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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?






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






3. 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?






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






5. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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

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






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






9. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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17. What is true regarding bone health?






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






19. 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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20. What composes total lung capacity?






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






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






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






24. What change will increase concentric force production?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






36. 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?






37. 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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38. 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...






39. 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?






40. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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






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






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






44. What change will increase concentric force production?






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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