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Approximately what percentage of Americans aged 20 years and older are obese?

0.4

Which exercise is categorized as a total-body movement?

Ball squat, curl to press

In which of the following pairs are both foods considered to be allergens?

Dairy and shellfish

Which of the following is magnesium classified as?

Macromineral

What is the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible?

Speed

What are the steps in the cumulative injury cycle?

Tissue trauma, inflammation, muscle spasm, adhesions, altered neuromuscular control, and muscle imbalance

When performing high-velocity movements with medicine balls, the ball weight should be no more than what percentage of the user's body weight, according to current recommendations?

0.1

Initially, how many sets of SAQ drills are recommended for older adults?

1 or 2 sets

Food is composed of which three compounds?

Carbohydrates, fats and proteins

Which of the following options is not a benefit to all people who use balance training in their programming?

Decreased agility-based outcomes in athletes

In which BMI category would you classify Vincent if he has a BMI of 27?

Overweight

What phase of the OPT model would hypertrophy fall under?

Phase 3

Which component contributes the most to total energy expenditure?

Resting metabolism

If someone engages in a short, intense burst of activity lasting less than 30 seconds, which energy system will contribute the most to ATP production?

The ATP-PC system

You have a client seeking weight loss. What is the most appropriate amount of rest recommended between each repetition of an SAQ exercise?

15 to 60 seconds

Identify the correct number of continuing education units (CEUs) that an NASM Certified Personal Trainer needs to complete in a 2-year cycle to renew the certification.

2

What is the optimal amount of protein per meal for muscle protein synthesis?

20 to 40 g

You have a client seeking weight loss. What number of repetitions is most appropriate for SAQ drills?

3 to 5 reps

At what BMI threshold does a person's chance for obesity-related health problems increase?

30

How many skinfold sites are measured when determining body composition using the Durnin-Womersley protocol?

4

What is the most appropriate SAQ program design for a beginner adult who is apparently healthy?

4 to 6 drills with limited inertia and unpredictability, such as cone shuffles and agility ladder drills

What is an appropriate tempo for Phase 1 of the OPT model?

4-2-1-1

Which scheme would be the most ideal to achieve maximal strength adaptations?

5 sets, 5 reps, 85% 1RM

What would be the back-squat volume for a client who has completed 10 sets of 3 repetitions at 225 pounds?

6,750 pounds

How many B vitamins are there?

8

Of the following individuals, who would be the most suitable for being programmed SAQ (speed, agility, and quickness) exercises/movements?

A client who has been training for 1 month with adequate strength

How is an isokinetic muscle contraction best described?

A contraction that occurs when the speed of movement is fixed and the resistance varies with the force exerted

What best defines a Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+)?

A detailed questionnaire designed to assess an individual's physical readiness to engage in structured exercise

What statement best describes a low-cost health club?

A health club that offers a low-price membership, often including very few amenities other than access to exercise equipment

What blood pressure is reflective of stage 1 hypertension?

A reading of 130 to 139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic

Which statement best describes the term deconditioned?

A state in which a person may have a combination of muscle imbalances, poor flexibility, insufficient endurance, or limited joint stability

What is the peripheral heart action system?

A variation of circuit training that alternates upper body and lower body exercises throughout the circuit

Which of the following best defines cholesterol?

A waxy, fatlike substance found in bodily cells

What percentage of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) converts to a biologically available form called eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)?

About 5-15%

The anterior oblique subsystem includes which of the following muscle groups?

Adductor (inner) thigh muscles, obliques, and hip external rotators

Which of the following describes structural scoliosis?

Altered bone shape through the spine

Your client Ethan presents with an overactive/shortened quadriceps group, which is causing the hamstrings to be underactive/lengthened. What is this phenomenon called?

Altered reciprocal inhibition

Which of the following statements is considered to be most accurate?

An individual's cardiorespiratory fitness level is a strong predictor of morbidity and mortality

What is pertinent information for the fitness professional to consider before prescribing flexibility exercises?

Any medical precautions or contraindications

Kettlebells were first used in which setting?

As a unit of measurement on market and farming scales

What is the main role of a personal trainer?

Assess clients and make recommendations for exercise programming and other lifestyle changes

SAQ programs for youth have been found to decrease what?

Athletic injuries

How can fitness professionals earn CEUs?

Attending fitness industry conferences

When attempting to increase muscular size and strength in the lower body, which of the following exercise is least likely to be beneficial?

BOSU Squat

What duration does the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) typically recommend for the cardiorespiratory portion of the warm-up?

Between 5 and 10 minutes

Which of the following is true about body image?

