CHAPTER 5 – ADAPTATIONS TO ANAEROBIC TRAINING
1. Which of the following occurs as result of heavy resistance training?
a. Decreased Anaerobic Power
b. Decreased Stored Glycogen
c. Decreased Mitochondrial Density
d. Decreased Stored ATP
2. Which of the following would result in increased motor cortex activity?
a. When an athlete performs the same routine day after day
b. When an athlete reduces the intensity of a particular exercise
c. When an athlete learns a new sprinting technique
d. When an athlete takes a week off from the gym
3. A 13 year old boy is just beginning a resistance training program, at this stage
which type of adaptations will predominate?
a. Muscular
b. Neural
c. Hormonal
d. Cardiovascular
4. With regards to muscular hypertrophy, which fiber type shows the greatest
increases in size?
a. Type I
b. Type II
c. Type III
d. Type IV
5. All of the following are principles of training to increase bone strength EXCEPT?
a. Magnitude of load
b. Type of load
c. Rate of load
d. Direction of load
6. Which of the following cells are responsible for new bone formation?
a. Chronoblasts
b. Osteoclasts
c. Chronoclasts
d. Osteoblasts
7. Acute cardiovascular responses to anaerobic exercise result in all of the following
EXCEPT?
a. Increased heart rate
b. Increased stroke volume
c. Increased blood flow to resting muscles
d. Increased systolic blood pressure
8. A 16 year old male basketball player has begun a resistance training program.
Initially, maximal strength and power gains in his agonist muscles will generally
result from an increase in all of the following EXCEPT?
A. Size of muscle fibers
B. Recruitment of muscle fibers
C. Rate of motor neuron firing
D. Synchronization of motor neuron firing
9. The process of muscle hypertrophy involves which of the following?
I. Increase in synthesis of actin
II. Increase in synthesis of myosin
III. Increase in number of capillaries
IV. Increase in number of myofibrils
A. I, II only
B. I, III, IV only
C. II, III only
D. I, II, IV only
10. Which of the following components of mechanical load is the LEAST important
for stimulating new bone formation?
A. rest period
B. magnitude
C. rate of loading
D. direction of force
11. During a session of heavy resistance training, which of the following responses
occur in the cardiovascular system?
I. Increase in Heart Rate
II. Increase in Stroke Volume
III. Increase in Blood Flow to all Muscles
IV. Increase in Systolic Blood Pressure
A. I, II only
B. I, III, IV, only
C. I, IV only
D. I, II, IV only
12. A 56 year old female has concerns that she might develop osteoporosis, which of
the following exercises would be MOST beneficial?
A. Knee Extensions
B. Push-Ups
C. Back Barbell Squat
D. Seated Military Press
ANSWERS:
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. C