Cycling Instruction Practice Exam

Plantar Fasciitis

Illiotibial Band Syndrome

Achilles Tendinitis

Shinsplints

Acute

Sub chronic

Detrimental

None of the above

1 to 2 days

3 to 21 days

30 days or more

None of the above

Behind your ears

Behind your knee caps

At your wrist

At the bottom of your foot

Tight hips

Tight shoulders

Stress on the knees and calves

A and C only

The body is not handling the stress

The body has too much inflammation still

You should not advance in your training

All of the above

Check the frame size

Check the handlebar position

Saddle tilt and position

All of the above

Tight hips

Tight shoulders

Weak low back extensors

Tight neck muscles

Too much accumulation of fatigue in one area

Minimizes stress

Both A and B

None of the above

3

6

9

12

Practice Exam

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

2. What are some common injury type classifications?

3. Sub-acute injuries typically last how long?

4. Use two fingers together to measure your heart rate at what body location?

5. If someone has excessive tibial external rotation or ‘toeing out’, they are likely to experience what issues?

6. If you experience mild pain during the activity and it lasts greater than 24 hours, what does this mean?

7. Which of these should you consider when trying to avoid a cycling injury?

8. If someone has a rounded lower spine, they are likely to experience what issues?

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

10. When you measure heart rate with two fingers, you multiply the heart beat by what number?