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NSCA Personal Trainer Exam

Instructions:
  • 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 excercise mode requires the client to produce the most power?






3. What is true regarding bone health?






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






5. An example of an outcome goal...


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






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






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






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






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






11. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...






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






13. 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?






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






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






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






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


18. What is true regarding bone health?






19. 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?






20. 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?






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






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






23. 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?


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






25. 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






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






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






28. Symptoms of overtraining from resistance exercise...






29. What change will increase concentric force production?






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






31. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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?






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






39. 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?


40. 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?






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


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






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


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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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