NSCA TSAC (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
The .prerequisites .to .become .a .certified .TSAC .facilitator .include .being .18 .years
.of .ag, .having .a .CPR/AED .certification, .and .what .other .component?
A. .Postsecondary .education .
B. .another .NSCA .certification
C. .high .school .diploma
D. .college .coaching .experience .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C. .high .school .diploma
Which .of .the .following .is .a .component .of .a .tactical .athletes .lifestyle .that .must
.be .considered .by .the .TSAC .facilitator .when .designing .a .program?
A. .seasonal .training
B. .unpredictable .schedule .
C. .Structured .job .demands .
D. .protected .environment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .unpredictable .schedule
A .TSAC .facilitator .observes .that .a .police .officer .may .have .to .jump .out .of .car
.and .hop .a .barricade .to .chase .a .subject. .Which .of .the .following .describes .that
.analysis?
A. .holistic
B. .injury
C. .movement
D. .illness .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C. .movement
The .role .of .the .TSAC .facilitator .includes .all .of .the .following .EXCEPT
A. .designing .training .programs
B. .preventing .common .injuries
C. .reinforcing .physical .preparedness
D. .providing .nutritional .counseling .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D. .providing
.nutritional .counseling
Which .part .of .the .heart .conduction .system .is .responsible .for .initiating .electrical
.impulses?
A. .SA .node
B. .AV .node .
C. .AV .bundle
D. .purkinje .fibers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A. .SA .node
What .occurs .during .the .T .wave .on .an .ECG
, A. .atrial .depolarization
B. .atrial .repolarization .
C. .ventricular .depolarization
D. .ventricular .repolarization .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D. .ventricular .repolarization
A .person .is .preforming .the .Valsalva .maneuver .while .doing .heavy .resistance
.training. .Which .of .the .following .acute .blood .pressure .changes .is .likely .to
.happen?
A. .decrease .in .SBP, .Increase .in .DBP
B. .increase .in .SBP, .no .change .in .DBP
C. .increase .in .SBP, .increase .in .DBP
D. .no .change .in .SBP, .increase .in .DBP .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C. .increase .in
.SBP, .increase .in .DBP
A .police .officer .is .chasing .an .armed .suspect, .and .the .fight .or .flight .response .is
.activated. .What .system .of .the .body .is .initially .affected?
A. .cardiovascular
B. .Circulatory
C. .nervous
D. .respiratory .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C. .nervous
What .system .helps .regulate .metabolism, .cardiovascular .function, .and .adipose
.tissue?
A. .cardiovascular
B. .hormonal
c. .respiratory
D. .nervous .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .hormonal
Which .of .the .following .is .the .best .measure .of .aerobic .fitness?
A. .Cardiac .output
B. .vo2 .max
C. .tidal .volume
D. .heart .rate .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .vo2 .maxDuring
During .the .eccentric .movement .of .the .biceps .curl .exercise, .the .triceps .brachii
.acts .as .what .type .of .mover?
A. .agonist
B. .antagonist
C. .synergist
D. .stabilizer .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .antagonist
Which .of .the .following .skeletal .muscle .tissue .characteristics .gives .the .muscle
.the .ability .to .stretch .beyond .its .normal, .resting .length?
A. .excitability
B. .contractibility
C. .extensibility
D. .elasticity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .contractibility
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
The .prerequisites .to .become .a .certified .TSAC .facilitator .include .being .18 .years
.of .ag, .having .a .CPR/AED .certification, .and .what .other .component?
A. .Postsecondary .education .
B. .another .NSCA .certification
C. .high .school .diploma
D. .college .coaching .experience .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C. .high .school .diploma
Which .of .the .following .is .a .component .of .a .tactical .athletes .lifestyle .that .must
.be .considered .by .the .TSAC .facilitator .when .designing .a .program?
A. .seasonal .training
B. .unpredictable .schedule .
C. .Structured .job .demands .
D. .protected .environment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .unpredictable .schedule
A .TSAC .facilitator .observes .that .a .police .officer .may .have .to .jump .out .of .car
.and .hop .a .barricade .to .chase .a .subject. .Which .of .the .following .describes .that
.analysis?
A. .holistic
B. .injury
C. .movement
D. .illness .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C. .movement
The .role .of .the .TSAC .facilitator .includes .all .of .the .following .EXCEPT
A. .designing .training .programs
B. .preventing .common .injuries
C. .reinforcing .physical .preparedness
D. .providing .nutritional .counseling .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D. .providing
.nutritional .counseling
Which .part .of .the .heart .conduction .system .is .responsible .for .initiating .electrical
.impulses?
A. .SA .node
B. .AV .node .
C. .AV .bundle
D. .purkinje .fibers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A. .SA .node
What .occurs .during .the .T .wave .on .an .ECG
, A. .atrial .depolarization
B. .atrial .repolarization .
C. .ventricular .depolarization
D. .ventricular .repolarization .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-D. .ventricular .repolarization
A .person .is .preforming .the .Valsalva .maneuver .while .doing .heavy .resistance
.training. .Which .of .the .following .acute .blood .pressure .changes .is .likely .to
.happen?
A. .decrease .in .SBP, .Increase .in .DBP
B. .increase .in .SBP, .no .change .in .DBP
C. .increase .in .SBP, .increase .in .DBP
D. .no .change .in .SBP, .increase .in .DBP .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C. .increase .in
.SBP, .increase .in .DBP
A .police .officer .is .chasing .an .armed .suspect, .and .the .fight .or .flight .response .is
.activated. .What .system .of .the .body .is .initially .affected?
A. .cardiovascular
B. .Circulatory
C. .nervous
D. .respiratory .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-C. .nervous
What .system .helps .regulate .metabolism, .cardiovascular .function, .and .adipose
.tissue?
A. .cardiovascular
B. .hormonal
c. .respiratory
D. .nervous .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .hormonal
Which .of .the .following .is .the .best .measure .of .aerobic .fitness?
A. .Cardiac .output
B. .vo2 .max
C. .tidal .volume
D. .heart .rate .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .vo2 .maxDuring
During .the .eccentric .movement .of .the .biceps .curl .exercise, .the .triceps .brachii
.acts .as .what .type .of .mover?
A. .agonist
B. .antagonist
C. .synergist
D. .stabilizer .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .antagonist
Which .of .the .following .skeletal .muscle .tissue .characteristics .gives .the .muscle
.the .ability .to .stretch .beyond .its .normal, .resting .length?
A. .excitability
B. .contractibility
C. .extensibility
D. .elasticity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B. .contractibility