THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE · CHAPTER 2
Progressing Toward the Goal — Practice
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QUESTION 1 OF 2
What does specificity mean when planning exercise?
A. Every exercise must look exactly like the goal task.
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An isolated exercise can address a relevant capacity even when it does not resemble the full task.
Best answer: B. Training adaptations relate to the demands practiced.
The muscles, movement, effort and task demands practiced influence adaptation. Check transfer to the actual goal.
What this tests: Understand specificity without rejecting isolated exercise.
B. Training adaptations relate to the demands practiced.
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The muscles, movement, effort and task demands practiced influence adaptation. Check transfer to the actual goal.
What this tests: Understand specificity without rejecting isolated exercise.
C. Increasing resistance is the only useful progression.
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Progression can involve task height, duration, speed or other relevant demands.
Best answer: B. Training adaptations relate to the demands practiced.
The muscles, movement, effort and task demands practiced influence adaptation. Check transfer to the actual goal.
What this tests: Understand specificity without rejecting isolated exercise.
D. A harder exercise transfers equally to every task.
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Transfer depends on the relationship between training and the target task.
Best answer: B. Training adaptations relate to the demands practiced.
The muscles, movement, effort and task demands practiced influence adaptation. Check transfer to the actual goal.
What this tests: Understand specificity without rejecting isolated exercise.
QUESTION 2 OF 2
Adding a foam pad to a loaded squat most directly changes which demand?
A. External resistance
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A foam pad does not itself establish a greater external load or strength stimulus.
Best answer: C. Balance and postural control
An unstable surface changes the control demand. Review whether it still serves the intended strength or task goal.
What this tests: Separate added complexity from increased strength loading.
B. Number of repetitions
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The surface change does not specify a new repetition count.
Best answer: C. Balance and postural control
An unstable surface changes the control demand. Review whether it still serves the intended strength or task goal.
What this tests: Separate added complexity from increased strength loading.
C. Balance and postural control
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An unstable surface changes the control demand. Review whether it still serves the intended strength or task goal.
What this tests: Separate added complexity from increased strength loading.
D. Rest between sets
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Rest is a separate prescription variable.
Best answer: C. Balance and postural control
An unstable surface changes the control demand. Review whether it still serves the intended strength or task goal.
What this tests: Separate added complexity from increased strength loading.
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