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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is most responsible for the strength gain a client would experience following three weeks of a beginning resistance training program?






2. 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...






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






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


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


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






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






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






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






10. A 39 year old female client performed a submaximal bicycle ergometer test and had her VO2 max estimated as 30.2 ml x kg-1 x min-1. She weighs 136 pounds and is 66 inches tall. Her body fat is 24% and resting blood pressure is 124/84 mmHg. What should






11. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






12. A 52 year old male client's resting blood pressure was 130/82 during the initial assessment. When measuring his blood pressure one month later - to what level of mercury (Hg) should the bladder be inflated?






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






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






15. A 52 year old male client's resting blood pressure was 130/82 during the initial assessment. When measuring his blood pressure one month later - to what level of mercury (Hg) should the bladder be inflated?






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






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






18. An example of an outcome goal...


19. 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






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






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


22. What guidelines should the personal trainer recommend to a client to promote proper fluid intake?






23. 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...






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






25. Recommended sequence of tests that promotes the most accurate results when assessing general fitness






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


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






28. 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?






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






30. What change will increase concentric force production?






31. 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






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






33. What excercise mode requires the client to produce the most power?






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






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






36. An example of an outcome goal...


37. What skinfold sites should a personal trainer select when applying a three-site SKF equation to a 45 year old female client?






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






39. What composes total lung capacity?






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






41. 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?


42. What is most responsible for the strength gain a client would experience following three weeks of a beginning resistance training program?






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






44. What skinfold sites should a personal trainer select when applying a three-site SKF equation to a 45 year old female client?






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






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






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






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






49. What should be included in a an informed consent?






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