Strength and Conditioning (Quiz 3)

How can smoking influence adaptations to aerobic training?

increased airway resistance

An athlete has started incorporating anaerobic training into their program. What muscle adaptations typically occur as a result?

increased mitochondrial number

Which of the following are the immediate physiological adjustments to elevation (>3,900 ft [1,200 m])? 

hyperventilation and increased cardiac output

All of the following are reasons why maximal aerobic power decreases with age except 

lowered incidence of sarcopenia

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? 

functional overreaching

Which of the following is a primary cardiovascular adaptation to aerobic endurance training?

decreased resting heart rate

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

bone formation

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

hypertrophy; hyperplasia

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

testosterone, growth hormone, and cortisol 

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

decreased muscle glycogen

Which of the following does not contribute to the the Fick equation?

hemoglobin levels

Following the size principle, which fiber types would be recruited for low force production?

type I

A reduction in training volume in advance of an athletic competition is known as

tapering

Which of the following is a potential marker of aerobic overtraining?

decreased total testosterone concentration

Which of the following explains the differences in aerobic power between men and women who are matched by age? 

women have a higher percentage of body fat

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

increased neural drive and reductions in inhibitory mechanisms

Which of the following can be used as an indicator of muscle damage in aerobic overtraining?

creatine kinase levels

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

resting heart rate of the athlete

Regarding blood doping, which of the following statements is false?

it has been associated with higher heart rate values and blood lactate levels

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

increased packing density of collagen fibrils