CHAPTER 2 – BIOMECHANICS OF RESISTANCE EXERCISE
1. When passing a basketball which muscles act as the agonist and
antagonist?
a. Agonist: Biceps, Antagonist: Triceps
b. Agonist: Triceps, Antagonist: Infraspinatus
c. Agonist: Triceps, Antagonist: Biceps
d. Agonist: Infraspinatus, Antagonist: Triceps
2. A lever in which the muscle force and resistive force act on opposite sides
of the fulcrum is referred to as?
a. First class
b. Second class
c. Third class
d. Fourth class
3. A volleyball player is performing standing plantar flexion against resistance.
Which of the following types of levers occurs at the ball of the foot during this
exercise?
a. First class
b. Second class
c. Third class
d. Fourth class
4. Punting a football requires flexion of the hip that occurs in which plane of
action?
a. Sagittal
b. Frontal
c. Biaxial
d. Transverse
5. Which of the following shoulder movements and planes of action are
associated with a tennis backhand?
a. Adduction/frontal
b. Abduction/frontal
c. Adduction/transverse
d. Abduction/transverse
6. During freestyle swimming, which of the following muscles acts as a
synergist to the deltoid with regards to upper arm movement?
a. Infraspinatus
b. Brachioradialis
c. Gracilis
d. Sartorius
7. Which of the following represents the equation for Power?
a. Force x Distance
b. Work / Distance
c. Force x Time
d. Work / Time
8. How much work is required to lift a 100 kg barbell 2 m for 5 repetitions?
a. 9,800 J
b. 1,000 J
c. 1,000 W
d. 9,800 W
9. If it takes 30 seconds to lift a 100 kg barbell 2 m for 6 repetitions, what is the
power output?
a. 36,000 W
b. 392 W
c. 40 W
d. 36 W
10. Which type of muscle arrangement is NOT matched with the correct
muscle example?
a. Rectus femoris: Bipennate
b. Biceps Brachii: Longitudinal
c. Deltoid: Multipennate
d. Gluteus Medius: Radiate
11. All of the following are advantages of weight stack machines EXCEPT?
a. Safety
b. Design flexibility
c. Ease of use
d. Simulation of real life activities
12. An athlete is utilizing a cycle ergometer and in order to increase the
intensity she turns the knob which controls the brake pad, this type of
resistance is referred to as?
a. Friction
b. Fluid Resistance
c. Elasticity
d. Inertia
13. The normal lumbar spine has what kind of curvature?
a. Kyphotic
b. Scoliotic
c. Ventral
d. Lordotic
14. Of the following back postures during lifting, which has been found to be
the best
at avoiding injury?
a. Rounded
b. Scoliotic
c. Kyphotic
d. Slightly Arched
15. How many thoracic vertebrae are in the human body?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. 12
16. How does the patella increase the mechanical advantage of the quadriceps
muscle group?
A. It increases the area in which the quadriceps tendon exerts force
B. It maintains the moment arm through which the quadriceps tendon exerts force
C. It increases the length of the quadriceps tendon
D. It provides another surface for the quadriceps tendon to exert force
17. As the moment arm of the applied force lengthens, which of the following
describes the resultant effect on mechanical advantage?
A. It increases
B. It decreases
C. There is no change
D. There is not enough information
18. Which of the following exercises involves a first-class lever?
A. standing calf (heel) raise.
B. dumbbell biceps curl
C. Lying Triceps extension
D. Lying hamstring curl
19. Which of the following lever classes has the fulcrum at one end and the
effort is applied between the fulcrum and the load?
A. Class I lever
B. Class II lever
C. Class III lever
D. Class IV lever
20. An athlete with tendon insertions farther from the joint, would have an
advantage during which of the following activities?
A. Tennis
B. Sprinting
C. Powerlifting
D. Swimming
21. Which of the following activities occurs primarily in the transverse plane?
A. shooting a basketball
B. setting a volleyball
C. punting a football
D. swinging a bat
22. Which of the following represents the equation for work?
A. Force X Distance
B. Force / Time
C. Force X Time
D. Distance / Time
23. When comparing the power produced by two athletes performing the back
squat, the strength and conditioning professional should use which of the
following formulae to calculate power?
A. fore X distance
B. Sets X rep X weight lifted
C. Work / time
D. acceleration / force
24. Using the International System of Units and dividing Joules (J) by Seconds
(s), will give us what unit of measurement?
A. Newtons
B. Meters
C. Force
D. Watts
25. How much work is required to lift a 75 kg barbell, 1.75 m for 6 repetitions?
A. 82.75 J
B. 787.5 J
C. 4,410 J
D. 7,717.5 J
26. It took an American football lineman 14 seconds to complete 10 repetitions
of a 102 kg bench press. If the bar had to travel 1.47 meters each repetition,
what was the average power output during this set?
A. 107.1 W
B. 1,049.58 W
C. 14,694.12 W
D. 20,991.6 W
27. Maximal force output of a muscle is generally greater when all of the
following occur EXCEPT?
A. More motor units are involved
B. The motor units are greater in size
C. The motor units are firing faster
D. The motor units contain Type I fibers
28. How would the muscle fiber arrangements of the rectus abdominal muscle
be classified?
A. Longitudinal
B. Fusiform
C. Bipennate
D. Unipennate
29. A muscle has the greatest capability to generate force when it is at which
of the following states of length?
A. Stretched
B. Shortened
C. Contracted
D. Resting
30. When a male gymnast performs a push-up exercise, which of the following
muscle actions occurs at the erector spinae muscle group?
A. Concentric
B. Eccentric
C. Isometric
D. Myocentric
31. An athlete could benefit from the use of a weight belt during the
performance of which of the following sets?
A. 10 Reps of the Bench Press with 75% of the 1 RM
B. 4 Reps of the Bench Press with 90% of the 1 RM
C. 10 Reps of the Standing Shoulder Press with 75% of the 1 RM
D. 4 Reps of the Standing Shoulder Press with 90% of the 1 RM
32. All of the following muscles are part of the rotator cuff EXCEPT?
A. Supraspinatus
B. Infraspinatis
C. Teres Major
D. Teres Minor
33. Flexion and extension of the knee occurs primarily in what anatomical
plane?
A. Sagittal
B. Frontal
C. Transverse
D. Coronal
34. A female tennis player is beginning a resistance training program and can
incorporate all of the following to reduce the risk of injury EXCEPT?
A. Performing several variations of an exercise
B. Performing one warm-up set with light weight
C. Performing basic exercises through a partial range of motion
D. Using light weight for new exercises
35. Which of the following exercises would closely mimic the resistance
encountered while swimming the breast stroke?
A. Triceps Pushdown
B. Seated Shoulder Press
C. Lat Pulldown
D. Biceps Curl
ANSWERS:
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. B
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. C
20. C
21. D
22. A
23. C
24. D
25. D
26. B
27. C
28. A
29. D
30. C
31. D
32. C
33. A
34. C
35. C