CHAPTER 17 – PROGRAM DESIGN FOR RESISTANCE TRAINING
1. An evaluation of the requirements and characteristics of the sport and an athlete
assessment is known as?
a) Exercise selection
b) Strength assessment
c) Needs analysis
d) Conditioning analysis
2. A core exercise that emphasizes loading of the spine directly or indirectly is
known as?
a) Assistance exercise
b) Structural exercise
c) Sport Specific exercise
d) Functional exercise
3. The barbell biceps curl would be classified as what type of exercise?
a) Assistance exercise
b) Core exercise
c) Sport Specific exercise
d) Multi-joint exercise
4. Which of the following exercises would be related to ball dribbling and passing for
a female college basketball player?
a) Bent-over lateral raise
b) Close-grip bench press
c) Pullover
d) Dumbbell fly
5. Which of the following refers to the number of training sessions completed in a
given time period?
a) Training volume
b) Training load
c) Training intensity
d) Training frequency
6. A junior high soccer player is just beginning a resistance training program, based
on his beginner training status, what is the recommended number of resistance
training sessions per week he should train?
a) 1-2
b) 2-3
c) 4-5
d) 5-7
7. A collegiate softball player trains her back and biceps one day and her chest and
triceps
the next day. What type of training program is she utilizing?
a) Split routine
b) Power routine
c) Circuit training
d) Cross training
8. A college football offensive lineman has entered the offseason, and will resume his
resistance training program after a period of active rest. What is the recommended
frequency of resistance training sessions per week during the offseason?
a) 1-2
b) 1-3
c) 3-4
d) 4-6
9. You are instructing an athlete on exercise order during her training session, which
of the following would represent the proper sequence of exercises?
a) Squat, Power clean, Leg extension
b) Leg extension, Squat, Power Clean
c) Power clean, Squat, Leg extension
d) Squat, Leg extension, Power Clean
10. All of the following are examples of a push and pull arrangement EXCEPT?
a) Bench press, Lat pulldown
b) Shoulder press, Bent over row
c) Triceps extension, Bench press
d) Triceps extension, Biceps curl
11. An athlete performs 10 repetitions of a standing barbell curl, then immediately
switches to dumbbells and performs 10 repetitions of hammer curl exercises. This
represents what type of set?
a) Compound
b) Super
c) Drop
d) Circuit
12. What percentage of the 1RM allows an athlete to perform 6 repetitions of a given
exercise?
a) 70
b) 75
c) 85
d) 95
13. A high school wrestler is looking to increase his overall strength. What
percentage of his 1 RM should he be working with?
a) 65
b) 75
c) 80
d) 90
14. You observe an athlete performing 10 repetitions of an exercise, based on the
number of repetitions performed this athlete is most likely trying to increase?
a) Muscle hypertrophy
b) Muscle strength
c) Muscle endurance
d) Muscle power
15. A defensive lineman is training to increase his strength. Which of the following
rest period lengths would maximize his goal?
a) 30-60 seconds
b) 60-90 seconds
c) 2-5 minutes
d) 5-10 minutes
16. A male cross country runner is working on improving his upper body muscular
endurance, which of the following number of sets of a given exercise would help
maximize his goal?
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
ANSWERS:
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. C
16. B