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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. At what point during the upward movement phase of the standing barbell curl exercise can the biceps brachii muscles produce the greatest torque?


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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






11. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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






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






14. 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?






15. What is true regarding bone health?






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






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






18. What composes total lung capacity?






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 muscle length and tension are associated with a muscle spindle and a Golgi tendon






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






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






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


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






25. 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






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






27. What factors discovered at a preparticipation health appraisal screening reveal a client's risk of coronary artery disease?






28. 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?


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






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






31. 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






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


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






34. An example of an outcome goal...


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






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






37. 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?






38. 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?






39. 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?






40. 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?


41. 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?






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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