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Practice Exam
1. Which training principle describes the practice of gradually adding more resistance so there is enough stimulus to grow?
Training progression
Training specificity
Training overload
Diminishing returns
2. How many muscles are in your body (roughly)?
200 muscles
500 muscles
700 muscles
Over 1,000
3. What are the two primary physiological responses to resistance exercise?
Muscular strength and muscle size
Muscle size and power
Muscle strength and flexibility
Muscle size and flexibility
4. Which contraction involves muscle length variations with no change in tension?
Isokinetic
Isotonic
Isometric
None of the above
5. Which training principle describes the practice of systematically increasing your repetitions to get stronger?
Training progression
Training specificity
Training overload
Diminishing returns
6. What are the main reasons to have a spotter?
For good exercise technique
For safety reasons
Both A and B
None of the above
7. What is your most important role as a personal trainer?
Get your clients stronger
Help them lose weight
Provide safe and effective exercise instruction
Motivate and inspire
8. Biceps are a primary mover (agonist) in a bicep curl. What is the antagonist muscle?
Erector Spinae
Triceps
Gluteus Maximus
Latissimus Dorsi
9. Why should you use a PAR-Q with your clients in the initial visit?
To see if the client needs to lose weight
To assess a client’s interest in working out
As a pre exercise screening tool to uncover any medical concerns
A PAR-Q is not required prior to working out
10. Which best describes a split routine?
Begin with heavy weights and a lower number of reps
Pair four or more exercises together
Pair two exercises together
Major muscle groups are split into different days or workouts
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