Deck 2: Basics of Exercise Performance

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of an exercise prescription?

A) Intensity
B) Duration
C) Anti-inflammatory drugs
D) Warm up/stretching
E) Frequency

Answer 1

C

Question 2

How do you determine if you are becoming more fit?

A) Running faster up hills
B) Increasing VO₂max
C) Increasing the maximum weight of an arm curl
D) Eating more protein shakes
E) Decreasing time to completion for certain tasks

Answer 2

B

Question 3

When exercising at close to VO₂max, where is energy mostly coming from?

A) Fats from adipose tissue (fat cells)
B) Fats stored in muscle tissue
C) Glucose being taken up in the gut
D) Muscle glycogen
E) Fats released from serum proteins

Answer 3

D

Question 4

choose from the following answer choices:
-Have sufficient mitochondria for oxidative metabolism

A) Type 1 muscle fibers
B) Type IIa muscle fibers
C) Type IIx muscle fibers
D) Types 1 and IIa muscle fibers
E) Types IIa and IIx muscle fibers

Question 5

choose from the following answer choices:
-Are white due to lack of myoglobin

A) Type 1 muscle fibers
B) Type IIa muscle fibers
C) Type IIx muscle fibers
D) Types 1 and IIa muscle fibers
E) Types IIa and IIx muscle fibers

Question 6

choose from the following answer choices:
-Effectively use fatty acids as an energy source

A) Type 1 muscle fibers
B) Type IIa muscle fibers
C) Type IIx muscle fibers
D) Types 1 and IIa muscle fibers
E) Types IIa and IIx muscle fibers

Question 7

choose from the following answer choices:
-Have fast-twitch activity

A) Type 1 muscle fibers
B) Type IIa muscle fibers
C) Type IIx muscle fibers
D) Types 1 and IIa muscle fibers
E) Types IIa and IIx muscle fibers

Question 8

choose from the following answer choices:
-Are slow twitch and fatigue resistant

A) Type 1 muscle fibers
B) Type IIa muscle fibers
C) Type IIx muscle fibers
D) Types 1 and IIa muscle fibers
E) Types IIa and IIx muscle fibers

Question 9

The placebo effect means the subject has responded to taking a pill, even if the pill contains only an inert substance.

Question 10

Exercise pharmacology studies can only be done in healthy volunteers.

Question 11

One way to avoid a positive drug test and possible suspension is to refuse to take the test.

Question 12

For most drugs on the Prohibited List, a complex test involving a blood sample is required.

Question 13

Athletes have used performance enhancing substances for centuries.

Question 14

Regular endurance training can effect the composition of muscle fiber types.

Question 15

A meta-analysis draws upon many different research articles, effectively increasing the number of subjects for a particular outcome.