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Question 1
Single choice

A client does interval training with an ACE certified Personal Trainer twice each week to improve overall running performance After 12 weeks of training, the client has been able to run the same distance in less time and has a lower exercise heart rate during interval training.

What explains this conditioning response?

A.

Increased type ll fibers

B.

Decreased cardiac output

C.

Increased mitochondrial density

D.

Decreased stroke volume

Question 2
Single choice

Following four weeks of free-weight instruction and demonstrations, a client is not improving and frequently makes the same mistakes even after repeated corrections. The ACE certified Personal Trainer is currently using verbal cues to instruct him through the exercise.

Which of the following teaching methods would be MOST effective to help the client gain a better understanding of what the trainer wants him to do?

A.

Continue to demonstrate proper strength-training techniques to the client.

B.

Incorporate a kinesthetic method to guide the client through effective execution.

C.

Use the same words and methods every time for consistency and to reduce confusion.

D.

Continue to praise the client for progress even when the execution is not correct.

Question 3
Single choice

During the performance of the squat in the video, which muscle group is dominant in both the eccentric and concentric phases of the exercise?

A.

Gluteals

B.

Quadriceps

C.

Hamstrings

D.

Anterior tibialis

Question 4
Single choice

A 20-year-old client Is getting married in two months The client would like to lose 30 lb (13 6 kg) before the wedding day and would like a daily nutrition plan to follow. The client wants this diet plan to provide enough energy to allow the client to exercise at a higher intensity and lose weight at the same time.

What should be the ACE certified Personal Trainer's NEXT step?

A.

Refer the client to a registered dietitian.

B.

Provide the client with documents outlining the U S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines so that the client can assemble a dietary plan.

C.

Refer the client to another trainer who has a nutrition certification.

D.

Create a daily nutritional plan, taking into account the client's weight, metabolism, and activity level.

Question 5
Single choice

A client has been exercising for years at the fitness center and would like to begin weight lifting but cannot afford personal training right now. The client asks one of the centers ACE certified Personal Trainers for advice.

Which response below would be MOST suitable for the client?

A.

Offer to train the client at home for a cheaper price than the club charge because it is evident that the
client needs personal training.

B.

Suggest that the client attend one of the center's resistance-training classes, explaining that the support from others may really motivate the client to strength train.

C.

Suggest doing resistance training with the client for free during the week at the club.

D.

Suggest that if the client saves up money, perhaps in a few months they may be able to hire a personal trainer to help with weight training.

Question 6
Single choice

What is the range of essential body fat in men?

A.

1-3%

B.

2-5%

C.

4-7%

D.

6-8%

Question 7
Single choice

A client wants to work on chest muscles by using an exercise learned in a group exercise class. While standing and holding 2-lb (1 kg) dumbbells with shoulders abducted and externally rotated and elbows flexed, the client demonstrates the exercise by horizontally adducting and horizontally abducting the shoulders.

What should an ACE certified Personal Trainers response be?

A.

"This exercise does not activate the pectoralis major muscles."

B.

"This Is a great exercise tor the pectoralis major and rhomboid muscles Let's include it In your program."

C.

"This exercise uses the chest, but there are more effective exercises that I can show you."

D.

"This exercise is contramdicated for everyone because it places the shoulders in abduction and external rotation."

Question 8
Single choice

An ACE certified Personal Trainer is moving and intends to refer clients to a new trainer. The professional responsibility is to:

A.

Gather all the records on the clients to give to the new trainer.

B.

Obtain signed documentation to release the clients' records to the new trainer.

C.

Have the new trainer retest and evaluate the clients.

D.

Leave the records with the club manager.

Question 9
Single choice

An ACE certified Personal Trainer is educating a client on how to read a food label. On the label, there are 260 calories per serving, with three servings per package. There are 15 grams of carbohydrates and 10 grams of fat in each serving size.

How many calories from fat are in the entire package?

A.

90

B.

120

C.

200

D.

270

Question 10
Single choice

To safely perform the squat exercise using a moderately loaded barbell (50% of body weight) and minimize the risk of injury, which functional action is recommended prior to Initiating the lift?

A.

Brace the inner core/trunk muscles.

B.

Center the hips and laterally balance the load.

C.

Co-contract the agonist and antagonistic muscles of the hips and thighs.

D.

Establish a balanced anterior/posterior position of the knees relative to the hips.

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