Practice Exam

1. Free weights can help in developing the smaller synergistic muscles.

True

False

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

True

False

3. 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

4. How many days per week should you recommend exercise for an experienced lifter?

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

All of the above

10. How many muscles are in your body (roughly)?

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

Grade Exam

Company

National Personal Training Association
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