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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What factors discovered at a preparticipation health appraisal screening reveal a client's risk of coronary artery disease?
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.
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
Decreased ability to produce force rapidly AND decreased muscle mass
Integrated

2. What energy system is capable of producing ATP at the greatest rate?
Decreased ability to produce force rapidly AND decreased muscle mass
Phosphagen
Oxidative
Arteries - capillaries - veins - right atrium

3. What guidelines should the personal trainer recommend to a client to promote proper fluid intake?
At 90 degrees of flexion - because the moment arm is at it's longest length.
Phosphagen
Decreased ability to produce force rapidly AND decreased muscle mass
Before Exercise - 1 pint (.5 liters) 2 hours before After exercise - 1 pint (.5 liter) for each lost pound

4. An example of an outcome goal...

5. A client with a high risk stratification for coronary artery disease
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
Muscle spindle = Rapid muscle length change Golgi tendon organ = increase in muscle tension
50 year old femaile who has COPD
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client

6. What change in muscle length and tension are associated with a muscle spindle and a Golgi tendon
Muscle spindle = Rapid muscle length change Golgi tendon organ = increase in muscle tension
Reliable
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago

7. This describes the properties of Type I and Type II muscle fibers
Triceps - Suprailium - Thigh
5
Type I = high endurance Type II = high force
Residual lung volume AND forced vital capacity

8. What guidelines should the personal trainer recommend to a client to promote proper fluid intake?
Before Exercise - 1 pint (.5 liters) 2 hours before After exercise - 1 pint (.5 liter) for each lost pound
5
Back squat
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test

9. What is true regarding bone health?
Increased concentration of GLUT
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.
3RM hang clean
Before Exercise - 1 pint (.5 liters) 2 hours before After exercise - 1 pint (.5 liter) for each lost pound

10. 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
Sitting quietly
Back squat
1.5 mile run

11. What is the correct sequence of structures that the blood passes through after it leaves the left ventricle
5
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
9 weeks
Arteries - capillaries - veins - right atrium

12. Factors that may increase the standard error of measurement of a pushup test to assess muscular strength
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength
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.
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client

13. Recommended sequence of tests that promotes the most accurate results when assessing general fitness
Upper body strength
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test
9 weeks
50 year old femaile who has COPD

14. A client with a high risk stratification for coronary artery disease
50 year old femaile who has COPD
Increased = mitochondrial density - Decreased = submax exercise HR
Oxidative
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client

15. 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?
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
Upper body strength

16. Recommended sequence of tests that promotes the most accurate results when assessing general fitness
50 year old femaile who has COPD
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test
Back squat
Decreased ability to produce force rapidly AND decreased muscle mass

17. 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...
Increased = mitochondrial density - Decreased = submax exercise HR
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
Reliable

18. 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?
Residual lung volume AND forced vital capacity
Sitting quietly
Increased = mitochondrial density - Decreased = submax exercise HR
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength

19. What is most likely to occur during a se of 10 reps at 75% of the 1RM for the squat exercise?
Oxidative
Motor unit recruitment increases
Oxidative
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference

20. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...
Improved skill in performing the exercise
Increase pennation
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength

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

22. What controls the expansion and recoil of the lungs to create air exchange during heavy breathing?
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
9 weeks
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
50 year old femaile who has COPD

23. How many weeks will it take a 220 lb client to reach a goal weight of 200 lbs?
Motor unit recruitment increases
1.5 mile run
9 weeks
3RM hang clean

24. What is the correct sequence of components from smallest muscle structure to largest muscle structure?
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
Reliable
Myofilament - myofibril - fiber - fasciculus
Increased concentration of GLUT

25. What change will increase concentric force production?
Benefits associated with participation AND Responsibilities of the client
Greater genetic variation
Increase pennation
9 weeks

26. 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
Myofilament - myofibril - fiber - fasciculus
Type I = high endurance Type II = high force
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
Increasing aerobic endurance

27. What are the components of oxygen uptake (vo2)
Upper body strength
9 weeks
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference
Benefits associated with participation AND Responsibilities of the client

28. What is most likely to occur as a result of aerobic endurance overtraining?
1. Skinfold measurements 2. sit and reach test 3. push-up test 4. Rockport walking test
Motor unit recruitment increases
Decreased VO2 max
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.

