Triathlon Practice Exam

Running with poor posture

Not stretching or warming up your body

Running outside your current capabilities

All of the above

Strength training workouts

Stretches after a workout

Two training regimens back to back

None of the above

True

False

Seat setting is too low

Not enough glute muscle activation

Training errors

All of the above

Always check posture

Never miss a warm up or cool down

Place emphasis on the larger trunk muscles

All of the above

Overtraining

Overuse

Little to no running experience

Performing stretches after a run

Plantar Fasciitis

Illiotibial Band Syndrome

Achilles Tendinitis

Shinsplints

Shoulder injuries

Shin splints

Heal injuries

None of the above

Uneven ground including cracks and grates

Where your partner is running

Make sure you have good running shoes

Both A and C

Too much accumulation of fatigue in one area

Minimizes stress

Both A and B

None of the above

Practice Exam

1. What are some ways you can create more stress and injury to your body?

2. What is a brick workout?

3. Monitoring your heart rate is one way to make sure you are not overtraining.

4. Which of these is a common reason for developing patellar tendinitis?

5. Which of the following statements is true regarding preventing injuries?

6. Each of these is a risk factor for a triathlon injury except?

7. Which injury describes pain of the tendon between the back of the heel and the calf muscles?

8. What injuries are you most subject to when training for swimming?

9. What should you watch for while running?

10. Why should you alternate exercises in the kinetic chain?