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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What controls the expansion and recoil of the lungs to create air exchange during heavy breathing?






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






3. 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?






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






5. 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?






6. 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?






7. 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?






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






9. What change will increase concentric force production?






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


11. An example of an outcome goal...


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






13. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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...






20. 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...






21. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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?






28. 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






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






30. 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?






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






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


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






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






35. 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?






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






37. What is true regarding bone health?






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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






45. 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?






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






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






48. An example of an outcome goal...


49. What composes total lung capacity?






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