Apply Basic Strategies for Manipulating Food Choices and Training Methods to Maximize Performance

The Pop Quiz below contains 3 questions from the following knowledge area of the CSCS exam. Failure to correctly answer questions may suggest an area that needs further review.

Nutrition

B. Apply Basic Strategies for Manipulating Food Choices and Training Methods to Maximize Performance

  1. Training/nutritional programs that produce specific changes in body composition (e.g., fat loss or lean body mass increase)
  2. Composition and timing of nutrient and fluid intake before, during, and after an exercise session or a sport event
  3. Nutritional factors that affect muscular endurance, hypertrophy, strength, and aerobic endurance


When answering the questions, please choose the “Best” answer.

1. A 97 kg college baseball player is looking to lose body fat during the preseason while maintaining his muscle mass and strength. In addition to a resistance training program, current guidelines indicate his diet should consist of which of the following?

 
 
 
 

2. Two hours before a 7:30 AM Half Marathon, a 49 kg female should consume which of the following meals as a general guideline?

 
 
 
 

3. A 69 year old non-diabetic male is engaging in a resistance training program to increase the size of his muscles. Following a resistance training session it is recommended that he consume?