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Your client tells you that he understands that his family has a history of heart disease
and that being overweight can increase his risk for such conditions. He is still wary of
beginning any kind of exercise program and says that he has never had any weight loss
success in the past. According to the Theoretical Model of Behavioral Change, what
stage of change is your client in?
a. Contemplation
b. Preparation
c. Precontemplation
d. Action - ✔✔C
Kristin is in for her second session and you are conducting fitness assessments. While
you are checking her body fat percentage you ask her about types of exercise she
prefers to do. What stage of the client-trainer relationship are you in with Kristin?
a. Rapport Stage
b. Planning Stage
c. Investigation Stage
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,d. Action Stage - ✔✔C
According to the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model, what step in the training
process best follows the testing of resting measures such as heart rate and blood
pressure?
a. Core Function
b. Balance
c. Static Posture
d. Health Related Assessments - ✔✔C
What is an example of non-verbal communication?
a. Tone of voice.
b. Facial expression.
c. Body language.
d. All of the above.
e. Both B and C only - ✔✔D
James has been training for and competing in triathlons for 5 years. He wants to
increase running speed and cycling power. How many times should you suggest he
train per week?
a. 2-3
b. 3-4
c. 4-6
d. 4-7 - ✔✔D
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,Bill is training at 80-90% of his 1 repetition maximum on leg press. How long should he
typically wait before training his legs again?
a. 24 hours
b. 36 hours
c. 48 hours
d. 72 hours - ✔✔D
Parasympathetic nerve fibers (controlling the HR) are inhibited by sympathetic nervous
system during exercise-Increasing HR
________ withdrawal? - ✔✔vagal withdrawal
Speaking is possible but not comfortable-Cannot recite entire alphabet with ease
VT level? - ✔✔above VT1 below VT2
SAID Principle - ✔✔Stands for Specific adaptation to imposed demands
1)Relax muscle group and passively stretch. 2) Concentrically contract opposing muscle
group (of muscle group that's targeted); hold for 30 sec to increase ROM3) Greater
stretch during final phase due to RECIPROCAL and AUTOGENIC inhibition ✖
A) Hold-Relax with Agonist Contraction PNF
B)Horizontal Flexion (ADDuction)
C)Cardiorespiratory Training
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, D) Hold-Relax PNF - ✔✔A
Wolff's Law - ✔✔Bones capable of increasing its strength in response to stress by laying
down more bone
Combination of several successively arranged joints making a complex motor unit. -
Either open or closed - ✔✔kinetic chain
If client is not pulling their knee back far enough, is lifting the LUMBAR back off the
surface (LORDOSIS), or creating a posterior pelvic tilt, it will be a ...
A) Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
B) False positive of the Thomas Test - ILLIOPSOAS will appear tight when not
C) Associative Stage of Learning
D) False negative of the Thomas Test - hip flexors with appear fine when they aren't -
✔✔D
Protects blood cells, body tissue, and essential fatty acids from destruction in body-
Found in: Fortified & multigrain cereals, nuts, wheat germ, veg oils, green leafy veggies.
A) Potassium
B) Vitamin B12
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Your client tells you that he understands that his family has a history of heart disease
and that being overweight can increase his risk for such conditions. He is still wary of
beginning any kind of exercise program and says that he has never had any weight loss
success in the past. According to the Theoretical Model of Behavioral Change, what
stage of change is your client in?
a. Contemplation
b. Preparation
c. Precontemplation
d. Action - ✔✔C
Kristin is in for her second session and you are conducting fitness assessments. While
you are checking her body fat percentage you ask her about types of exercise she
prefers to do. What stage of the client-trainer relationship are you in with Kristin?
a. Rapport Stage
b. Planning Stage
c. Investigation Stage
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,d. Action Stage - ✔✔C
According to the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model, what step in the training
process best follows the testing of resting measures such as heart rate and blood
pressure?
a. Core Function
b. Balance
c. Static Posture
d. Health Related Assessments - ✔✔C
What is an example of non-verbal communication?
a. Tone of voice.
b. Facial expression.
c. Body language.
d. All of the above.
e. Both B and C only - ✔✔D
James has been training for and competing in triathlons for 5 years. He wants to
increase running speed and cycling power. How many times should you suggest he
train per week?
a. 2-3
b. 3-4
c. 4-6
d. 4-7 - ✔✔D
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,Bill is training at 80-90% of his 1 repetition maximum on leg press. How long should he
typically wait before training his legs again?
a. 24 hours
b. 36 hours
c. 48 hours
d. 72 hours - ✔✔D
Parasympathetic nerve fibers (controlling the HR) are inhibited by sympathetic nervous
system during exercise-Increasing HR
________ withdrawal? - ✔✔vagal withdrawal
Speaking is possible but not comfortable-Cannot recite entire alphabet with ease
VT level? - ✔✔above VT1 below VT2
SAID Principle - ✔✔Stands for Specific adaptation to imposed demands
1)Relax muscle group and passively stretch. 2) Concentrically contract opposing muscle
group (of muscle group that's targeted); hold for 30 sec to increase ROM3) Greater
stretch during final phase due to RECIPROCAL and AUTOGENIC inhibition ✖
A) Hold-Relax with Agonist Contraction PNF
B)Horizontal Flexion (ADDuction)
C)Cardiorespiratory Training
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, D) Hold-Relax PNF - ✔✔A
Wolff's Law - ✔✔Bones capable of increasing its strength in response to stress by laying
down more bone
Combination of several successively arranged joints making a complex motor unit. -
Either open or closed - ✔✔kinetic chain
If client is not pulling their knee back far enough, is lifting the LUMBAR back off the
surface (LORDOSIS), or creating a posterior pelvic tilt, it will be a ...
A) Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
B) False positive of the Thomas Test - ILLIOPSOAS will appear tight when not
C) Associative Stage of Learning
D) False negative of the Thomas Test - hip flexors with appear fine when they aren't -
✔✔D
Protects blood cells, body tissue, and essential fatty acids from destruction in body-
Found in: Fortified & multigrain cereals, nuts, wheat germ, veg oils, green leafy veggies.
A) Potassium
B) Vitamin B12
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