Exam 1: ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

As a response to a progressive resistance training program, which of the following demonstrates the predominant contribution to an increase in cross-sectional area of a muscle?

Proper spotting technique for the forward step lunge when using a barbell involves positioning yourself ______.

What is the primary muscle group involved in trunk flexion while standing during the eccentric phase of the movement?

An appropriate exercise to develop muscle endurance for the ________ is ________ .

A fitness professional who shares identifiable health information about a client with someone who is outside of the realm of patient care is in violation of which federal standard?

Your client is wearing a heart rate monitor while performing a 1.5 mile run to assess aerobic capacity.  During the test, your client reaches 85% of her age-predicted heart rate maximum.  With this information, you should _____.

What is the variability for any given age, when estimating a client's age-predicted maximum heart rate?

If a food product had 250 kilocalories per serving, a recommended serving size of 5 ounces, and contained 10 servings per container, how many kilocalories would one consume if s/he ate ¼ of the container?

Case study:  A new client who has been resistance training for 6 months, comes to you with a goal of increasing muscular size.  Following health appraisal and fitness testing including a modified 1 RM test, you design a program to meet the client's goal.  Which of the following regimens best defines an appropriate plan to achieve this client's goal?

What motivational strategy is used to help an individual reframe negative statements into positive statements?

What are the most commonly used modes for cardiovascular exercise testing?

What are three non-modifiable conditions that place someone at increased risk for the development of coronary artery disease?

Which legal term is defined as "failure to conform one's conduct to a generally accepted standard or duty"?

What is the action of the trapezius muscle in the lifting phase of a standing dumbbell lateral raise?

What is the correct spotting technique for the barbell lunge?

Your client is a 59 year old sedentary female with a body mass index of 33 kg/m2. She has no history of heart disease herself, but her mother had a myocardial infarction at the age of 66. She is an ex-smoker who quit 15 years ago, blood pressure is consistently 135/85 mm Hg, total cholesterol is 180 mg/dL (4.6 mmol/L) with an HDL level of 30 mg/dL (0.8 mmol/L), and blood glucose is 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L). She has come to you for advice because she wishes to improve her overall health and fitness. How many risk factor thresholds for coronary artery disease does this client possess?

What is defined as the ability to move a joint through its normal range of motion?

The Valsalva maneuver may elicit which of the following physiological responses during the concentric phase of a resistance training repetition?

Which of the following is a limiting factor when using the body mass index (BMI) to determine obesity and disease risk?

Under which of the following circumstances would you expect to see the highest rise in blood lactate?