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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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...






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. 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...






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






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






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?






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






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






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






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






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






16. Using 220 lb for each and allowing 90 degrees of knee flexion at the bottom of each movement - what excercise produces the most work?






17. 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?


18. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. What change will increase concentric force production?






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






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






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






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






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






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


31. 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?






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






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






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


35. What composes total lung capacity?






36. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. What is true regarding bone health?






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






45. 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?






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


47. 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?






48. What is true regarding bone health?






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






50. 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?