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You are in the pre-competitive mesocycle with your volleyball athletes. Today’s training session includes the following prescription: Power Snatch: 5 sets of 3 reps @ 75%1RM Jump Squat: 4 sets of 4 reps @ 30% 1RM Back Squat: 5 sets of 5 reps @ 87% 1RM Leg Extension: 3 sets x 10reps @ 70% 1RM Which of the following exercises from this training session is LEAST appropriate for inclusion in this training session given the mesocycle that the athlete is in?

A reduction in training volume after a period of high-intensity training that is intended to help an athlete peak their physical performance in time for a single competition is known as a

If you prescribed 4sets of 4repetitions at the 4RM for the back squat exercise, what % of 1RM do you expect the athlete to use to complete the prescription?

A muscle is able to generate its highest force output during a(n) __________ contraction.

The results of a small battery of tests performed on a high school male basketball athlete (16 years old, 74″ tall, 170lbs) are as follows:1RM Back Squat – 135lbsVertical Jump – 19 inchesT-test – 10.5 secondsWhich of the following constructs is this athlete MOST in need of improving?

You are conducing a 1RM test of the deadlift exercise with your athlete. The athlete successfully completes the first 1RM attempt at 300lbs. Which of the following loads is appropriate for the second attempt based on the NSCA recommendations for 1RM testing?

A progressive rise in intensity with concomitant (i.e. at the same time) decrease in volume from one mesocycle to the next in an annual plan is characteristic of the ________ model of periodization

The elbow joint, humerus-ulna articulation, is classified as a

The skull, hyoid bone, ribs and vertebral column form the:

The articular surface of a synovial joint is covered with fibrous cartilage.