Body image may not match reality, and people may view their bodies in a negative way and evaluate themselves inaccurately.

During the course of a training session, a client remarks that he is "cutting out all carbs" from his diet and just eating protein and vegetables to lose weight. How might you best respond to this, while staying within your scope of practice as a fitness professional?

Carbohydrates are an important source of fuel for our body, and it is unnecessary to avoid them for weight loss. Cutting carbs may lead to inadequate fuel for optimal training, which can compromise weight-loess efforts

Which regions of the spine demonstrate lordotic curves?

Cervical and lumbar

Which of these approaches is best in terms of safety and performance when using the box jump-up exercise with clients?

Choosing a box height in line with their capabilities

Which component of an OPT workout is intended to help preserve client autonomy?

Client's choice

For which population is the 1.5-mile (2.4-km) run test considered most valid?

College-aged athletes

Bridget, an NASM Certified Personal Trainer, is looking for ways to satisfy her CEU requirement. Which of the following would be an accepted means to fulfill this requirement?

Completing an NASM specialization worth 1.9 CEUs, along with a CPR/AED course for 0.1 CEUs

When a person is ambivalent about changing, what stage of change are they likely in?

Contemplation

How is VT1 identified when using the talk test during a cardio workout?

Continuous talking becomes challenging

The ability of an individual to maintain proper spinal and hip posture while the extremities are moving most accurately describes which term?

Core stability

What marketing strategy would be most effective at helping a fitness professional tell a story and create an instantly recognizable level of service?

Creating a brand identity

Which individual listed would be unlikely to use high levels of Maximal Strength Training of the OPT model?

Cross-country runner

What should be the first step in a client's program after the assessment?

Designing the flexibility portion of the program

Which of the following defines the general goal or outcome of training in zone 1?

Develop an appropriate aerobic base

Which of the following is a banned substance in the United States?

Dimethylamylamine (DMAA)

What three joint actions comprise triple flexion?

Dorsiflexion, knee flexion and hip flexion

Maintaining one's balance while running on an uneven surface can best be described as what type of balance?

Dynamic balance

Which type of muscle contraction/action attenuates force through muscle fiber lengthening?

Eccentric action

What concept allows a person to jump higher during plyometric exercises?

Eccentric loading

What muscles work with the obliques will assist a client in completing a standing cable rotation movement?

Erector spinae

Which of the following is considered a superficial muscle of the core?

Erector spinae

How often is it recommended to reassess clientele?

Every month

What is the concept used to describe the action of muscles that have the ability to contract automatically in anticipation of movement?

Feed-forward

What is the primary function of the global muscles of the core?

Force production during dynamic whole-body movements

How is upper crossed syndrome characterized?

Forward head and protracted shoulders

Which of the following nutrition topics are within the scope of practice for a Certified Personal Trainer?

General guidance on the importance of nutrition of health and performance

Which muscles are typically underactive with knee valgus during the overhead squat?

Gluteus maximus and Medius

Which of the following is the initial assessment that should be completed prior to starting any exercise or training program?

Health risk assessment

The most well-known and well-researched effect of omega-3 fats relates to which of the following?

Heart health

Which of the following effects may be experienced with overtraining?

High levels of cortisol, which lead to a catabolic environment

Self-esteem is defined by which of the following?

How someone evaluates their own self-worth physically, emotionally, and socially

What is defined as the state of elevated glucose in the bloodstream?

Hyperglycemia

Which statement best describes the first stage of the sales process?

Identifying a customer's needs

Which core exercise is most appropriate for an obese client to maximize comfort and to avoid potential hypotensive or hypertensive reactions to the exercise?

Incline plank

What change would lead to an increase in cardiac output during exercise?

Increased heart rate

Catecholamines are responsible for which of the following actions?

Increased lipolysis

Excessive anterior pelvic tilt would lead to this posture of the lumbar spine.

Increased lordosis

Which of the following is a characteristic of linear periodization?

Increases intensity while decreasing volume

The center of gravity moves in which direction when the knees and hips are equally flexed bilaterally?

Inferiorly

With type 1 diabetes, what hormone does the pancreas fall short in making?

Insulin

Which of the following hormones have an anabolic function and have been shown to increase up to 48 hours following resistance training?

Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)

What type of muscle contraction occurs between landing and jumping during plyometric training?

Isometric

When performing a floor bridge exercise, why should you not raise the hips too far off the floor?

It may place excessive stress on the lumbar spine through hyperextension.

What are two medical precautions for self-myofascial techniques?

Joint hypermobility and scoliosis

What is a key technique consideration during the squat jump with stabilization?

Keeping the knees in line with the toes

What is the ideal landing position when performing the squat jump exercise?

