NFPT Exam Practice Test 2 (2022)

A muscle group that is directly responsible for the movement of resistance in a given exercise is a: Major Muscle Group Prime Mover Target Muscle Group Antagonist - ANSWER Prime Mover A healthy diet should consist ...

A muscle group that is directly responsible for the movement of resistance in a given exercise is a: Major Muscle Group Prime Mover Target Muscle Group Antagonist - ANSWER Prime Mover A healthy diet should consist of no more than: 5- 10 % fat 10 - 15 % fat 15 -20 % fat 20 - 25 % fat - ANSWER 20 - 25 % fat Which of the following is a contraindication to exercise? Acute back pain Cold or flu symptoms Constant lightheadedness Cancer diagnosis - ANSWER Constant lightheadedness Which of the following is initially utilized when beginning a session with aerobic activity? Insulin Glucose Myofibrils Progesterone - ANSWER Glucose Which of the following is the only usable fuel source for the brain? Sucrose Fructose Glucose Maltose - ANSWER Glucose Ingested protein moves to the stomach where it is acted on by which enzyme? Pepsin Pyruvate Acetyl CoA Amylase - ANSWER Pepsin Total Caloric Expenditure is: The calories ingested on an average day The estimate of calories needed to sustain daily activity The number of calories that you should try to burn each day The highest number of calories that your body is able to burn in one day - ANSWER The estimate of calories needed to sustain daily activity Prior to creating and implementing a fitness program, a trainer should: Perform a complete health screening Require the client to get permission from their physician Perform a VO2Max test on the client Process client's payment for one year of training services - ANSWER Perform a complete health screening A new, apparently healthy client wishing to improve their cardiorespiratory endurance admits that they smoke a half pack of cigerattes every day. Which of the following is the BEST way for the trainer to initially address this situation? Suggest that the client switch to electronic cigarettes to minimize health risks Ignore their smoking habit, it's only a half pack a day, it could be worse. There's no need to address it as long as they perform satisfactorily in their cardio assessment Casually explain the contraindications of smoking as it relates to performing exercise and how it could impede their results, ask if you can be of any help finding resources that could support them in quitting Contact the client's family and explain that they could help your client by hiding their cigarettes and being consistent in explaining the negative effects of smoking - ANSWER Casually explain the contraindications of smoking as it relates to performing exercise and how it could impede their results, ask if you can be of any help finding resources that could support them in quitting A client, who has purchased multiple training sessions in advance, continually arrives at the gym more interested in chatting about personal matters than actually working out. A results-oriented trainer should proceed by: Reminding the client of the dedication required to improve their health and well-being and that their time with you is valuable. Explain to them that you want to help them to get the most out of the time you have together Doing whatever the client wants with their sessions. If they wish for you to counsel them regarding their personal issues then that's their choice and you will listen to whatever they want to discuss Informing the client that you don't care about their personal matters and you are only their trainer, not their friend Ignore them and start working out yourself, maybe they will catch on that you're there to exercise and not to chit chat. If they don't catch on, that's okay because at least you got a workout in for yourself - ANSWER Reminding the client of the dedication required to improve their health and well-being and that their time with you is valuable. Explain to them that you want to help them to get the most out of the time you have together In addition to medical history, what is the MOST important thing you should talk to a client about? Their personal fitness goals Their work and family environment Their intended workout schedule Their current gym membership status - ANSWER Their personal fitness goals A client says they want to do an exercise they saw on YouTube that you know is wrong for them, how do you respond? Tell the client to stop watching stupid exercise programs Educate the client on why it's not best for them and then demonstrate an alternative exercise Tell them it's wrong, no need to educate them because it's your job to say no, don't do that Allow them to do just a few sets so they are kept happy with your service, you can tell them why it's not good later - ANSWER Educate the client on why it's not best for them and then demonstrate an alternative exercise The Karvonen Formula is used to find which of the following: Body fat percentage Body mass index Exercise heart rate Exercise calorie loss - ANSWER Exercise heart rate To remember the measurable components of an exercise training program, use the F.I.T.T. principle, which stands for: Fitness, Involvment, Tolerance, Time Frequency, Intensity, Tolerance, Type Fitness, Involvement, Type, Tolerance Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type - ANSWER Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type Which of the following is the recommended time to hold a static stretch? 5 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds 2 minute - ANSWER 30 seconds Training in this rep range will result in the greatest benefit for fat loss and muscular endurance: 20-25 12-15 4-6 1-3 - ANSWER 20-25 Muscle energy production in the absence of oxygen is known as Aerobic oxygenation Glycogenesis Oxidative phosphorylation Anaerobic glycolysis - ANSWER Anaerobic glycolysis During the initial assessment of a client, the client informs the trainer that a good friend was once severely injured while performing a barbell squat and they also refuse to perform them. Which of the following would be the BEST alternative exercise for this client? Split squat on Smith Machine Rowing exercise using machine Leg Press using machine Leg extensions on machine - ANSWER Leg Press using machine The acute phase of an injury should subside: within the first 24 to 72 hours within the first several weeks immediately following injury never because acute injuries are permanent - ANSWER within the first 24 to 72 hours Which of the following causes the endurance athlete to "hit the wall?" Potassium depletion Oxygen depletion Calcium depletion Glycogen depletion - ANSWER Glycogen depletion Which of the choices below is NOT considered smooth muscle? Brain tissue Vascular tissue Digestive tissue Respiratory tissue - ANSWER Brain tissue Which of the following two (2) hormones are 'stress hormones'? Prolactin and Growth Hormone Growth Hormone and Cortisol Cortisol and Glucagon Glucagon and Melatonin - ANSWER Growth Hormone and Cortisol Which of the following is the antagonist to the latissimus dorsi? External oblique Rhomboid Deltoid Tricep - ANSWER Deltoid Weight loss occurs when the body is in a(n): anaerobic state dehydrated state catabolic state anatonic state - ANSWER catabolic state The sheath of connective, fibrous and elastic tissue that surrounds an entire muscle group is called the: Endomysium Myocyte Perimysium Epimysium - ANSWER Epimysium