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In the NESTA Sport Yoga movement-science model, what best distinguishes flexibility from mobility?

Movement Science Flexibility Mobility

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The stretch reflex that limits how far a muscle will lengthen is triggered primarily by which sensory receptor?

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When a yoga hold creates tension that triggers the Golgi tendon organ, the resulting response is best described as:

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Which stretching method involves contracting a muscle against resistance and then stretching it, leveraging autogenic and reciprocal inhibition?

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For athletes preparing for explosive sport movement, which warm-up approach is generally preferred over prolonged static stretching?

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A client can passively lift the leg high in a supine hamstring stretch but cannot actively raise it nearly as high. This gap most directly indicates a deficit in:

Movement Science Flexibility Mobility

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Which factor does NOT typically influence an athlete's available joint range of motion?

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Reciprocal inhibition during a yoga stretch refers to:

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Improving an athlete's ankle dorsiflexion mobility is most likely to directly benefit which movement?

Movement Science Flexibility Mobility

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Why might prolonged static stretching be timed AFTER, rather than immediately before, an explosive training session?

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Which yoga quality most directly trains an athlete's ability to control motion through a newly acquired range, rather than just possess that range?

Movement Science Flexibility Mobility

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A sport-yoga session aimed at improving hip mobility for sprinters would best emphasize:

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Thoracic spine mobility is especially important in sport yoga because limited thoracic rotation often forces compensatory stress at the:

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Which statement about connective tissue and flexibility training is accurate?

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A controlled articular rotation (CAR) of the shoulder is used in mobility work primarily to:

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Which best describes the role of flexibility in athletic injury prevention?

Movement Science Flexibility Mobility

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In the NESTA movement-science model, 'strength' is best defined as:

Strength Power Endurance Stability

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Holding Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II) with a deep front-knee bend primarily builds strength through which type of muscle action in the front-leg quadriceps?

Strength Power Endurance Stability

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Power, as trained in athletic contexts, is best expressed by which relationship?

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Which energy system predominantly fuels brief, maximal-power movements lasting only a few seconds?

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Muscular endurance in a flow sequence is best developed by:

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In sport yoga, 'stability' is best understood as:

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Tree Pose (Vrksasana) primarily challenges which quality, and through which system?

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Which muscle group is most responsible for providing core stability that supports the spine during arm-balance poses?

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Why are isometric yoga holds valuable for athletes building positional strength?

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A coach wants to add a power emphasis to a sport-yoga warm-up. Which addition fits best?

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Proprioception, central to balance training in sport yoga, refers to:

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To progressively overload a balancing pose for an advanced athlete, a coach could:

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Chair Pose (Utkatasana) held for a sustained period most directly develops:

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Which is the most accurate reason single-leg yoga balances transfer well to running and cutting sports?

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Aerobic endurance is the energy quality that supports:

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When a coach cues an athlete to 'root down through the standing foot and lift the arch' in a balance, the goal is to:

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In Downward-Facing Dog, which muscle group is the primary mover stabilizing and pressing the body away from the floor at the shoulders?

Pose Anatomy Biomechanics

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A forward fold (Uttanasana) primarily involves flexion at which joint, lengthening which muscle group?

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Which plane of motion is primarily involved in a seated spinal twist such as Ardha Matsyendrasana?

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In Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), the spine moves into:

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Which muscles are the prime movers producing the deep hip and knee flexion of the front leg in a low lunge?

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Understanding levers helps explain why a long-lever plank (full arm) is harder than a short-lever (forearm) variation because:

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Which joint action describes moving the arms overhead into an extended-arm mountain or upward salute position?

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In a deep squat-based pose like Malasana, restricted ankle dorsiflexion most often causes the athlete to compensate by:

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Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) primarily strengthens which muscle group through hip extension?

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The center of gravity and base of support concept explains why a wider stance in Warrior poses:

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Which statement about the rotator cuff in weight-bearing arm poses (e.g., plank, Down Dog) is most accurate?

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Neutral spine alignment is emphasized in loaded poses primarily to:

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In Triangle Pose (Trikonasana), the spine and torso primarily move into which action relative to the pelvis?

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Knowing that the hip is a ball-and-socket joint explains why it can:

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During the exhale phase that deepens many forward folds, which muscle relaxing helps the trunk descend?

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