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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Factors that may increase the standard error of measurement of a pushup test to assess muscular strength
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
'Good job! Next month - you do not have to take the time to fill out your own walking workout card - I'll do it for you!'
Motor unit recruitment increases
Greater genetic variation
2. What change will increase concentric force production?
Greater genetic variation
3RM hang clean
Increase pennation
Increased = mitochondrial density - Decreased = submax exercise HR
3. Using 220 lb for each and allowing 90 degrees of knee flexion at the bottom of each movement - what excercise produces the most work?
Arteries - capillaries - veins - right atrium
Decreased VO2 max
Reliable
Back squat
4. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise
Triceps - Suprailium - Thigh
Greater genetic variation
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
Motor unit recruitment increases
5. What factors discovered at a preparticipation health appraisal screening reveal a client's risk of coronary artery disease?
A breakdown of glycogen - it's end product is converted to lactic acid - a breakdown of glucose
At 90 degrees of flexion - because the moment arm is at it's longest length.
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
6. What composes total lung capacity?
Decreased VO2 max
Residual lung volume AND forced vital capacity
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
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?
9 weeks
Decreased VO2 max
Increased = mitochondrial density - Decreased = submax exercise HR
Residual lung volume AND forced vital capacity
8. Clients possessing predominantly Type II muslce fibers in their lower body probably would perform well in which of the events
Olympic weightlifting AND 100 meter sprint
Reliable
50 year old femaile who has COPD
Increase pennation
9. What is most likely to occur during a se of 10 reps at 75% of the 1RM for the squat exercise?
Reliable
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
Motor unit recruitment increases
Triceps - Suprailium - Thigh
10. Using 220 lb for each and allowing 90 degrees of knee flexion at the bottom of each movement - what excercise produces the most work?
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
Increased concentration of GLUT
Back squat
At 90 degrees of flexion - because the moment arm is at it's longest length.
11. What should be included in a an informed consent?
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test
Decreased VO2 max
Muscle spindle = Rapid muscle length change Golgi tendon organ = increase in muscle tension
Benefits associated with participation AND Responsibilities of the client
12. What are the components of oxygen uptake (vo2)
2349 kilocalories
Residual lung volume AND forced vital capacity
Improved skill in performing the exercise
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
13. What energy systems is capable of producing the greatest amount (capacity) of ATP?
'Good job! Next month - you do not have to take the time to fill out your own walking workout card - I'll do it for you!'
Decreased VO2 max
Increasing aerobic endurance
Oxidative
14. What is most likely to occur during a se of 10 reps at 75% of the 1RM for the squat exercise?
Oxidative
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test
5
Motor unit recruitment increases
15. An example of an outcome goal...
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16. What is true regarding bone health?
2349 kilocalories
Triceps - Suprailium - Thigh
Decreased bone mineral density is related to an increased risk of fracture.AND Bone mineral density is promoted by chronic participation in a physically-active lifestyle.
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
17. What is most likely to occur as a result of aerobic endurance overtraining?
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength
Decreased VO2 max
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test
Improved skill in performing the exercise
18. What is most responsible for the strength gain a client would experience following three weeks of a beginning resistance training program?
Improved skill in performing the exercise
Integrated
150 mm
Triceps - Suprailium - Thigh
19. What controls the expansion and recoil of the lungs to create air exchange during heavy breathing?
Decreased VO2 max
Phosphagen
Back squat
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
20. What skinfold sites should a personal trainer select when applying a three-site SKF equation to a 45 year old female client?
Triceps - Suprailium - Thigh
Evaluate the client's level of exercise readiness AND Discuss the client's goals for his or her exercise program.
Olympic weightlifting AND 100 meter sprint
Greater genetic variation
21. 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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22. 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?
2349 kilocalories
Oxidative
Back squat
150 mm
23. What change in muscle length and tension are associated with a muscle spindle and a Golgi tendon
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
A breakdown of glycogen - it's end product is converted to lactic acid - a breakdown of glucose
Muscle spindle = Rapid muscle length change Golgi tendon organ = increase in muscle tension
24. A client with a high risk stratification for coronary artery disease
Muscle spindle = Rapid muscle length change Golgi tendon organ = increase in muscle tension
50 year old femaile who has COPD
Increased concentration of GLUT
Sitting quietly
25. What excercise mode requires the client to produce the most power?
Motor unit recruitment increases
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
3RM hang clean
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test
26. What energy systems is capable of producing the greatest amount (capacity) of ATP?
Upper body strength
A breakdown of glycogen - it's end product is converted to lactic acid - a breakdown of glucose
Oxidative
2349 kilocalories
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?
