ACSM Personal Training Exam
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During the initial client-contact process, you find that your potential client would rather work with
a trainer of another gender. You should: ✔✔Refer t
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ACSM Personal Training Exam
Questions and Answers Already Passed
During the initial client-contact process, you find that your potential client would rather work with
a trainer of another gender. You should: ✔✔Refer the client to another personal trainer who would
be more compatible
Which of the following is the MOST powerful method of marketing to potential clients? ✔✔Word
of mouth
What is the waist-to-hip ratio threshold at which a female client's health is considered at risk?
✔✔0.88
A heart murmur that is clinically significant may be indicative of: ✔✔Valvular heart diesease
Which of the following predicts behavior change depending on the perceived threats to one's wellbeing? ✔✔Health Belief Model
A client is exercising once a week and slowly increases to twice a week over the course of a month.
This is consistent with which theory of behavior change? ✔✔Small Changes Model
Regarding anatomy of the central nervous system, which of the following is TRUE? ✔✔The CNS
is represented by the brain and spinal cord
________ is the pressure exerted on the arterial wall during the ventricular contraction phase
✔✔Systolic Blood Pressure
The elbow can perform movements in which plane? ✔✔Sagittal
The intensity of work is represented by ✔✔RPE
The amount of force is represented by ✔✔resistance
The displacement is represented by ✔✔ROM
Which of the following is NOT a chronic benefit of regular cardiovascular exercise? ✔✔Decreased
exercise threshold for the onset of disease signs and symptoms
The most prominent adaption with resistance training is: ✔✔muscle hypertrophy
Strength gains during early phases of resistance training are largely due to changes in the:
✔✔nervous system
A muscle generates enough force to overcome an external resistance and shorten. This is known
as which type of action? ✔✔Concentric
A muscle maintains constant force without any changes in joint angle. This is known as which
type of action? ✔✔Isometric
Which of the following is an example of a short bone? ✔✔Tarsal
A lumbar vertebrae is an example of a ___ bone ✔✔Irregular
Which of the following is considered a hinge joint? ✔✔Elbow
Which of the following would MOST likely lead to impingement syndrome? ✔✔Over-developed
anterior deltoid
Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding strength in the lumbo-pelvic
region? ✔✔Pelvic stabilization forces the lumbar muscles to be the primary trunk extensors,
thereby providing the overload stimulus for strengthening
Which of the following results from regular resistance training? ✔✔Increase in bone density
Resistance training in cardiac patients improves ✔✔Muscular strength and endurance while
decreasing the cardiovascular demands of a given task
Which exercise would be best suited for an advance athlete? ✔✔Clean and jerk
Which type of training takes advantage of the stretch-shortening cycle of the muscle?
✔✔Plyometric training
Your client would like to start playing tennis on the weekend. She has a BMI of 32, is age 36 and
she has led a very sedentary lifestyle. Which c
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