NSCA CSCS
EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026 A+
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsubstancesMregulatesMmuscleMactions?
potassium
calcium
troponin
tropomyosinM-MAnswercalcium
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsubstancesMactsMatMtheMNMJMtoMexciteMtheMmuscleMf
ibersMofMaMmotorMunit?
acetylcholine
ATP
creatineMphosphate
serotoninM-MAnsweracetylcholine
WhenMthrowingMaMbaseball,ManMathlete'sMarmMisMrapidlyMstretchedMjustMbefore
MthrowingMtheMball.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMstructuresMdetectsMandMresponds
MtoMthatMstretchMbyMreflexivelyMincreasingMmuscleMactivity?
,golgiMtendonMorgan
muscleMspindle
extrafusalMmuscle
pacinianMcorpuscleM-MAnswermuscleMspindle
FromMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtheMheart'sMelectricalMimpulseMnormallyMinitiat
ed?
AVMnode
SAMnode
theMbrain
theMsympatheticMnervousMsystemM-MAnswerSAMnode
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMoccursMduringMtheMQRSMcomplexMofMaMtypicalMECG?
1.MdepolarizationMofMtheMatrium
2.MrepolarizationMofMtheMatrium
3.MrepolarizationMofMtheMventricle
4.MdepolarizationMofMtheMventricleM
a.M1MandM3Monly
b.M2MandM4Monly
c.M1,M2,MandM3Monly
d.M2,M3,MandM4MonlyM-MAnswerb.M2MandM4Monly
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtheMdefinitionMofMpower?
massMxMacceleration
forceMxMdistance
,forceMxMvelocity
torqueMxMtimeM-MAnswerforceMxMvelocity
ToMcompareMperformancesMofMOlympicMweightliftersMofMdifferentMbodyMweights,
MtheMclassicMformulaMdividesMtheMloadMliftedMbyMtheMathlete's
bodyMweight
bodyMweightMsquared
leanMbodyMweight
bodyMweightMtoMtheMtwo-thirdsMpowerM-MAnswerbodyMweightMtoMtheMtwo-
thirdsMpower
DuringMaMfreeMweightMexercise,MmuscleMforceMvariesMwithMwhichMofMtheMfollow
ing?
1.MperpendicularMdistanceMfromMtheMweightMtoMtheMbodyMjoint
2.MjointMangle
3.MmovementMacceleration
4.MmovementMvelocityMsquared
a.M1MandM2Monly
b.M1MandM4Monly
c.M1,M2,MandM3Monly
d.M2,M3,MandM4MonlyM-
MAnswera.M1MandM2MonlyM(perpendicularMdistanceMfromMtheMweightMtoMtheMb
odyMjointMANDMjointMangle)
AMverticalMjumpMinvolvesMknee,Mhip,MandMshoulderMmovementMprimarilyMinMwhi
chMofMtheMfollowingManatomicalMplanes?
, sagittal
perpendicular
frontal
transverseM-MAnswersagittal
AnMathleteMisMperformingMaMconcentricMisokineticMelbowMflexionMandMextension
Mexercise.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMtype(s)MofMleverMoccur(s)MatMtheMelbowMd
uringMthisMexercise?
1.M1stMclass
2.M2ndMclass
3.M3rdMclass
a.M1Monly
b.M2Monly
c.M1MandM3Monly
d.M2MandM3MonlyM-MAnswerc.M1MandM3Monly
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsubstancesMcanMbeMmetabolizedManaerobically?
glycerol
glucose
aminoMacids
freeMfattyMacidsM-MAnswerglucose
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMreactionsMisMtheMprimaryMcauseMofMmetabolicMacidosis
M(decreaseMinMintramuscularMpHMduringMhigh-intensity,MfatiguingMexercise)?
ATPM=MADPM+MPiM+MH+
EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026 A+
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsubstancesMregulatesMmuscleMactions?
potassium
calcium
troponin
tropomyosinM-MAnswercalcium
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsubstancesMactsMatMtheMNMJMtoMexciteMtheMmuscleMf
ibersMofMaMmotorMunit?
acetylcholine
ATP
creatineMphosphate
serotoninM-MAnsweracetylcholine
WhenMthrowingMaMbaseball,ManMathlete'sMarmMisMrapidlyMstretchedMjustMbefore
MthrowingMtheMball.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMstructuresMdetectsMandMresponds
MtoMthatMstretchMbyMreflexivelyMincreasingMmuscleMactivity?
,golgiMtendonMorgan
muscleMspindle
extrafusalMmuscle
pacinianMcorpuscleM-MAnswermuscleMspindle
FromMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtheMheart'sMelectricalMimpulseMnormallyMinitiat
ed?
AVMnode
SAMnode
theMbrain
theMsympatheticMnervousMsystemM-MAnswerSAMnode
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMoccursMduringMtheMQRSMcomplexMofMaMtypicalMECG?
1.MdepolarizationMofMtheMatrium
2.MrepolarizationMofMtheMatrium
3.MrepolarizationMofMtheMventricle
4.MdepolarizationMofMtheMventricleM
a.M1MandM3Monly
b.M2MandM4Monly
c.M1,M2,MandM3Monly
d.M2,M3,MandM4MonlyM-MAnswerb.M2MandM4Monly
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMtheMdefinitionMofMpower?
massMxMacceleration
forceMxMdistance
,forceMxMvelocity
torqueMxMtimeM-MAnswerforceMxMvelocity
ToMcompareMperformancesMofMOlympicMweightliftersMofMdifferentMbodyMweights,
MtheMclassicMformulaMdividesMtheMloadMliftedMbyMtheMathlete's
bodyMweight
bodyMweightMsquared
leanMbodyMweight
bodyMweightMtoMtheMtwo-thirdsMpowerM-MAnswerbodyMweightMtoMtheMtwo-
thirdsMpower
DuringMaMfreeMweightMexercise,MmuscleMforceMvariesMwithMwhichMofMtheMfollow
ing?
1.MperpendicularMdistanceMfromMtheMweightMtoMtheMbodyMjoint
2.MjointMangle
3.MmovementMacceleration
4.MmovementMvelocityMsquared
a.M1MandM2Monly
b.M1MandM4Monly
c.M1,M2,MandM3Monly
d.M2,M3,MandM4MonlyM-
MAnswera.M1MandM2MonlyM(perpendicularMdistanceMfromMtheMweightMtoMtheMb
odyMjointMANDMjointMangle)
AMverticalMjumpMinvolvesMknee,Mhip,MandMshoulderMmovementMprimarilyMinMwhi
chMofMtheMfollowingManatomicalMplanes?
, sagittal
perpendicular
frontal
transverseM-MAnswersagittal
AnMathleteMisMperformingMaMconcentricMisokineticMelbowMflexionMandMextension
Mexercise.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMtype(s)MofMleverMoccur(s)MatMtheMelbowMd
uringMthisMexercise?
1.M1stMclass
2.M2ndMclass
3.M3rdMclass
a.M1Monly
b.M2Monly
c.M1MandM3Monly
d.M2MandM3MonlyM-MAnswerc.M1MandM3Monly
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMsubstancesMcanMbeMmetabolizedManaerobically?
glycerol
glucose
aminoMacids
freeMfattyMacidsM-MAnswerglucose
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMreactionsMisMtheMprimaryMcauseMofMmetabolicMacidosis
M(decreaseMinMintramuscularMpHMduringMhigh-intensity,MfatiguingMexercise)?
ATPM=MADPM+MPiM+MH+
