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Question 1

Which of the following is an acceptable form of continuing education?
Select one:
a. Speaking at a conference on a topic related to health and fitness
b. An online CPR and AED certification that is at least 2 hours in duration
c. Completion of an apprenticeship at a qualified institution
d. Documentation of hands-on work experience

Answer 1

a. Speaking at a conference on a topic related to health and fitness

Question 2

Which of the following Ps of the marketing mix focuses on what is being sold?
Select one:
a. Promotion
b. Product
c. Placement
d. Price

Answer 2

b. Product

Question 3

Which of the following stages in the stages of change model involves individuals intending to take action in the next month?
Select one:
a. The precontemplation stage
b. The action stage
c. The maintenance stage
d. The preparation stage

Answer 3

b. The action stage

Question 4

Which type of influence comes from supportive leadership?
Select one:
a. Exercise group
b. Parental
c. Exercise leader
d. Family

Answer 4

c. Exercise leader

Question 5

What is a multiplanar step-up to balance an example of?
Select one:
a. Balance-stabilization exercise
b. Leg-stabilization exercise
c. Balance-modification exercise
d. Balance-power exercise

Answer 5

b. Leg-stabilization exercise

Question 6

The main goal of balance training is to continually increase a client’s awareness of his or her limit of stability awareness by creating which of the following?
Select one:
a. Autogenic inhibition
b. Controlled instability
c. Synergistic dominance
d. Functional flexibility

Answer 6

b. Controlled instability

Question 7

What does the Maximal Strength Phase of the Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model focus on?
Select one:
a. Decreasing the rate of force production
b. Reducing the recruitment of more motor units
c. Increasing the load placed on the tissues of the body
d. Improving the muscle size and muscle growth

Answer 7

c. Increasing the load placed on the tissues of the body

Question 8

Which of the following exercises is most appropriate for the goal of improving neuromuscular efficiency and intervertebral stability?
Select one:
a. Incline reverse crunch
b. Overhead medicine ball throws
c. Back extension
d. Prone iso-abs

Answer 8

d. Prone iso-abs

Question 9

Which method of cardio should be avoided for a client who demonstrates low-back arching as a movement compensation?
Select one:
a. Group exercise classes
b. Elliptical trainers
c. Bicycles
d. Treadmills

Answer 9

c. Bicycles

Question 10

During the overhead squat assessment, the feet turn out, which of the following muscles are underactive?
Select one:
a. Medial gastrocnemius
b. Soleus
c. Lateral gastrocnemius
d. Vastus lateralis

Answer 10

a. Medial gastrocnemius

Question 11

The observation of excessive forward lean during an overhead squat assessment is most likely caused by which of the following?
Select one:
a. An overactive pectoralis major and teres major
b. An overactive abductor complex and anterior tibialis
c. An overactive transverse abdominis and gluteus maximus
d. An overactive abdominal complex and gastrocnemius

Answer 11

d. An overactive abdominal complex and gastrocnemius

Question 12

Resting metabolic rate accounts for what percentage of total energy expenditure?
Select one:
a. 0.7
b. 0.55
c. 0.4
d. 0.85

Answer 12

a. 0.7

or 70%

Question 13

A new client’s goal is to increase lean body mass. Which of the following training phases can be omitted from his annual periodization plan?
Select one:
a. Stabilization endurance
b. Hypertrophy
c. Strength endurance
d. Power

Answer 13

d. Power

Question 14

Dynamic stretching uses which of the following concepts to improve soft tissue extensibility?
Select one:
a. Synergistic dominance
b. Relative flexibility
c. Myotatic stretch-reflex
d. Reciprocal inhibition

Answer 14

d. Reciprocal inhibition

Question 15

While performing a multiplanar lunge to balance exercise, a client exhibits excessive extension of the lumbar spine. Which of the following instructions can help this client?
Select one:
a. Tell the client to have the majority of their body weight on their rear leg during the lunge.
b. Tell the client to turn their front foot outward.
c. Tell the client to reduce their stride length.
d. Tell the client to support themself mainly with the toes of the front leg.

Answer 15

c. Tell the client to reduce their stride length.

