ISSA Final Exam
What is the recommended amount of fat per meal for a male client? - Answer-2 thumbs
What muscle is the prime mover in the bench press? - Answer-Pectoralis major (sternal pectoralis
major) is the largest between the that and clavicular (upper chest) pectoralis.
How is strength usually measured? - Answer-1RM test since strength is defined as the:
1. ability to contract muscles with maximum force.
2. Being able to exert musculoskeletal force against external object (weights, ground, opponents).
What is an environmental stressor a client may experience? - Answer-Allergies
Especially for clients with asthma because their airways narrow and swell, and then fill up with mucus
causing breathing difficulties.
What type of muscle fiber is best for competing in a triathlon? - Answer-Type 1 (slow-twitch)
These fibers are fatigue resistant and focus on long-distance events where the body utilizes the
oxidative pathway.
,Hold more mitochondria and myoglobin
"Keep shoulder blades down and together throughout the entire movement" is an appropriate cue to
give clients during what movement? - Answer-Dumbbell incline bench press
What are the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables per day? - Answer-5 - 10 servings per day.
We need lots of vegetables because they are nutrient dense (has lots of nutrients) and are essential to
improved health.
What is the appropriate protein portion for men? - Answer-2 palms. If you are looking to add some lean
mass, add an extra thumb of fat or another cupped handful of carbs for a few meals.
Which type of contraction allows the muscles to "activate" but have no movement or change in muscle
length? - Answer-Isometric contraction. Exercises include: wall-sit, plank,
A client thinks they injured their shoulder, what should the trainer do? - Answer-Refer them to a doctor.
Personal trainers/fitness peeps are not qualified to diagnose injuries.
All activities begin in which energy pathway? - Answer-ATP/CP pathway. Doesn't matter how long or
how intense the activity is, every activity starts here. Myosin ATPase cuts off a phosphate molecule from
ATP and uses it for releasing energy.
What is the most superficial (closest to the surface) muscle of the abdominals. - Answer-External
obliques
Utilizing the FITT principle, how many times a week should a beginner client workout for? - Answer-3
times a week. This principle works best for beginners because it will show them how to get started.
What is responsible for sensing excessive stretch to protect the muscle? - Answer-Muscle spindle.
,Cycling your training to help account for shock, compensation, and exhaustion is an important part of
periodization and refers to which principle? - Answer-The GAS principle.
1. "Alarm stage" applying intense training stress.
2. "Resistance stage" muscles evolve and adapt to handling heavier loads and resist stressful weights
more easily and effectively.
3. "Exhaustion stage" continually adding stress will exhaust our reserves and will cease to function at
peak performance.
To prevent the third stage from even happening, you need weeks of going "light"; decreasing the weight
and intensity to give your body time to rest and recover.
The need for different phases of training helps to prevent what? - Answer-Overtraining
Mix things up a bit. Don't get stuck with using the same program/workouts over and over again, which
will lead to orthopedic stress. Incorporate different modes of training and experiment. A good example
is cross-training, which involves performing different activities and sports to achieve a well-rounded and
healthy body.
Individuals with hypertension should moderate their intake of what? - Answer-Salt
It has been shown to increase blood pressure in sodium-sensitive individuals. Half of hypertensive
individuals are sodium-sensitive.
A client performs 8 reps of the seated leg press at 320 lbs. What is their estimated 1RM? - Answer-400
lbs
Take the weight that he lifted (320 lbs) and divide that by 80% (0.80 is the percent of max) and that =
400 lbs.
, What would be a symptom of overtraining? - Answer-Decrease in performance
There are two types of overtraining:
1. Sympathetic: mostly seen in anaerobic clients, this type of overtraining affects the sympathetic
nervous system (speeds up bodily functions; increasing energy needs) and results in increased resting
heart rate, increased blood pressure, loss of appetite - which leads to weight loss and decreased body
mass, sleeping problems, emotional instability, and an elevated basal metabolic rate.
2. Parasympathetic: mostly seen in aerobic clients, the opposite occurs. Since this system slows down
bodily functions and conserves energy, overtraining will result in early onset of fatigue, increased resting
heart rate, heart rate recovery after exercise slows down, and an increase in resting blood pressure.
What is primarily responsible for strength gains in beginner clients? - Answer-Neural adaptations
Beginners will see a spike in strength and then hypertrophy comes after. Once they have more strength,
then they'll be able to lift heavier weights for more reps (6 - 12) = hypertrophy.
What plane of motion does squatting take place in? - Answer-Sagittal plane
Any exercise where your body moves back to front or vice versa.
In a client's training cycle, one day or training session is known as what? - Answer-Microcycle
A microcycle can last a few days to a week, where mesocycle lasts months, and a macrocycle lasts at
least a year.
