NSCA chapter 21

Which of the following is the period between the preparatory and competitive periods?

a. strength/power

b. first transition

c. basic strength

d. second transition

b. first transition

An athlete has just finished the preparatory period of his training and is now focusing on his strength and power capabilities. This portion of training is generally referred to as what?

a. competitive phase

b. basic strength phase

c. off-season

d. first transition period

d. first transition period

Which of the following makes the specific preparatory phase distinct from the general preparatory phase?

a. higher training volumes

b. emphasis on general motor abilities and skills

c. lower training intensities

d. inclusion of sport-specific training activities

d. inclusion of sport-specific training activities

In what method of periodization might an athlete perform four sets with a 6RM load on the first day of the week, three sets with a 10RM on the next training day, and five sets with a 3RM load on the last training day of the week?

a. linear periodization

b. traditional periodization

c. undulating periodization

d. fluctuating periodization

c. undulating periodization

An athlete is performing back squats at 95% of her 1RM for six sets of two repetitions. This is most consistent with which phase of training?

a. muscular endurance

b. specific preparatory

c. hypertrophy/strength endurance

d. basic strength

d. basic strength

According to the ____________, as an athlete recovers from and adapts to a training stimuli, fatigue will dissipate and preparedness and performance increase.

a. General Adaptation Syndrome

b. stimulus-fatigue-recovery-adaptation theory

c. fitness-fatigue paradigm

d. undulating periodization

b. stimulus-fatigue-recovery-adaptation theory

An athlete has dramatically increased time spent practicing sport-specific skills and tactics and decreased overall training volume. This best describes an athlete who has entered which of the following periods of training?

a. off-season

b. preseason

c. competitive

d. strength/power phase

c. competitive

All of the following are benefits of a three-week second transition period EXCEPT

a. preparing for the upcoming competitive period

b. rehabilitating injuries that may have occurred

c. refreshing mentally and physically before a new training block

d. helping to reduce the risk of overtraining

a. preparing for the upcoming competitive period

In what method of periodization might an athlete perform five sets of four repetitions at 85% of 1RM on the first day of the week, five sets of four repetitions at 80% of 1RM on the next training day, and five sets of four repetitions at 70% of 1RM on the last training day of the week?

a. undulating periodization

b. nonlinear periodization

c. daily undulating periodization

d. traditional periodization

d. traditional periodization

During which of the following phases should athletes ideally be tested to determine initial training loads for the exercises in the first mesocycle?

a. first week of the postseason

b. last week of the preseason

c. first week of the off-season

d. last week of the in-season

c. first week of the off-season