Question 16

A multiplanar single-leg box hop-up with stabilization is categorized as an exercise in which of the following?
Select one:
a. Leg-power
b. Balance-stabilization
c. Balance-power
d. Leg-stabilization

Answer 16

c. Balance-power

Question 17

Clients must learn to identify challenging situations and barriers to exercise. Which of the following processes is the best tool for this type of learning?
Select one:
a. Self-monitoring
b. Self-analysis
c. Self-review
d. Reflection

Answer 17

a. Self-monitoring

Question 18

In which of the following scenarios is a trainer encouraging a client to practice self-monitoring?
Select one:
a. Have a client keep an exercise log on a calendar to help keep him motivated.
b. Help a client come up with a list of songs that will help motivate him to exercise.
c. Train a client to notice negative thoughts and replace those thoughts with positive ones.
d. Teach a client to imagine himself performing a barbell squat with greater confidence

Answer 18

a. Have a client keep an exercise log on a calendar to help keep him motivated.

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?
Select one:
a. "Does this exercise hurt?"
b. "Why do you want to lose 20 pounds?"
c. "Are you feeling okay?"
d. "Are you ready to get started today?"

Answer 19

b. “Why do you want to lose 20 pounds?”

Open-ended is free to what client wants -
close-ended is yes or no

Question 20

A client has worked out a few times during the past few months with a personal trainer. She wants to become regularly active but isn’t sure how this is accomplished. In which of the following sections of the stages of change model is the client?
Select one:
a. Contemplation
b. Precontemplation
c. Preparation
d. Action

Answer 20

c. Preparation

Question 21

Deoxygenated blood is pumped from the right ventricle to the lungs through which of the following vessels?
Select one:
a. Pulmonary arteries
b. Aortic arch
c. Pulmonary veins
d. Aortic valve

Answer 21

a. Pulmonary arteries

Question 22

Which term refers to the amount of blood pumped out of the heart with each contraction?
Select one:
a. Radial pulse
b. Stroke volume
c. Cardiac output 
d. Heart rate

Answer 22

b. Stroke volume

Question 23

As the velocity of a muscular contraction increases, the ability to produce force decreases for which part of the muscle action spectrum?
Select one:
a. Isometric
b. Concentric
c. Arthrokinetic
d. Eccentric

Answer 23

b. Concentric

Question 24

Which of the following is a catabolic hormone secreted by the adrenal glands and serves to maintain energy supply through the breakdown of carbohydrates, fats, and protein?
Select one:
a. Testosterone
b. Cortisol
c. Insulin
d. Norepinephrine

Answer 24

b. Cortisol

Question 25

Scapular protraction refers to which of the following movements of the scapula?
Select one:
a. Depression 
b. Inversion
c. Abduction
d. Adduction

Answer 25

c. Abduction

Question 26

In a client with upper crossed syndrome, which of the following muscles is shortened?
Select one:
a. Teres minor
b. Deep cervical flexors
c. Scalenes
d. Rhomboids

Answer 26

c. Scalenes

Question 27

A new client performs the Rockport walk test and scores in the “good” category of cardiovascular fitness. Up to which of the following percentages of maximal heart rate should this client train?
Select one:
a. 0.95
b. 0.65
c. 0.85
d. 0.75

Answer 27

c. 0.85

Question 28

Which of the following refers to a program design approach that adds a small increase of intensity every week?
Select one:
a. Linear summation
b. Tabulation
c. Linear periodization
d. Undulated periodization

Answer 28

c. Linear periodization

Question 29

What is used to increase the extensibility of soft tissues through both autogenic inhibition and reciprocal inhibition?
Select one:
a. Active stretching 
b. Elastic stretching
c. Static stretching
d. Ballistic stretching

Answer 29

c. Static stretching

Question 30

What type of support is tangible and practial to help a person adhere to exercise or achieve their goals?
Select one:
a. Informational support
b. Emotional support
c. Companionship support
d. Instrumental support

Answer 30

d. Instrumental support

Question 31

Which term represents the ability of the neuromuscular system to allow all muscles to work synergistically?
select one:
a. Neuromuscular efficiency 
b. synergistic dominance 
c. Davies law
d. reciprocal inhibition

Answer 31

a. Neuromuscular efficiency

Question 32

Resistance should be positioned to resist scapular depression and retraction during which of the following excercises?
select one:
a. dum bell chess press
b. standing cable row
c. biceps curl
d. standing tricep extension

Answer 32

b. standing cable row