How often should information be collected when training with a client? - Answer-Once a month
What is the recommended amount of fat per meal for a male client? - Answer-2 thumbs
What muscle is the prime mover in the bench press? - Answer-Pectoralis major (sternal pectoralis
major) is the largest between the that and clavicular (upper chest) pectoralis.
How is strength usually measured? - Answer-1RM test since strength is defined as the:
1. ability to contract muscles with maximum force.
2. Being able to exert musculoskeletal force against external object (weights, ground, opponents).
What is an environmental stressor a client may experience? - Answer-Allergies
Especially for clients with asthma because their airways narrow and swell, and then fill up with mucus
causing breathing difficulties.
What type of muscle fiber is best for competing in a triathlon? - Answer-Type 1 (slow-twitch)
These fibers are fatigue resistant and focus on long-distance events where the body utilizes the
oxidative pathway.
,Hold more mitochondria and myoglobin
"Keep shoulder blades down and together throughout the entire movement" is an appropriate cue to
give clients during what movement? - Answer-Dumbbell incline bench press
What are the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables per day? - Answer-5 - 10 servings per day.
We need lots of vegetables because they are nutrient dense (has lots of nutrients) and are essential to
improved health.
What is the appropriate protein portion for men? - Answer-2 palms. If you are looking to add some lean
mass, add an extra thumb of fat or another cupped handful of carbs for a few meals.
Which type of contraction allows the muscles to "activate" but have no movement or change in muscle
length? - Answer-Isometric contraction. Exercises include: wall-sit, plank,
A client thinks they injured their shoulder, what should the trainer do? - Answer-Refer them to a doctor.
Personal trainers/fitness peeps are not qualified to diagnose injuries.
All activities begin in which energy pathway? - Answer-ATP/CP pathway. Doesn't matter how long or
how intense the activity is, every activity starts here. Myosin ATPase cuts off a phosphate molecule from
ATP and uses it for releasing energy.
What is the most superficial (closest to the surface) muscle of the abdominals. - Answer-External
obliques
Utilizing the FITT principle, how many times a week should a beginner client workout for? - Answer-3
times a week. This principle works best for beginners because it will show them how to get started.
What is responsible for sensing excessive stretch to protect the muscle? - Answer-Muscle spindle.
,Cycling your training to help account for shock, compensation, and exhaustion is an important part of
periodization and refers to which principle? - Answer-The GAS principle.
1. "Alarm stage" applying intense training stress.
2. "Resistance stage" muscles evolve and adapt to handling heavier loads and resist stressful weights
more easily and effectively.
3. "Exhaustion stage" continually adding stress will exhaust our reserves and will cease to function at
peak performance.
To prevent the third stage from even happening, you need weeks of going "light"; decreasing the weight
and intensity to give your body time to rest and recover.
The need for different phases of training helps to prevent what? - Answer-Overtraining
Mix things up a bit. Don't get stuck with using the same program/workouts over and over again, which
will lead to orthopedic stress. Incorporate different modes of training and experiment. A good example
is cross-training, which involves performing different activities and sports to achieve a well-rounded and
healthy body.
Individuals with hypertension should moderate their intake of what? - Answer-Salt
It has been shown to increase blood pressure in sodium-sensitive individuals. Half of hypertensive
individuals are sodium-sensitive.
A client performs 8 reps of the seated leg press at 320 lbs. What is their estimated 1RM? - Answer-400
lbs
Take the weight that he lifted (320 lbs) and divide that by 80% (0.80 is the percent of max) and that =
400 lbs.
, What would be a symptom of overtraining? - Answer-Decrease in performance
There are two types of overtraining:
1. Sympathetic: mostly seen in anaerobic clients, this type of overtraining affects the sympathetic
nervous system (speeds up bodily functions; increasing energy needs) and results in increased resting
heart rate, increased blood pressure, loss of appetite - which leads to weight loss and decreased body
mass, sleeping problems, emotional instability, and an elevated basal metabolic rate.
2. Parasympathetic: mostly seen in aerobic clients, the opposite occurs. Since this system slows down
bodily functions and conserves energy, overtraining will result in early onset of fatigue, increased resting
heart rate, heart rate recovery after exercise slows down, and an increase in resting blood pressure.
What is primarily responsible for strength gains in beginner clients? - Answer-Neural adaptations
Beginners will see a spike in strength and then hypertrophy comes after. Once they have more strength,
then they'll be able to lift heavier weights for more reps (6 - 12) = hypertrophy.
What plane of motion does squatting take place in? - Answer-Sagittal plane
Any exercise where your body moves back to front or vice versa.
In a client's training cycle, one day or training session is known as what? - Answer-Microcycle
A microcycle can last a few days to a week, where mesocycle lasts months, and a macrocycle lasts at
least a year.
How often should information be collected when training with a client? - Answer-Once a month
