ACE Personal Trainer - Chapter 9
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is planning to include high-intensity activities within a client's muscular-training program. During which portion of the exercise session should the high-intensity activities be performed?
Close to the beginning of the conditioning portion when the client is less likely to be fatigued
Which is the MOST commonly recommended training tempo for new exercises?
6 seconds
Which of the following movements occurs in the frontal plane?
Abduction of the leg
Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of a tendon?
Attaches muscle to bone
Which of the following BEST describes an eccentric action?
External force exceeds the contractile force generated by a muscle
During the concentric portion of a seated leg extension, which muscle group is performing as the antagonist?
Hamstrings
A client has been working with an ACE Certified Personal Trainer for three months. The client has recently experienced a strength plateau with the chest press exercise. Based on the phenomenon of diminishing returns, which exercise would be MOST appropriate to include in the next micro cycle?
Incline chest press
Which of the following joints is PRIMARILY used for stability?
Knee
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client who would like to complete a circuitstyle resistance-training workout two times per week. Which of the following exercise sequences is MOST appropriate for the client?
Linear leg press, seated chest press, seated lat pull-down, triceps dip
Adults who do not perform muscular training will typically see which of the following muscular tissue responses as they age?
Loss of 5 lb (2.3 kg) per decade
Which of the following exercises BEST demonstrates isometric action?
Modified V-sit
Fast-twitch muscle fibers are PRIMARILY recruited during which of the following exercises?
Power clean
Which of the following training principles refers to loss of muscle strength due to termination of a regular muscular-training program?
Reversibility
Which of the following roles do osteoblasts play in the remodeling process?
Build bones
Which portion of the spine consists of five fused vertebrae?
Sacrum
Which of the following types of muscle is considered voluntary?
Skeletal
Which of the following exercises BEST represents a closed-kinetic-chain movement?
Body-weight squat
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is training a client who performed a squat assessment with a maximal resistance of 325 pounds (147 kg). Which of the following weight loads would the client MOST likely be able to lift for 8 repetitions?
260 pounds (118 kg)
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is designing a workout focused on pushing and pulling movements. Which of the following series of exercises would MOST likely be included?
Bench press, seated row, pec fly
During the concentric phase of a biceps curl, which muscle acts as the prime mover?
Biceps brachii
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is designing an exercise program for an advanced client looking to perform high-volume/high-intensity muscular training and who wants to exercise on most days of the week. Which of the following exercise designs is MOST appropriate for this client?
Monday: Pushing movements for chest, shoulders, and triceps Tuesday: Pulling movements for back, biceps, and trunk Wednesday: Bend-and-lift movements for legs Thursday: Pushing movements for chest, shoulders, and triceps Friday: Pulling movements for back, biceps, and trunk Saturday: Bend-and-lift movements for legs Sunday: Rest
A new client provided a sample of a previous workout that included 3 sets of 5 repetitions with a weight load of 90% of one-repetition maximum (1-RM) and a rest interval of 2-5 minutes. This sample exercise plan is MOST likely to indicate the client had which of the following training goals?
Muscular strength
Which of the following would be MOST beneficial for a client looking to increase his or her resting metabolic rate (RMR)?
Muscular training 2-3 days per week
Which of the following muscles is considered the prime mover in a push-up?
Pectoralis major
An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client who has a bench press repetition range of 12-15. The client had been consistently bench pressing 175 pounds (79 kg) for 12 repetitions, and can now complete 15 repetitions at the same weight. Utilizing the doubleprogression training protocol, which of the following would be the MOST appropriate progression?
Perform 12 repetitions of 185 pounds (66 kg)
