATPase activity - g g g g
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tubule density
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What type of plyometric drill is the double-
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leg vertical jump?
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a. depth jumps g
b. jumps in place g g
c. multiple hops and jumps g g g
d. standing jumps - <,Answers>>>d. standing jumps
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Which of the following is the BEST recommendation for
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an athlete working on the start and acceleration phases of
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sprinting?
a. "All of your arm action should come from your e
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lbows."
b. "Keep your eyes focused on the ground."
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c. "Jump your first stride to beat your competitors out of t
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he blocks."
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d. "Place your hands wide apart in your four-
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point stance." -
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<,Answers>>>b. "Keep your eyes focused on the groun
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d."
What type of training method increases an athlete's lactat
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e threshold the MOST?
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a. LSD
b. interval
c. plyometric
d. resistance - <,Answers>>>b. interval g g g
Performing which of the following movements during a f
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lexibility test invalidates the test?
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a. ballistic
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b. PNF
c. static
d. stretch-hold - <,Answers>>>a. ballistic g g g
Female basketball players typically have what percentag
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e of body fat?
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a. less than 9 g g
b. 14 to 18 g g
c. 21 to 25 g g
d. more than 30 - <,Answers>>>c. 21 to 25
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Which of the following work-to-
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rest ratios is associated with training the phosphagen ener
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gy system?
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a. 1:1
b. 1:4
c. 1:5
d. 1:12 - <,Answers>>>d. 1:12
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Which of the following characteristics describes a motor
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unit?
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a. can adjust its force production based on the size of t
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he action potential
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b. can react at varying speeds based on the magnitude o
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f the stimulus
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c. contains one motor neuron for each muscle fiber
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d. contains the same type of muscle fibers -
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<,Answers>>>d. contains the same type of muscle fiber g g g g g g g
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Which of the following characteristics describes slow-
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twitch muscle fibers?
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a. high contraction speed
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b. low power output
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c. high anaerobic enzyme content
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d. low resistance to fatigue -
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<,Answers>>>b. low power output
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Which of the following movements of the extremities occ
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ur in the frontal plane during the wide-
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grip lat pulldown exercise?
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a. flexion
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c. rotation
d. transverse adduction - g g
<,Answers>>>b. horizontal abduction
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