CSCS Scientific Foundations drill: Adaptations, Recovery and Research

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Neural and muscular adaptations to resistance and aerobic training, detraining, fatigue, overtraining and recovery, research design, reliability, validity and basic statistics.

Line drawing of a laptop, a stack of journals, a heart rate strap, skinfold calipers and a magnifying glass

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Every question has three answer choices and one correct answer, like NSCA’s published sample questions. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
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