Cycling Instruction Practice Exam

Repeated pedaling motion

Poor running shoes

Bike seat setting is too high or low

All of the above

Forward head posture

Rounded shoulders

Toeing out

All of the above

Plantar Fasciitis

Illiotibial Band Syndrome

Achilles Tendinitis

Shinsplints

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

Too much accumulation of fatigue in one area

Minimizes stress

Both A and B

None of the above

Tight hips

Tight shoulders

Stress on the knees and calves

A and C only

5 seconds

10 seconds

30 seconds

45 seconds

Acute

Sub acute

Chronic

None of the above

Acute

Sub chronic

Detrimental

None of the above

No pain or soreness during or after activity

No pain or soreness during but lots of pain after

Mild pain during the activity and soreness after

Pain throughout the entire run

Practice Exam

1. Illiotibial Band Syndrome is most likely caused by which issues?

2. Which of these are common postural flaws for someone who cycles?

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

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

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

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

7. When you measure heart rate with your fingers, you should use what count (in seconds)?

8. Which describes pain or injury that is less than 24 to 72 hours old?

9. What are some common injury type classifications?

10. Which of these symptoms would allow you to increase intensity and volume at the next training run?