Strength and Conditioning Exam 2, Ch. 4 & 5

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Which of the following are primary neural adaptations to anaerobic training?

B. Increased neural drive and reductions in inhibitory mechanisms

Which of the following is an adaptation in tendons from high-intensity anaerobic training?

B. Increased packing density of collagen fibers

Resistance training can decrease inhibitory impulses to agonist muscles by reducing :

QUESTION THROWN OUT

Which of the following training techniques would enhance the firing rate of motor units at the greatest extent?

A. 3 sets of 10 reps on the bench press

An athlete just completed a resistance training workout. All of the following are factors that influence the magnitude of the post-workout hormonal response EXCEPT :

A. Amount of effort the athlete gave during the workout

Which of the following would not create an increase in magnitude or rate of force production?

A. Decrease in muscle fiber numbers

DOMS is _______ the development of fiber hypertrophy.

A. Essential for

When one examines the effects of a resistance training program via peripheral blood hormone levels, which of the following is false?

A. Higher blood hormone levels do not indicate higher receptor interaction probability.

Which of the following is an acute hormonal response to resistance training?

A. Increased testosterone is likely with high intensity

All of the following are examples of progressively overloading the body through resistance training EXCEPT :

A. Increasing the rest time between sets with standard loading

Hormone secretion is :

A. Pulsatile

Serum levels of which of the following will increase as a result of performing a resistance training workout that involves large muscle group exercises with loads 85-95% of 1RM and 30-60 second rest periods in athletes with two or more years of resistance training experience?

A. Testosterone

Which of the following have been observed in men in elevated concentrations up to 30 minutes after a resistance training workout?

A. Testosterone, Growth Hormone, and Cortisol

The contraction of a muscle in response to a stimulus is called what?

A. Twitch

As an adaptation to resistance training, which of the following is a beneficial change in pennated muscles?

B. Increased fascicle length

If the stress of a training session is too great, which of the following is true?

B. Anabolic reactions < catabolic reactions in the muscle

Which of the following is a symptom specific to nonfunctional overreaching?

B. Decreased muscle glycogen

Which of the following describes the changes in responsiveness of a receptor to insulin?

B. Down-Regulation

________ is the enlargement of muscle fiber cross-sectional area, and ________ is the increase in the number of muscle fibers via longitudinal fiber splitting.

B. Hypertrophy ; hyperplasia

Which of the following substances is an important biomarker for health and performance?

B. IGF superfamily

Polypeptide hormones are made of chains of which of the following substances?

C. Amino Acids

Minimal essential strain is the minimal threshold stimulus needed to cause which of the following changes?

C. Bone formation

All of the following hormones use a second messenger to cause effects in the body EXCEPT :

C. Cortisol

Which of the following is NOT a neural adaptation to resistance training?

C. Increase in GTO inhibition (Golgi Tendon Organ)

As an adaptation to anaerobic training, which of the following is the benefit of the myotatic reflex harnessing the involuntary elastic properties of muscle?

C. Increased force production

An example of a target cell for glucagon would be :

C. Liver cells

In general, whole-muscle hypertrophy in humans most likely results from :

C. Mostly fiber hypertrophy with some fiber hyperplasia

Rapid movement or ballistic-type training may be particularly effective in stimulating increases in motor unit :

C. Rate coding

The risk of DOMS after a given training session can be reduced by which training strategy?

C. Reduce eccentric component of muscle action

All of the following factors affect the degree to which blood flow is increased in the working muscle during anaerobic training EXCEPT :

C. Resting heart rate of the athlete

Which of the following is an adaptation to chronic resistance training? A. Increased muscle strength and power B. Increased lean tissue mass C. Decreased flexibility D. A and B E. A, B, and C

D. A and B

Anaerobic training leads to all of the following changes EXCEPT :

D. Decreased percentage of Type-I fibers in the muscle

An athlete has spent the last four resistance training sessions overworking his body. He is hoping to see a substantial increase in performance after a week of active rest. Which of the following describes his current condition?

D. Functional overreaching

Which of the following is a physiological role of growth hormone and its superfamily?

D. Increased immune cell function

All of the following are adaptations of the endocrine system to resistance training EXCEPT :

D. Type of hormones released


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