Knees over second and third toes

Which heart chamber gathers oxygenated blood coming to the heart from the lungs?

Left atrium

Which postural distortion is characterized by anterior pelvic tilt and excessive lordosis (extension) of the lumbar spine?

Lower crossed syndrome

Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to shoulder elevation during the pulling assessment?

Lower trapezius

The B vitamins have a primary role in what?

Macronutrient metabolism

What can Phase 1 of the OPT model best be described as?

Mastering basic movement patterns

Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is incorrect?

Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of intensity

The development of muscular endurance of the legs requires light weights and high repetitions when performing leg-related exercises. What is this an example of?

Mechanical specificity

What anatomical term is used to describe something that is relatively closer to the midline of the body?

Medial

Which of the following is considered one of the Four Horsemen of Fitness?

Medicine ball

Without a perceived discrepancy between a client's current state and making a change, what is lacking?

Motivation

What is a client-centric coaching style that helps enhance their desire to change by resolving ambivalence?

Motivational interviewing

A person walks differently when they move from a sidewalk onto the sand. This is regulated by what function?

Motor function

Squat, push, pull, press, hip hinge, and multiplanar movement are all known as what?

Movement patterns

Which muscle functions in a feed-forward mechanism in anticipation of limb movements?

Multifidus

What phase of the OPT model does the adaptation "muscular strength and hypertrophy" fall into?

Muscular Development

Besides Power Training, which phase of training would be the best option for someone who is attempting to improve their Olympic weightlifting?

Muscular strength training

Which structures of the body does osteoporosis commonly affect?

Neck of the femur and the lumbar (low-back) vertebrae

Which joint has the simplest movement, moving either back and forth or side to side?

Nonaxial

What type of communication includes posture, hand gestures, proximity to others, and facial expressions?

Nonverbal communication

Flexibility is defined as the following:

Normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows for complete range of motion

A client is asked, "Why do you want to lose weight?" This is an example of what kind of question?

Open-ended

What is the difference between open-ended and closed-ended questions?

Open-ended allows for elaboration, while closed-ended allows for one-word answers.

Which type of training would most likely lead to increased levels of testosterone, insulin-like growth factors, and growth hormone?

Overload training that is of a high intensity with limited rest periods

Omega-3 fatty acids do not include which of the following fatty acids?

Palmitic acid

What is the correct position of the hands during the standing hammer curl exercise?

Palms facing inward toward each other

What is the term for a postural disturbance being added to a task in order to make the task more difficult?

Perturbation

What are three postural distortion patterns to look for in static postural assessments?

Pes planus distortion syndrome, lower crossed syndrome and upper crossed syndrome

A Certified Personal Trainer may seek further proprioceptive development in which of the following phases?

Phase 1

Kettlebell exercises have proven extremely beneficial in the development in which plane or of which chain?

Posterior chain

Which of these is one of the major curvatures of the spine?

Posterior lumbar curve

What is the name for projections protruding from the bone to which tendons and ligaments attach?

Processes

What is the best choice of attire to an interview at a health club?

Professional business attire

Selectorized machines provide all the following benefits except for which one?

Provide an increased range of motion

A Certified Personal Trainer wants to improve a client's outcome expectations for resistance training. What behavior change technique might they use?

Providing information on the health benefits

Which type of professionals are qualified to counsel individuals who are diagnosed with depression, using exercise as a supplemental treatment?

Psychologist or psychiatrist

Prior to ever working with a client, what is the most important priority when starting an independent personal training business?

Purchasing liability insurance and appropriate business licenses

Which component of SAQ involves the ability to react to a stimulus (i.e., reaction time) and appropriately change the motion of the body in response to that stimulus (such as hitting a baseball)?

Quickness

Which is a primary adaptation of the Power Training phase?

Rate of force production

Which component of a monthly training plan should always be performed before moving to the next month's mesocycle?

Reassessment

Which of the following nutrition professionals is nationally recognized by the Commission on Dietetic Registration to provide clinical, community, food service, and nutrition education?

Registered dietitian nutritionist

How are dietary supplements defined?

Regulated dietary materials used to increase intake of a desired nutritional component

Javier has recently earned his NASM Certified Personal Trainer credential and is starting to apply to health clubs for his first job as a personal trainer. Which job from his previous non-fitness industry work experience demonstrates qualities that would best be applicable to personal training?

Restaurant server

What is the practice of identifying a negative inner narrative and replacing it with positive statements?

Reverse listing

Where in the heart is the sinoatrial node located?

Right atrium

Which heart chamber gathers deoxygenated blood returning to the heart from the superior and inferior vena cava veins?

