What would be an appropriate posting on an ACE certified Personal Trainer's professional social media homepage?
Which is the MOST effective systematic method of teaching a skill?
A 64-year-old client tells the ACE certified Personal Trainer that they have been diagnosed with osteoporosis by their physician. What is the BEST exercise to emphasize for the client?
Which gland secretes hormones that increase oxygen uptake, increase heat production, and affect many metabolic functions'?
When assessing a client's hip flexion using a passive supine straight-leg raise, an ACE certified Personal Trainer discovers there is less than 80 degrees of motion on both the right and left sides. This MOST likely indicates tightness in which muscles?
Which motion is the MOST significant safety concern during the performance of a squat thrust?
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?
The following nutritional information is given on the label of a food package:
Serving Size: 1
Amount per serving: 1
Calories: 390
Protein 25 g
Total carbohydrate: 50 g
Cholesterol: 25 mg
Sodium 390 mg
What percentage of the calories is derived from carbohydrates?
Which movement screen would provide the MOST information about a new client who is an avid golfer and is considering the movements associated with the sport?
Which joint actions of the lower extremity occur during the concentric phase of the movement?
When spotting a client performing a supine bench press, the ACE certified Personal Trainer should stand behind the client and place his or her palms in which of the following positions?
Which of the following blood pressure readings is considered normal?
During a training session with a new client, a 21-year-old male ACE certified Personal Trainer notices that the client, a 43-year-old female, appears to be stepping back from him. The trainer should respond by doing which of the following?
What advice should an ACE certified Personal Trainer give to outdoor boot camp participants in order to remain safe as the temperatures decrease and wind chills Increase?
An ACE certified Personal Trainer is moving and intends to refer clients to a new trainer. The professional responsibility is to:
Which of the following is an IMMEDIATE benefit that could encourage a new client to adhere to an exercise program?
During the initial interview, which of the following strategies is MOST effective in building a strong relationship with a new client?
Which characteristic is MOST important to consider when evaluating professional liability insurance programs?
What represents a level of intensity where lactic acid begins to accumulate within the blood'?
After programming-a moderate to high intensity exercise program for a new 38-year-old client, the ACE certified Personal Trainer learns they have been doubling each workout at each session, exceeding your initial suggestions. The trainer should:
Which form should a client sign to acknowledge that the client has been educated about the risks associated with participating in exercise?
What muscles comprise the quadriceps muscle group?
Your client is an endurance athlete who approaches you about using carnitine to enhance his performance. Your BEST response would be to:
A client is doing some dry land training with core exercises for an upcoming swim meet by working on back extension movements with arms overhead. The client is greatly fatiguing and breaking form but wants to continue. The personal trainer modifies the exercise by having the client lower arms to the side and continue the exercise. What is being applied in this modification?
A client preparing for her first 10K run decides to experiment with a carbohydrate-loading regimen listed in a running magazine to increase glycogen storage. She reported feeling irritable and fatigued during the first three days, and then feeling bloated during the last three days. What program revisions might you suggest to help her achieve her goal?
What is the primary action at the glenohumeral joint during the concentric phase of a dumbbell chest press?
Implementing a year-long strength-training program that adjusts loads, sets, and repetitions is called:
Which of the following is an example of a process goal?
To help a client struggling to adhere to his weight loss program, what would be the MOST effective strategy?
Which of the following is an advantage of free weights over machines?
A healthy 40-year-old male client would like you to be his personal trainer. You express that you require specific personal data to ensure that he can safely pursue fitness activity. Which of the following would be recommended as a MINIMAL prerequisite?
You are moving and intend to refer your clients to a new personal trainer. Your professional responsibility is to:
An individual with an anterior pelvic tilt would MOST likely be tight in which muscle group?
After six weeks of program participation, your training client has become interested in learning about post-exercise nutrition. Based on the principles of glycogen resynthesis, you tell her that her post-exercise snacks should include which of the following?
Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate resource for fitness-related guidelines for prenatal and postnatal exercise?
Which of the following factors CANNOT be determined through graded exercise testing?
A 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. What percent of each serving size comes from carbohydrates?
A client has been exercising three days per week for the past two months. On an exercise history form, the client indicates having embarked on fitness programs, but seems to have difficulty sticking with them for longer than three to six months. What would the BEST intervention be based on the clients stage of change?
You have just explained and demonstrated to your client how to perform a lat pull down exercise correctly. She tries the exercise with your spotting assistance and feedback. After she completes a set she asks you to perform the exercise again. Based on this experience, how would you characterize the client's learning preference?
Which of the following motions should be avoided when designing an exercise program for an individual with a history of shoulder dislocation?
Which of the following describes proper performance of the bench press exercise?