5 CSCS Practice Questions! (NSCA CSCS Exam Preparation)

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🖐🏽 5 Practice Questions for the NSCA CSCS Exam

The National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Exam is for Personal Trainers, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Exercise Physiologists, Sports Physical Therapists, and more.

The CSCS Exam is a difficult exam with a low pass rate, which makes it the gold standard in the Strength and Conditioning field.

The CSCS Exam is split into 2 parts: Scientific Foundations and Practical/ Applied

You must pass each part in order to become CSCS Certified

Comment below if you have any questions!

00:00- start
00:30 - Daily Energy Expenditure
00:38 - Resting Metabolic Rate
01:40 - Cardiovascular Physiology
02:00 - Diastolic Blood Pressure02:46 - Frank Starling Mechanism
03:20 - NSCA CSCS Sports Psychology
03:30 - Optimal level of arousal for Performance
04:15- Strength and Conditioning Study Group on Facebook
04:45 - Calories to lose one pound
05:00 - 3,500 calories to one pound
05:53 - Karvonen Formula Calculation
06:56- Soccer Programming In-season
07:00 - NCSA Linear Periodization
07:11 - NSCA CSCS Prep Study Group

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[cainmorano]

I had the answer right for the arousal question but for a different reason. My take:
1) the question frames the athlete as having limited skill, meaning not zero skill and not high skill.
2) as skill increases an athlete will require more stimulus to become aroused.
Therefore, this athlete's arousal will decrease because they have more than zero skill (more confidence than none, so they will become somewhat excited but not overwhelmed). Replace skill with experience and it helps the idea. An athlete who has a limited experience will become more excited with the same stimulus that barely moves the needle on a pro athlete.

[niravbhanot]

One confusion on the last question:
5x2 means 5 sets of 2 reps but you says 2 sets. Clear this out. If sets are 5 then it must be pre season depending on the number of exercises in the same session.

[joejohnson]

Thank you for all the content you’ve uploaded on here and on Facebook finding all the resources so helpful in preparing for the CSCS exam

[PhilipBlystone]

Thank you for these videos. This channel deserves so many more subscribers. I know in a couple months this channel will blow up just like the facebook group page.

[colleenhouston]

Your videos are super informative and helpful while I’m studying for the CSCS. Thanks for sharing!

[timothydavis]

Hey matt, in question 3 the answer is incorrect because "limited" does not indicate a rate of change by any mathematical convention. The way this question is phrased, any mathmetmatision would say that the question is asking about the slope of a graph where optimal arousal is on the y axis and skill and ability is on the x axis. The correct answer therefore is that the graph will be upward sloping, or (A). If you wanted to phrase the question so that b is still the correct answer, you would have to add a phrase that indicates a negative change in value of skill and ability. For example, "how does optimal level arousal change with an increased limitation in ability", or "how does optimal level of arousal change as skill and ability decrease". Love the content, cheers

[retrodel]

Ngl I thought this was gonna be about my CSCS card for construction ahhahahah

[tylerspeck]

Thanks Matt! Feeling much more confident going into my exam!

[rohitmohite]

Thank you so much sir this was very helpful

[bolterboy]

For that bonus question, why would it not be Pre-season? Since pre-season is sport and movement specific strength and power exercises? If this question was on the exam, what would make the answer choice in-season versus pre-season? Though the volume is lower, couldn't this also be pre-season work or would it have to be of a higher volume? I don't recall there being clearly defined rep ranges for low, med, high volumes in the book?

[sunilthomas]

isnt it pre season strenght /power 2-5 sets and 2-5 reps

[danielleyboo]

regarding the soccer player question, can you explain why the answer is not pre season? according to the linear periodization in season, also referenced as competition period suggests low volume 1-3 sets with 1-3 reps and the pre season or known as first transition says low volume 2-5 sets with 2-5 reps. just want some confirmation since the suggestions are so similar. thanks so much!

[meaghenc]

For the question regarding the phase of training where power movement should be performed such as 5 x 2, why is it "in season"? Shouldn't the power focus be more towards the end of pre season with the focus on maintenance in the in season especially with a soccer player?

[jamesoguchi]

Hey Matt for the soccer player at the end of the video that is doing 5x2 deadlifts. Wouldn't that be preseason. I'm looking at Table 21.2 where it gives 2-5 sets and 2-5 reps under "strength/power".

[jonahpunnoose]

Do you recommend and books that have practice tests for the CSCS?

[aishwaryakrishnan]

Hi there! How can I get access to your paid practice papers for CSCS exam ?

[puranjotsinghsidhu]

Could you tell me what would be helpful buying pocketprep or study guide and what does study guide holds