NSCA CPSS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

NSCA CPSS EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

NSCA CPSS EXAM 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM 200

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

|ALREADY GRADED A+

How does overtraining syndrome develop? - ANSWER- After continued

high volume, high intensity training or both when an athlete is overreached.

Which training model is when performance of a positive fitness effect

and a negative fatigue effect decay exponentially over time but at

different rates? - ANSWER- Fitness-fatigue model

What is the dose-response relationship? - ANSWER- relationship

between the size of an administered dose and the intensity of the

response produced

What qualifies as external load? - ANSWER- Amount of weight lifted,

distance/speed of running, its what an athlete has done.

What is it called when an athlete has responded to an external load? -

ANSWER- Internal load

How is external load measured? - ANSWER- camera systems, global

positioning systems, local positioning systems, often in conjunction with

other sensors such as accelerometers and power meters.

What is the principle that the energy cost of acceleration is equivalent to

running at a constant speed up an "equivalent slope"? - ANSWERMetabolic Power

What is the most appropriate equation for quantifying resistance training

load? - ANSWER- Number of sets x number of repetitions x percent

repetition max

What is performance? - ANSWER- A function of the difference between

fitness and fatigue

Which central and peripheral sites contribute to fatigue? - ANSWERActivation of the motor command (brain)

Propagation of the action potential through the descending motor

pathway

Myofilament excitation-contraction coupling

Status of the intracellular milieu

What is Psychobiological model of fatigue? - ANSWER- Modification

of intensity whereby fatigue occurs when the effort required exceeds

maximal effort the athlete is willing to exert or when the athlete believes

the effort has been maximal and it feels impossible to continue.

What is the Integrative governor theory? - ANSWER- Suggests both

psychological and physiological factors limit performance with a

particular focus on subconscious avoidance of catastrophic failure due to

severe disruptions in homeostasis.

what is the deterministic model of training? - ANSWER- a model of

sports performance wherein there is a unique consequence or or outcome

to every input or state

What is a dynamic systems theory of training? - ANSWER- a model of

sports performance used to describe complex behavior across complex

and dynamic systems

What are positive adaptation measures when measuring heart rate? -

ANSWER- Improvements in heart rate variability and heart rate

recovery at rest and post exercise.

In which environments and with what frequency of monitoring of HRV

is a good indication of positive adaptation? - ANSWER- Team sports

when used at least once a week

Individual sports when used at least once a week

When is there limited usefulness with measuring HR(V)? - ANSWERWhen measuring less than once a week or when neuromuscular and

cognitive function are the main determinants of sport.