During the upward phase of a dumbbell tricep pushdown exercise, what happens to the A-band?

The insertion of the tendon from the triceps brachii is 5.0 centimetres from the centre of the elbow for person A and 7.0 centimetres for person B. Everything else about their bodies is exactly the same. Both are asked to perform a triceps extension exercise against a 50-pound (22.6 kg) weight stack. Who will have to generate more muscle force to perform the lift?

During the concentric phase of a chin-up (with the forearms in a supinated grip) the glenohumeral joint is moving through _____ in the ____ plane.

Which of the following describes what occurs when a muscle does not relax before a second twitch occurs?

Which of the following best represents the order in which an athlete would use each metabolic energy system for the purpose of running a marathon?

If an athlete completes a maximum sprint interval in 10 seconds as part of an interval training workout, which of the following is a recommended length of the rest period before the next sprint?

You are working to return a 17 year old football player to full contact play. He displays a noticeable decrease in eccentric control and fatigue with weighted single leg squats. Which of the following is most likely NOT a biochemical reason for the fatigue?

An athlete is entering a carb-load phase. How many grams of carb/kg BW should the athlete consume per day of the loading phase?

In the phosphagen system, ATP is resynthesized from ADP and which other high-energy molecule?

An athlete is looking to improve their endurance with ephedrine. Which of the following substances will increase the effectiveness of ephedrine?Caffeine

Which of the following increases as an adaptation to chronic aerobic training but decreases as an adaptation to chronic resistance training?

An athlete is consuming a total of 1,800 calories from his daily diet. You want 50% of his calories should come from carbohydrates. How many grams of carbohydrate should he consume in a day to meet your requirements?

Laurie is going on a 30-mile bicycle ride. Considering the primary system used to provide energy to Laurie muscles in this exercise, what location within the muscle cell does the energy regeneration reaction take place?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the classical carbohydrate loading method?

If an adult athlete weighs 176 pounds, the RDA for protein would be in what grams?

During a training run, an athlete begins to breathe more heavily and feels a burning sensation in her legs. What level of endurance ability has she reached?

If following Knight's daily adjustable progressive resistive exercise (DAPRE) system, the participant performs 2 repetitions of a leg press in the 3rd set, the proper progression for set 4 would be?

What are the pre-competition guidelines for athletes who tends to get nauseated easily, participate in high-intensity sports, also get anxious or get pre-competition jitters, and those who compete in the heat?

Which athlete is most likely to reach maximum speed during a competition?

Which workout is most appropriate for a basketball player during the in-season?