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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...






2. What is the correct sequence of structures that the blood passes through after it leaves the left ventricle






3. What is a point along the self-determination or regulation continuum is a client who is highly intrinsically motivated?






4. A personal trainer performs a skinfold body composition test on a client. If the same test is performed two days later with the same body fat percentage result - this test and the result are said to be...






5. What energy systems is capable of producing the greatest amount (capacity) of ATP?






6. which of the following describes the process of fast glycolysis?


7. What should a personal trainer do during the initial meeting with a new client?


8. This describes the properties of Type I and Type II muscle fibers






9. A 21 year old male client had the following results: 72 inches tall - Weight: 210 lbs - 1RM bench: 200 lbs - 1RM leg press: 400 lbs - Situps: 50 - Sit and Reach: 15 inches. What should be his primary exercise goal?






10. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...






11. How many weeks will it take a 220 lb client to reach a goal weight of 200 lbs?






12. At what point during the upward movement phase of the standing barbell curl exercise can the biceps brachii muscles produce the greatest torque?


13. What is most likely to occur during a se of 10 reps at 75% of the 1RM for the squat exercise?






14. A client with a high risk stratification for coronary artery disease






15. Clients possessing predominantly Type II muslce fibers in their lower body probably would perform well in which of the events






16. How many weeks will it take a 220 lb client to reach a goal weight of 200 lbs?






17. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






18. What change will increase concentric force production?






19. Using 220 lb for each and allowing 90 degrees of knee flexion at the bottom of each movement - what excercise produces the most work?






20. What controls the expansion and recoil of the lungs to create air exchange during heavy breathing?






21. Taking into consideration REE - which of the following is the approximate daily caloric need of a 45 year old - 176 pound male client who has a very light activity level?






22. A 21 year old male client had the following results: 72 inches tall - Weight: 210 lbs - 1RM bench: 200 lbs - 1RM leg press: 400 lbs - Situps: 50 - Sit and Reach: 15 inches. What should be his primary exercise goal?






23. What is the correct sequence of components from smallest muscle structure to largest muscle structure?






24. What are the most influential age-related changes that may decrease a client's ability to exhibit muscular strength?






25. A client with a high risk stratification for coronary artery disease






26. What are the most influential age-related changes that may decrease a client's ability to exhibit muscular strength?






27. What energy systems is capable of producing the greatest amount (capacity) of ATP?






28. What energy system is capable of producing ATP at the greatest rate?






29. A 35 year old female began an exercise program four months ago in which she has been running on a treadmill four days per week. What describes the adaptations that are most likely to occur with this program?






30. An example of an outcome goal...


31. At what point during the upward movement phase of the standing barbell curl exercise can the biceps brachii muscles produce the greatest torque?


32. Clients possessing predominantly Type II muslce fibers in their lower body probably would perform well in which of the events






33. What is the correct sequence of structures that the blood passes through after it leaves the left ventricle






34. What is true regarding bone health?






35. What composes total lung capacity?






36. This describes the properties of Type I and Type II muscle fibers






37. What is a point along the self-determination or regulation continuum is a client who is highly intrinsically motivated?






38. An example of an outcome goal...


39. What change in muscle length and tension are associated with a muscle spindle and a Golgi tendon






40. What change in the body's substrate use and enzyme levels is due to an adaptation to chronic aerobic exercise?






41. How many servings of the 'bread - cereal - rice - and pasta' group does this meal provide? 1.5 cups cooked oatmeal 1 cup 1% milk 3/4 cup apple juice 2 slices wheat toast with 2 tablespoons peanut butter






42. What is most likely to occur during a se of 10 reps at 75% of the 1RM for the squat exercise?






43. which of the following describes the process of fast glycolysis?


44. What is an example of negative reinforcement a personal trainer says to a client who just completed a month of consistently walking three times per week?


45. Describe what a client would be doing to allow the oxidative system to contribute the greatest percentage toward total ATP production.






46. What is most likely to occur as a result of aerobic endurance overtraining?






47. What change in muscle length and tension are associated with a muscle spindle and a Golgi tendon






48. A 30 year old female client is an avid 5 kilometer runner but she would like to improve her time. What test is the most appropriate to estimate this client's VO2 max?






49. What are the components of oxygen uptake (vo2)






50. Factors that may increase the standard error of measurement of a pushup test to assess muscular strength