AFAA GFI CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔speed - ✔✔straight-ahead velocity
✔✔agility - ✔✔maintaining center of gravity over changing base of support while
changing direction at various speeds
✔✔quickness - ✔✔reacting to stimuli with appropriate muscular response without
hesitation
✔✔interval training - ✔✔alternates between intense exertion & rest or lighter exertion
✔✔stabilization - ✔✔remain stable and balanced over center of gravity in a changing
environment
✔✔endurance - ✔✔muscles fire over prolonged periods of time
✔✔strength - ✔✔neuromuscular system provides internal tension and exerts force
against external resistance
✔✔hypertrophy - ✔✔skeletal muscle fiber enlargement
✔✔power - ✔✔ability to produce large amount of force in short amount of time
✔✔periodization - ✔✔division of training program into smaller, progressive stages
✔✔training intensity - ✔✔exercise effort compared to maximal effort; percentage of
1RM
✔✔training volume - ✔✔total work performed within specified time; reps x sets
✔✔SMR - ✔✔self-myofascial release; foam rollers, rolling sticks, massage balls
✔✔bodyweight training - ✔✔leverages bodyweight and position to create exercise
challenge
✔✔suspension training - ✔✔fixed straps, portable straps
✔✔weighted equipment - ✔✔dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, weighted
bars
✔✔elastic resistance - ✔✔bands, tubing, figure-8 tubes, looped bands
, ✔✔balance - ✔✔stability balls, balance plates, sliding discs
✔✔reactive, SAQ & power - ✔✔battle ropes, boxes, ladders, cones, dots
✔✔aquatic - ✔✔belts, noodles, webbed gloves, paddles, water dumbbells
✔✔mind-body - ✔✔mats, blocks, straps
✔✔skill mastery - ✔✔cycle bikes, step benches, mini-trampolines, ballet bars, boxing
gloves, kick/punch bags
✔✔radial pulse - ✔✔two fingers below wrist on thumb side of arm; count 10 seconds,
multiply by 6
✔✔talk test - ✔✔self-evaluation of intensity associated with ability to talk while
exercising
✔✔dyspnea - ✔✔troubled breathing; rated on scale from +1 through +4
✔✔rating of perceived exertion (RPE) - ✔✔expresses how hard participants feel they
are working based on physical sensation; two versions: Borg scale, 0-10 RPE scale
✔✔adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - ✔✔energy storage & transfer unit within cells
✔✔anaerobic - ✔✔without oxygen
✔✔ATP-PC - ✔✔energy system that uses phosphocreatine; up to 10-15 seconds
✔✔Glycolysis - ✔✔energy system that uses glucose; up to 2-3 minutes
✔✔aerobic - ✔✔with oxygen
✔✔oxidative system - ✔✔energy system that uses glucose; aerobic; activity longer than
2-3 minutes
✔✔glycogen - ✔✔macronutrient; complex carbohydrate stored in liver & muscle cells
✔✔essential amino acids - ✔✔cannot be produced by body, must be acquired by food
✔✔nonessential amino acids - ✔✔produced by body, no need to consume in diet
✔✔complete protein - ✔✔provides all essential amino acids, easy to digest & absorb
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔speed - ✔✔straight-ahead velocity
✔✔agility - ✔✔maintaining center of gravity over changing base of support while
changing direction at various speeds
✔✔quickness - ✔✔reacting to stimuli with appropriate muscular response without
hesitation
✔✔interval training - ✔✔alternates between intense exertion & rest or lighter exertion
✔✔stabilization - ✔✔remain stable and balanced over center of gravity in a changing
environment
✔✔endurance - ✔✔muscles fire over prolonged periods of time
✔✔strength - ✔✔neuromuscular system provides internal tension and exerts force
against external resistance
✔✔hypertrophy - ✔✔skeletal muscle fiber enlargement
✔✔power - ✔✔ability to produce large amount of force in short amount of time
✔✔periodization - ✔✔division of training program into smaller, progressive stages
✔✔training intensity - ✔✔exercise effort compared to maximal effort; percentage of
1RM
✔✔training volume - ✔✔total work performed within specified time; reps x sets
✔✔SMR - ✔✔self-myofascial release; foam rollers, rolling sticks, massage balls
✔✔bodyweight training - ✔✔leverages bodyweight and position to create exercise
challenge
✔✔suspension training - ✔✔fixed straps, portable straps
✔✔weighted equipment - ✔✔dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, weighted
bars
✔✔elastic resistance - ✔✔bands, tubing, figure-8 tubes, looped bands
, ✔✔balance - ✔✔stability balls, balance plates, sliding discs
✔✔reactive, SAQ & power - ✔✔battle ropes, boxes, ladders, cones, dots
✔✔aquatic - ✔✔belts, noodles, webbed gloves, paddles, water dumbbells
✔✔mind-body - ✔✔mats, blocks, straps
✔✔skill mastery - ✔✔cycle bikes, step benches, mini-trampolines, ballet bars, boxing
gloves, kick/punch bags
✔✔radial pulse - ✔✔two fingers below wrist on thumb side of arm; count 10 seconds,
multiply by 6
✔✔talk test - ✔✔self-evaluation of intensity associated with ability to talk while
exercising
✔✔dyspnea - ✔✔troubled breathing; rated on scale from +1 through +4
✔✔rating of perceived exertion (RPE) - ✔✔expresses how hard participants feel they
are working based on physical sensation; two versions: Borg scale, 0-10 RPE scale
✔✔adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - ✔✔energy storage & transfer unit within cells
✔✔anaerobic - ✔✔without oxygen
✔✔ATP-PC - ✔✔energy system that uses phosphocreatine; up to 10-15 seconds
✔✔Glycolysis - ✔✔energy system that uses glucose; up to 2-3 minutes
✔✔aerobic - ✔✔with oxygen
✔✔oxidative system - ✔✔energy system that uses glucose; aerobic; activity longer than
2-3 minutes
✔✔glycogen - ✔✔macronutrient; complex carbohydrate stored in liver & muscle cells
✔✔essential amino acids - ✔✔cannot be produced by body, must be acquired by food
✔✔nonessential amino acids - ✔✔produced by body, no need to consume in diet
✔✔complete protein - ✔✔provides all essential amino acids, easy to digest & absorb
