Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Exam Study Guide 400 Questions with Complete Solutions bioenergetics - Correct Answer The flow of energy in a biological system; the conversion of macronutrients into biologically usable forms of energy.What are the 5 points of body contact? - Correct Answer 1. Head in neutral position on bench or back pad
- Shoulders and upper back set evenly on bench or back pad 3. Buttocks on bench or seat
- Right foot flat on floor
- Left foot flat on floor
What are the 6 principles that effect program design? - Correct Answer Specificity, overload, progression, variation, diminishing returns, reversibility Assumption of risk - Correct Answer voluntarily participation in activity with knowledge of the inherent risk(s). Athletic activities, including Strength & Conditioning, involve certain risks. Participants must be informed of the risks of activity, and required to sign a statement to that e ect.Responsibility, duty or obligation - Correct Answer Strength & Conditioning professionals have a duty to the participants they serve to take reasonable steps to prevent injury, and to act prudently when an injury occurs.Standard of care - Correct Answer what a prudent and reasonable person would do under similar circumstances. A Strength & Conditioning professional is expected to act according to his/her education, training and certi cation status (e.g., CSCS, NSCA-CPT, CPR, and First Aid).Negligence - Correct Answer failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person would under similar circumstances. Four elements must exist for a Strength & Conditioning professional to be found liable for negligence: duty, breach of duty, proximate cause, and damages (65). Simply stated, a Strength & Conditioning professional is negligent if he/ she is proven to have a duty to act, and to have failed to act with the appropriate standard of care, proximately causing injury or damages to another person. 1 / 4
Standard - Correct Answer a required procedure that probably re ects a duty or obligation for standard of care (note that the standard statements in this document utilize the word "must").Guideline - Correct Answer recommended operating procedure formulated and developed to further enhance the quality of services provided (note that the guideline statements in this document utilize the word "should"). Guidelines are not intended to be standards of practice or to give rise to legally de ned duties of care, but in certain circumstances they could assist in evaluating and improving services rendered.What % of of all court cases concerning athletic injuries deal with some aspect of supervision? - Correct Answer 80% What is product liability? - Correct Answer the legal responsibilities of a product manufacturer and/or vendor if a person sustains injury or damage due primarily to a defect or deficiency in design or manufacturing What is included in informed consent documents? - Correct Answer • Purpose of the activity • Risks of the activity* • Bene ts of the activity • Con dentiality • Inquiries • Signatures What is included in agreement to participate documents? - Correct Answer • Nature of the activity • Possible consequences of injury* (*note assumption of risk language*) • Behavioral expectations of the participant • Condition of the participant • Concluding statement • Signatures 2 / 4
Cardinal Principles of Supervision - Correct Answer • Always be there.• Be active and hands-on.• Be prudent, careful, and prepared.• Be quali ed (e.g., accredited degree, CSCS, CPR, First Aid).• Be vigilant.• Inform participants of safety and emergency procedures. • Know participants' health status.• Monitor and enforce rules and regulations.• Monitor and scrutinize the environment.
- steps for applying standards of practice to risk management - Correct Answer 1. Identify and select
- Develop risk management strategies re ecting standards of practice and all applicable laws.
- Implement the risk management plan.
- Evaluate the risk management plan.
standards of practice, as well as all applicable laws.
PPE & Clearance - Correct Answer Should include a comprehensive health and immunization history, a relevant physical exam, part of which includes an orthopedic evaluation. Some type of cardiovascular screening, as discussed below, is also recommended.Who is the head of the crisis management team at a facility? - Correct Answer Executive Director -> Senior Director of Membership and Business Development Where should emergency procedures be posted in a facility? - Correct Answer near a telephone catabolism - Correct Answer The breakdown of large molecules into smaller molecules, associated with the release of energy. Usually uses energy anabolism - Correct Answer The synthesis of larger molecules from smaller molecules; can be accomplished using the energy released from catabolic reactions. Energy is sometimes used from a previous catabolism reaction. 3 / 4
exergonic reactions - Correct Answer Energy-releasing reactions that are generally catabolic.endergonic reactions - Correct Answer Require energy and include anabolic processes and the contraction of muscle.metabolism - Correct Answer The total of all the catabolic or exergonic and anabolic or endergonic reactions in a biological system.adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - Correct Answer Allows the transfer of energy from exergonic to endergonic reactions.lactate threshold (LT) - Correct Answer The exercise intensity or relative intensity at which blood lactate begins an abrupt increase above the baseline concentration.excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) - Correct Answer Oxygen uptake above resting values used to restore the body to the pre-exercise condition; also called post-exercise oxygen uptake, oxygen debt, or recovery O2.Onset Blood Lactate Accumulation (OBLA) - Correct Answer At a slightly higher exercise intensity than lactate threshold a second increase in lactate accumulation can be seen and is often referred to as the onset of blood lactate accumulation or OBLA.OBLA generally occurs when the concentration of blood lactate reaches about 4mmol/L hormones - Correct Answer Chemical messengers that are synthesized, stored, and released into the blood by endocrine glands and certain other cells.Autocrine - Correct Answer cell releases hormone within itself, does not travel outside cell Paracrine - Correct Answer cell releases hormone to neighboring cells, does not travel in bloodstream
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