Practice Exam

1. Training specificity explains what type of training?

Pay attention to target muscles for a specific sport or training purpose

Lift heavy no matter what

Push through plateaus

Always overload on your resistance

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

True

False

3. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into left and right?

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

4. Which muscle is the prime mover in spine/trunk flexion?

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

5. 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?

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

6. When deciding exercise volume for a new client, how many sets are recommended for muscle endurance?

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

7. 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

8. Name the two types of muscle fibers.

Type 1 and Type 2

Type 4 and Type 5

Cells and Organs

Glycogen and Free Fatty Acids

9. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Moves the body toward the midline

Increases the angle at a joint

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

True

False

Grade Exam

Company

National Personal Training Association
Phone: 1-800-449-6189
Email: admin@personaltrainercertification.us