Exam 1: ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

What are the FITT Factors?

Which principle of training best describes a previously active client, who has been ill and bed-ridden for a prolonged period of time?

Which of the following is true about energy contents?

What changes occur during exercise following cigarette smoking?

Using the Heart Rate Reserve method, what is the target heart rate for a 40 year-old man with a resting heart rate of 70 beats/min, exercising at an intensity of 65%?

Typical movements in the weight room such as a biceps curl using free weights and leg press actions using a machine are best described as ____________ muscle actions.

Which of the following recommendations would you make to your client who plans on playing tennis on a very hot and humid afternoon?

Cardiovascular adaptations to chronic endurance training include a(n)________ at a given fixed submaximal exercise intensity.

Which blood lipid is influenced more by physical activity than by nutrition modification?

Your new client is a 42 year old male who is a stock broker. His health history revealed the following: total cholesterol 185 mg/dL (4.7 mmol/L), HDL 32 mg/dL (0.8 mmol/L), LDL 110 mg/dL (2.8 mmol/L), resting blood pressure 138/80 mm Hg, waist circumference 98 centimeters. Based on the client's initial risk classification, what is the most appropriate suggestion for the client regarding his exercise program?

Which of the following exercises works best in isolating the soleus muscle?

If you are palpating the anterior surface of the lateral side of the distal forearm, what pulse are you checking?

A certified Personal Trainer fails to properly spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell presses and the client injures himself. This is an example of what type of negligence?

What risk stratification category would require physician supervision during exercise testing?

Which may decrease as a result of chronic aerobic training?

What respiratory muscles can cause forceful expiration?

What does waist to hip ratio assess?  

Which concept best describes the effects of prolonged bed-rest?

What is the smallest contractile unit of a muscle cell?

Procuring general liability insurance and ______ provides legal protection for a personal trainer who has been accused of negligence.