Practice Exam 4

Question 1

Which muscle is responsible for concentrically accelerating plantar flexion?

Answer 1

Gastrocnemius

Question 2

What is a basic nutritional recommendation for clients who want to gain lean body mass?

Answer 2

Eat 4 to 6 meals per day.

Question 3

Shoulder elevation refers to which of the following motions of the scapula?

Answer 3

Superior

Question 4

What muscle is responsible for concentrically accelerating hip extension and external rotation?

Answer 4

Gluteus maximus

Question 5

Which gland produces the hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help prepare the body for activity and for the fight or flight response?

Answer 5

Adrenal

Question 6

Large doses of beta-carotene intake can cause an increased risk for which of the following?

Answer 6

Lung cancer in smokers

Question 7

Which of the following is a formula that determines a client’s target heart rate during exercise?

Answer 7

Heart rate reserve (HRR) method

Question 8

During the descent of a single-leg squat, a client’s knee moves inward. Which of the following muscles should the trainer recognize as requiring static stretching?

Answer 8

Vastus lateralis

Question 9

Which of the following is designed to assess dynamic flexibility, core strength, balance, and overall neuromuscular control?

Answer 9

Overhead squat assessment

Question 10

A client’s shoulder elevates when performing a pushing assessment, what is a probable underactive muscle?

Answer 10

Lower trapezius

Question 11

Which of the following exercises is also a dynamic stretch?

Answer 11

Single-leg squat touchdown

Question 12

When working with loads exceeding 90 percent of maximum, a client would not exceed a workout volume of?

Answer 12

30 reps

Question 13

Which of the following percentages of ATP and PC recovery result from a rest interval of 40 seconds between sets of resistance exercise?

Answer 13

75%

Question 14

If a diabetic client has peripheral neuropathy, which of the following exercises should be avoided?

Answer 14

Foam roll calves

Question 15

In what position should the ankles, knees, and hips be during the takeoff position of the squat jump?

Answer 15

Flexion

Question 16

Resistance should be positioned to resist shoulder horizontal adduction during which of the following exercises?

Answer 16

Standing cable chest press

Question 17

Which of the following is a precaution that should be taken while performing the reverse crunch exercise?

Answer 17

Avoid swinging the legs when performing the exercise.

Question 18

What is the immediate progression of an alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest press?

Answer 18

Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press

Question 19

What is involved in the preparatory step for a multiplanar step-up, balance, curl to overhead press exercise?

Answer 19

Stand in front of a box with feet shoulder-width apart.

Question 20

Which of the following is a balance-strength exercise that requires an individual to step forward with toes pointing straight ahead and then pushing off of the front foot through heel onto the back leg and maintain balance on the back leg?

Answer 20

Lunge to balance