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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 composes total lung capacity?






3. 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?






4. What change will increase concentric force production?






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






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






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






8. 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...






9. 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?


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






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






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


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






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






15. What change will increase concentric force production?






16. 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






17. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...






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






19. 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?






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. 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?






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






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






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


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






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






27. What is true regarding bone health?






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






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


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






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


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






33. An example of an outcome goal...


34. 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






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






36. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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


38. 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






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






40. An example of an outcome goal...


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






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






43. 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?


44. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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






46. What composes total lung capacity?






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






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






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






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