AAAI (ISMA) PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2025 GUIDE.
Altering exercise frequency, intensity, sets, reps, and rest periods
throughout a training program is called
Periodization
Which of the following should be developed first in a healthy beginner?
Muscle strength
Which is the best overall order of progression to train a client?
Endurance, hypertrophy, strength, power
Which should be used with caution in those with HBP
1 RM bench press AND Shoulder press
Which of the following constitutes a superset?
Lat pulldown/ bench press
What's the most logical order of exercises?
Bench press, lat pulldown, leg press, hamstring curl
Muscle fibers are grouped into bundles called
Fasciculus
The contractile unit of a muscle fiber is
Sarcomere
The cellular reservoir of calcium for muscle cell contraction is found in the
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Calcium alters the shape of _______ protein to facilitate muscle contraction
, Troponin
In muscle physiology, the A band is to myosin what the I band is to ________
Actin
Fat is broken down for fuel in the
mitochondria
The cells that carry oxygen through the blood are
red blood cells, Erythrocytes
Another name for fast oxidative glycolytic muscle fibers
Type IIa
In general, which is true about sectorized strength training machines?
variable resistance
Blood leaves the heart from which chamber?
Left ventricle
The connective tissue that connects bone together
Ligament
The "pacemaker" of the heart is found in what chamber
Right atrium
The muscle primarily responsible for a movement
agonist and synergist
When blood leaves the right atrium, it first travels to the
right ventricle
Where is insulin produced?
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2025 GUIDE.
Altering exercise frequency, intensity, sets, reps, and rest periods
throughout a training program is called
Periodization
Which of the following should be developed first in a healthy beginner?
Muscle strength
Which is the best overall order of progression to train a client?
Endurance, hypertrophy, strength, power
Which should be used with caution in those with HBP
1 RM bench press AND Shoulder press
Which of the following constitutes a superset?
Lat pulldown/ bench press
What's the most logical order of exercises?
Bench press, lat pulldown, leg press, hamstring curl
Muscle fibers are grouped into bundles called
Fasciculus
The contractile unit of a muscle fiber is
Sarcomere
The cellular reservoir of calcium for muscle cell contraction is found in the
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Calcium alters the shape of _______ protein to facilitate muscle contraction
, Troponin
In muscle physiology, the A band is to myosin what the I band is to ________
Actin
Fat is broken down for fuel in the
mitochondria
The cells that carry oxygen through the blood are
red blood cells, Erythrocytes
Another name for fast oxidative glycolytic muscle fibers
Type IIa
In general, which is true about sectorized strength training machines?
variable resistance
Blood leaves the heart from which chamber?
Left ventricle
The connective tissue that connects bone together
Ligament
The "pacemaker" of the heart is found in what chamber
Right atrium
The muscle primarily responsible for a movement
agonist and synergist
When blood leaves the right atrium, it first travels to the
right ventricle
Where is insulin produced?