Right atrium

Which heart chamber receives deoxygenated blood and pumps it to the lungs?

Right ventricle

Which of the following would be considered a process goal?

Run three times a week

Which of the following options would be the correct superset for back exercises during Phase 2 of the OPT model?

Seated cable row followed by stability ball dumbell row

Which of the following is an example of an exercise that targets the local muscles of the core?

Side plank

The social standing of a person or group that includes education, income, and occupation describes which term?

Socioeconomic status

Receptors involved with this sense are specifically responsible for determining foot position while standing on an unstable surface.

Somatosensation

Which of the following hydration options would be most appropriate for exercise lasting over 90 minutes, or shorter-duration exercise in warm temperatures with heavy perspiration?

Sports drink or electrolyte tablets mixed with water

Which of the following exercises is typically used to measure maximum strength of the lower extremities?

Squat

What is a regression for the box jump-up with stabilization?

Squat jump with stabilization

Through an integrated and systematic approach, which order of phases of training is correct?

Stabilization endurance, Strength endurance, Muscular development/hypertrophy, Maximal strength, and Power

When progressing a client to more-dynamic plyometric exercises, what is the first element that should be increased?

Stabilization, form, and mechanics during landing

What type of resistance training exercise best describes a kettlebell bottoms-up movement?

Stabilization-focused exercise

What is the primary action of the multifidus?

Stabilize and extend the spine

Which of the following workout stages can include steady-state exercise?

Stage 2

What is a proper regression if a client cannot perform the lunge exercise correctly?

Step-ups

Which of the following is not one of the primary levels of the OPT model?

Strength Endurance

What is the physical action in the body during the eccentric phase of the stretch-shortening cycle?

Stretching of the agonist muscle

What is defined as the distance covered in one stride?

Stride length

What is defined as the number of strides taken in a given amount of time or distance?

Stride rate

Speed is the product of what two variables?

Stride rate and stride length

When a client makes a statement that supports their current behavior, what is this called?

Sustain talk

What is the most appropriate response from a Certified Personal Trainer if a client insists on using a steroid or other harmful substance?

Tell them no, and refer them to a licensed medical professional for further advice.

Which of the following would be a credible source of nutrition information?

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

What is end-systolic volume?

The amount of blood remaining in the ventricle after contraction

Which of the following describes attitude?

The degree to which a person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of behavior

How should an eccentric muscle action be described?

The development of muscle tension during lengthening of the contractile tissue

What is reached when a talk test during exercise reveals a client to be working at ventilatory threshold 2?

The level at which the body can work at its highest sustainable steady-state intensity for more than a few minutes

How is osteopenia best described?

The loss of bone density related to the aging process

How are open-ended questions best used during the sales process?

The questions identify the customer's wants, needs, fears, and desires.

Which of the following is not a negative side effect of stress?

The release of endorphins

Which of the following is true of protein shakes?

They are convent options for increasing protein intake

What is the primary purpose of the peripheral nervous system?

To connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body

What is the most important reason that a Certified Personal Trainer should make sure an older adult has been cleared by the medical provider to take part in a balance training program?

To ensure safety

Ergogenic aids are typically consumed for what purpose?

To improve athletic performance and/or body composition

What measurement is dependent upon the length of the lever arm and the angle between the force application and the lever arm?

Torque

What is defined as an individual's level of effort, compared with their maximal effort, which is usually expressed as a percentage?

Training intensity

Which muscle acts to increase intra-abdominal pressure?

Transverse abdominis

Which of the following is characterized as a local muscle of the core?

Transverse abdominis

What are the three categories within the lipid family?

Triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols

Which condition is an example of a chronic disease?

Type 2 diabetes

In which BMI category would you classify Mary if she has a BMI of 17.5?

Underweight

Training power for 2 days before moving on to 2 days of strength training would be an example of what kind of periodization?

Undulating periodization

Which of the following is considered the gold standard measurement for cardiorespiratory fitness?

VO2max

Which test provides the most personalized assessment of an individual's true metabolic function?

Ventilatory threshold (VT1) test

Which of the following tests is used to measure lower-extremity power?

Vertical jump

Which vitamin is the most transient?

Vitamin C

Where is it most common to take an individual's circumference measurement to assess health risk?

Waist

Which of the following would be the recommended source of hydration after 40 to 45 minutes of exercise with minimal perspiration?

Water

Which of the following intensities best represents VT2 during the incremental test protocol?

When the individual responds with "no" when asked, "Can you speak competently?"

The core is defined by the muscles in which region of the body?

umbo-pelvic-hip complex region


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