Exam 1: ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

What is the leading cause of non-cardiovascular death in young athletes?

One example of a high cost/high impact marketing technique is ______.

During the concentric phase of a chin-up (with the forearms in a supinated grip) the glenohumeral joint is moving through ______ in the ______ plane.

Immediately following a chest and shoulder workout a 55-year-old male executive complains of a "dull ache" in the left side of the chest that is aggravated by respiration.  What would you consider is the source of the pain?

The risk of developing a myocardial infarction increases when there is a family history of myocardial infarction or sudden death before the ages of:  

According to ACSM guidelines, a _____ client who is beginning a/n _____ is recommended to obtain a medical examination and graded exercise test.

What is the minimum duration of an moderate intensity intermittent bout of aerobic activity to promote and maintain health?

Which of the following theories addresses the human need to explain why things happen in an attempt to gain control or increase predictability?

The acronym IDEA includes which of the following steps to solve a problem?

When developing an exercise prescription for a client visiting a high altitude environment (over 1500 m), the personal trainer should be aware that ______.

What is the training phase that is designed to establish an initial base of conditioning to increase tolerance for more intense training?

Which of the following circumference sites are used to compute a waist-to-hip ratio?

When performing neck flexion in the sagittal plane, which of the following exercises best mimics that movement?

Approximately how long is the initial conditioning phase of a cardiovascular training program?

A client who wants to strengthen muscles of the chest must perform exercises such as the bench press and dumbbell flys as opposed to lat pull down and dumbbell rows.  Which of the following principles of training best describes this principle?

The stroke volume of a client who has a cardiac output of 5 liters per minute and a heart rate of 70 beats per minute is approximately _____.

Which of the following is also known as the Trunk Flexion Test?

Which muscle is an antagonist of the hamstrings?

Mr. Garcia wishes to enroll in your exercise program.  Preliminary evaluation revealed the following information: Age = 50 years                             Resting heart rate = 78 beats/min                   Weight = 198 lb (90 kg)               Resting blood pressure = 162/94 mm Hg Height = 70 inches (178 cm)       Body fat = 30%              Blood chemistry:       Total cholesterol = 240 mg/dl (6.21 mmol/L)       HDL cholesterol = 34 mg/dl (0.88 mmol/L)       Triglycerides = 180 mg/dl (2.03 mmol/L)       Glucose = 98 mg/dl (5.55 mmol/L) Family history and current habits:       Father died of heart attack at 90 years of age       Hypertensive mother died at age 84       Smokes a pipe after dinner each evening       Smokes cigarettes (25-30 per day)       Reports too much work and is struggling to meet deadlines       Currently doing moderate exercise       No medications at present According to ACSM stratification guidelines, Mr. Garcia has which coronary artery disease risk factors?

What is the major muscle used to flex the hip joint?