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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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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 excercise mode requires the client to produce the most power?






3. 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...






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






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






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






7. 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?






8. 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






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






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






11. What composes total lung capacity?






12. 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?






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






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






15. 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?


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






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






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






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






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






21. What is true regarding bone health?






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


23. 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?






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






25. 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?






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. An example of an outcome goal...


32. 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...






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






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






35. What change will increase concentric force production?






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






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






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






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


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






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


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






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






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






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






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






48. An example of an outcome goal...


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






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