PT Test 15

Question 1

As a response to a progressive resistance training program, which of the following demonstrates
the predominant contribution to an increase in cross-sectional area of a muscle?

Answer 1

hypertrophy and possibly hyperplasia

Question 2

What is the intensity recommendation for the initial conditioning stage of a cardiovascular
program?

Answer 2

40% to 60% of heart rate reserve

Question 3

Approximately how long is the initial conditioning phase of a cardiovascular training program?

Answer 3

Four weeks

Question 4

What is the formula to determine 60% of heart rate reserve?

Answer 4

Maximum heart rate - resting heart rate x 60% + resting heart rate

Question 5

When should a client exhale during performance of a bench press?

Answer 5

During the concentric phase of the movement.

Question 6

What health-related physical fitness component is primarily emphasized in a circuit training
program that has 30 stations, 60 seconds per station, at 25% of one repetition maximum?

Answer 6

Muscular Endurance

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a principle of training?

Answer 7

A. Overload
B. Specificity
C. Reversibility
D. Concentration
Answer: D

Question 8

What is the first phase of an annual training cycle?

Answer 8

Preparatory

Question 9

What resistance training method is described by a light to heavy or heavy to light progression of
sets?

Answer 9

Pyramid

Question 10

What resistance training method is being used when the client is performing a set of bicep curls
immediately followed by triceps pushdowns?

Answer 10

Supersets

Question 11

What is the predominant factor causing increases in strength during the initial weeks of training?

Answer 11

Improvements in neuromuscular adaptation

Question 12

Which of the following exercise program variables describes a change in intensity?

Answer 12

A. Changing activity from treadmill to stair-stepper.
B. Increasing a treadmill incline by five degrees.
C. Increasing the number of workout days from two to three per week.
D. Increasing treadmill running time from 20 to 30 minutes.
Answer: B

Question 13

What happens to the muscle during isometric tension development?

Answer 13

No change in the length of the muscle

Question 14

Which of the following exercises works best in isolating the soleus muscle?

Answer 14

A. Standing heel raises
B. Seated ankle extensions with the knees straight
C. Seated heel raises with bent (flexed) knees
D. Half squats with external rotation of the hip joint
Answer: C

Question 15

When doing a push-up on the floor, the motion at the elbow joint during the down phase is called
________ and the type of muscle action is called ________.

Answer 15

flexion, eccentric

Question 16

Which of the following muscle groups must be strengthened in order to maintain a healthy back?

Answer 16

Abdominals, hip extensors and erector spinae

Question 17

Which of the following correctly describes the technique used in PNF (Proprioceptive
Neuromuscular Facilitation)?

Answer 17

A contract-relax sequence to relax the muscle stretch reflex mechanism.

Question 18

An appropriate exercise to develop muscle endurance for the ________ is ________ .

Answer 18

A. quadriceps; one set of 15 knee flexions at low resistance.
B. triceps; one set of 15 repetitions of arm curls at low resistance.
C. wrist flexors; one set of 15 repetitions of wrist curls at low resistance.
D. hip abductors; one set of 15 repetitions of half-squats at low resistance.
Answer: C