Practice Exam

1. Breathing should be performed as inhaling as the muscles lengthen and exhaling as the muscles contract.



2. What are the two primary physiological responses to resistance exercise?





3. Exercise volume refers to the amount of intensity a client has.



4. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?





5. Which best describes a split routine?





6. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?





7. You should always keep a current CPR certification when training clients.



8. What is your most important role as a personal trainer?





9. Biceps are a primary mover (agonist) in a bicep curl. What is the antagonist muscle?





10. Some muscles are named after the function they perform in the body. As an example, forearm muscles are called flexors because they perform this action?






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