29. 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?
A breakdown of glycogen - it's end product is converted to lactic acid - a breakdown of glucose
1.5 mile run
Greater genetic variation
Oxidative

30. Three cognitive benefits provided by exercise
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
Greater genetic variation
9 weeks
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.

31. Factors that may increase the standard error of measurement of a pushup test to assess muscular strength
Increasing aerobic endurance
Before Exercise - 1 pint (.5 liters) 2 hours before After exercise - 1 pint (.5 liter) for each lost pound
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
1.5 mile run

32. Clients possessing predominantly Type II muslce fibers in their lower body probably would perform well in which of the events
Greater genetic variation
1.5 mile run
Olympic weightlifting AND 100 meter sprint
3RM hang clean

33. What factors discovered at a preparticipation health appraisal screening reveal a client's risk of coronary artery disease?
Evaluate the client's level of exercise readiness AND Discuss the client's goals for his or her exercise program.
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
Arteries - capillaries - veins - right atrium

34. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...
Integrated
Phosphagen
50 year old femaile who has COPD
Inconsistent or interrupted sleep - nonpurposeful decreases in lean body mass - leveled-off improvements or losses in muscular strength

35. 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?

36. This describes the properties of Type I and Type II muscle fibers
Type I = high endurance Type II = high force
Reliable
At 90 degrees of flexion - because the moment arm is at it's longest length.
Increasing aerobic endurance

37. What is most likely to occur as a result of aerobic endurance overtraining?
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
An inexperienced personal trainer - an injured client - testing a female client
Olympic weightlifting AND 100 meter sprint
Decreased VO2 max

38. What is the correct sequence of structures that the blood passes through after it leaves the left ventricle
Arteries - capillaries - veins - right atrium
Decreased VO2 max
Increased = mitochondrial density - Decreased = submax exercise HR
Type I = high endurance Type II = high force

39. What change in the body's substrate use and enzyme levels is due to an adaptation to chronic aerobic exercise?
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
Type I = high endurance Type II = high force
Increased concentration of GLUT
Decreased ability to produce force rapidly AND decreased muscle mass

40. 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?
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
2349 kilocalories
Olympic weightlifting AND 100 meter sprint
Triceps - Suprailium - Thigh

41. What change will increase concentric force production?
Oxidative
2349 kilocalories
Reliable
Increase pennation

42. 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?
Integrated
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
Increasing aerobic endurance
150 mm

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

44. How many weeks will it take a 220 lb client to reach a goal weight of 200 lbs?
Greater genetic variation
Evaluate the client's level of exercise readiness AND Discuss the client's goals for his or her exercise program.
5
9 weeks

45. Describe what a client would be doing to allow the oxidative system to contribute the greatest percentage toward total ATP production.
Abdominal muscle activity - diaphragm movement - ribcage movement
Increased concentration of GLUT
Sitting quietly
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago

46. What are the components of oxygen uptake (vo2)
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.
Back squat
150 mm
Heart rate - Stroke volume - a-vo2 difference

47. 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?
Increased = mitochondrial density - Decreased = submax exercise HR
1.5 mile run
2349 kilocalories
Integrated

48. What composes total lung capacity?
Residual lung volume AND forced vital capacity
150 mm
Increased = mitochondrial density - Decreased = submax exercise HR
Decreased ability to produce force rapidly AND decreased muscle mass

49. 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
'I want to be able to bench press more than my friend'
3RM hang clean
3RM hang clean

50. What energy system is capable of producing ATP at the greatest rate?
HDLs: 33 mg/dL AND quit smoking 60 days ago
Increased concentration of GLUT
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.
Phosphagen