This certificate is offered by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) which is the world-leading membership organization for thousands of elite strength coaches, personal trainers and dedicated researchers and educators.

To become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), candidates must sit for an exam that will test their knowledge of Scientific Foundations and Practical/Applied knowledge. Exams are hosted in testing centers around the world. Read on to learn more about how the CSCS exam is structured.

To earn the CSCS credential, candidates are required to pass a challenging written examination that includes two exam sections:

1. Scientific Foundations

2. Practical/Applied

The Scientific Foundations exam contains 80 scored and 15 non-scored* multiple-choice questions, and the Practical/Applied exam contains 110 scored and 15 non-scored* multiple-choice questions.

Practice Exam for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Exam. When I took the exam, I found that it was difficult to find great practice questions, especially ones that go deeper than Recall-type questions, into the Application and Analysis type questions. This practice exam includes the following question breakdowns: the Scientific Foundations section has 102 questions (47 exercise science, 35 nutrition, 20 psychology), of which 33 are recall level questions and 69 are application/analysis level questions; the Practical/Applied section has 119 questions (45 exercise technique, 39 program design, 20 testing and evaluation, 15 administration and organization), of which 27 are recall level questions and 92 are application/analysis level questions. Upon completion of each section, you will receive an overall score, a score for each individual subsection, and written explanations of why an answer is correct.

Disclaimer: This is not associated with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). This product does not have any affiliation with, or any recognition, sponsorship, or endorsement by, the NSCA. CSCS® and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® are registered trademarks of the NSCA. The information contained here is for informational purposes only. It is to be used to study and review for the CSCS exam. Sample questions are only recommendations from the author, and reading any information here does not guarantee the passing of the CSCS exam.