Decreased VO2 max
9 weeks
Oxidative
150 mm
28. 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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29. 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
Increasing aerobic endurance
3RM hang clean
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
Before Exercise - 1 pint (.5 liters) 2 hours before After exercise - 1 pint (.5 liter) for each lost pound
30. How many weeks will it take a 220 lb client to reach a goal weight of 200 lbs?
Increase pennation
9 weeks
Integrated
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
31. which of the following describes the process of fast glycolysis?
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32. 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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33. 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?
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
50 year old femaile who has COPD
Upper body strength
34. 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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35. What change will increase concentric force production?
Improved skill in performing the exercise
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
Increase pennation
Before Exercise - 1 pint (.5 liters) 2 hours before After exercise - 1 pint (.5 liter) for each lost pound
36. What is the correct sequence of components from smallest muscle structure to largest muscle structure?
Greater genetic variation
Arteries - capillaries - veins - right atrium
Myofilament - myofibril - fiber - fasciculus
Upper body strength
37. What is most likely to occur as a result of aerobic endurance overtraining?
Oxidative
A breakdown of glycogen - it's end product is converted to lactic acid - a breakdown of glucose
Muscle spindle = Rapid muscle length change Golgi tendon organ = increase in muscle tension
Decreased VO2 max
38. What is the correct sequence of structures that the blood passes through after it leaves the left ventricle
50 year old femaile who has COPD
At 90 degrees of flexion - because the moment arm is at it's longest length.
Arteries - capillaries - veins - right atrium
Upper body strength
39. 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?
Upper body strength
Phosphagen
Greater genetic variation
2349 kilocalories
40. This describes the properties of Type I and Type II muscle fibers
5
Increase pennation
Increased concentration of GLUT
Type I = high endurance Type II = high force
41. Factors that may increase the standard error of measurement of a pushup test to assess muscular strength
Integrated
50 year old femaile who has COPD
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
Evaluate the client's level of exercise readiness AND Discuss the client's goals for his or her exercise program.
42. What excercise mode requires the client to produce the most power?
9 weeks
Motor unit recruitment increases
3RM hang clean
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
43. 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
Increasing aerobic endurance
Triceps - Suprailium - Thigh
Residual lung volume AND forced vital capacity
Reliable
44. What are the most influential age-related changes that may decrease a client's ability to exhibit muscular strength?
Decreased ability to produce force rapidly AND decreased muscle mass
Increase pennation
At 90 degrees of flexion - because the moment arm is at it's longest length.
Muscle spindle = Rapid muscle length change Golgi tendon organ = increase in muscle tension
45. What change in the body's substrate use and enzyme levels is due to an adaptation to chronic aerobic exercise?
9 weeks
Increased concentration of GLUT
Benefits associated with participation AND Responsibilities of the client
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
46. What is the correct sequence of components from smallest muscle structure to largest muscle structure?
Increase pennation
Increasing aerobic endurance
Sitting quietly
Myofilament - myofibril - fiber - fasciculus
47. What guidelines should the personal trainer recommend to a client to promote proper fluid intake?
Myofilament - myofibril - fiber - fasciculus
Residual lung volume AND forced vital capacity
Integrated
Before Exercise - 1 pint (.5 liters) 2 hours before After exercise - 1 pint (.5 liter) for each lost pound
48. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...
3RM hang clean
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength
Integrated
Arteries - capillaries - veins - right atrium
49. Clients possessing predominantly Type II muslce fibers in their lower body probably would perform well in which of the events
Olympic weightlifting AND 100 meter sprint
At 90 degrees of flexion - because the moment arm is at it's longest length.
Muscle spindle = Rapid muscle length change Golgi tendon organ = increase in muscle tension
Decreased ability to produce force rapidly AND decreased muscle mass
50. What factors discovered at a preparticipation health appraisal screening reveal a client's risk of coronary artery disease?
Olympic weightlifting AND 100 meter sprint
Before Exercise - 1 pint (.5 liters) 2 hours before After exercise - 1 pint (.5 liter) for each lost pound
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
Olympic weightlifting AND 100 meter sprint
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