Practice Exam

1. 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

2. Which of the following is true regarding proper weight lifting form?

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

3. 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

4. What are the most common signs of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)?

Muscle soreness

Fatigue

Weakness

All of the above

5. Popular reasons why free weights are better than machines include:

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

6. How many repetitions are usually recommended for building muscular endurance?

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

7. Which of the following benefits are attributed to weight training?

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

8. 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

9. Your client is feeling a sharp pain in her knee during exercise. What should you do?

Tell her to wait a few minutes, then try the exercise again.

Attempt to diagnose what is wrong

Recommend she seek care from a qualified physician

Offer her some medication for the pain

10. Resistance training machines are best suited for experienced weight lifters.

True

False

Grade Exam

Company

National Personal Training Association
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