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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is a point along the self-determination or regulation continuum is a client who is highly intrinsically motivated?






2. 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?






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






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






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

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6. 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?






7. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...






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

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

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






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






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






13. What composes total lung capacity?






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






19. An example of an outcome goal...

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






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






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 composes total lung capacity?






25. What is true regarding bone health?






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






27. 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?






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






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






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






31. 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?

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32. What change will increase concentric force production?






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

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






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

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






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






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






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






40. 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?






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






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






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






44. 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?






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






46. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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






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






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






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