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1. Who should recommend a GXT for a client prior to starting an exercise program?
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b. Client
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c. Nutritionist
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d. Physician
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2. Which of the following is a key strategy for nutrition coaching?
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a. Identifying and eliminating behavior goals
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b. Identifying and eliminating time constraints
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c. Identifying and eliminating limiting factors
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3. Which of the following is used to measure the pressure exerted on the walls of the blood
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4. Utilizing the FITT principle, how many times per week should a beginner client workout?
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5. Which of the following is responsible for sensing excessive stretch to protect the
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6. What type of contraction is involved in controlling and stopping a movement?
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b. Isometric
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c. Agonist
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7. Which of the following populations are environmental considerations such as pollen,
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8. The "hunchback", or rounded appearance of the upper back is known as which postural
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9. What is an alternative exercise for the hanging leg raise?
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b. Straight arm pulldown
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10. Which joint in the body is known as the saddle joint?
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11. What are the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables per day?
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d. 5-10 servings per day
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12. Which of the following muscles make up the rotator cuff?
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13. Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?
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a. Vitamin H
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c. Beta Alanine
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d. Vitamin C
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14. When the spine develops an S- or C-shaped curve, this imbalance is referred to as which
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15. Which macronutrient is the most readily available for energy production?
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16. The Law of Overcompensation and Overload allows for which of the following in
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17. Approximately how many calories are in 1 gram of fat?
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18. Marathon training primarily recruits which type of fibers?
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19. Fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E, and which of the following?
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20. A client is Type I diabetic and asks for a meal plan, what should the trainer do?
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1. Who should recommend a GXT for a client prior to starting an exercise program?
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b. Client
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c. Nutritionist
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d. Physician
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2. Which of the following is a key strategy for nutrition coaching?
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a. Identifying and eliminating behavior goals
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b. Identifying and eliminating time constraints
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c. Identifying and eliminating limiting factors
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3. Which of the following is used to measure the pressure exerted on the walls of the blood
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a.
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Systolic pressure
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b. Heart rate
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c. Diastolic pressure
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d. Pulse
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4. Utilizing the FITT principle, how many times per week should a beginner client workout?
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a.2
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b.4
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5. Which of the following is responsible for sensing excessive stretch to protect the
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6. What type of contraction is involved in controlling and stopping a movement?
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7. Which of the following populations are environmental considerations such as pollen,
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allergies, and extreme temperatures key for?
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b. Asthma
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c. Arthritis
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d. Hypertension
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8. The "hunchback", or rounded appearance of the upper back is known as which postural
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deviation?
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a. Kyphosis
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b. Lordosis
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c. Forward head
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d. Swayback
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9. What is an alternative exercise for the hanging leg raise?
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b. Straight arm pulldown
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d. Cable crossover
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10. Which joint in the body is known as the saddle joint?
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11. What are the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables per day?
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11-15 servings per day
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b. 3-4 servings per day
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d. 5-10 servings per day
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12. Which of the following muscles make up the rotator cuff?
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b. Supraspinatus, teres major, teres pectoralis minor, subscapularis
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13. Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?
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a. Vitamin H
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b. Reservatrol
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c. Beta Alanine
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d. Vitamin C
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14. When the spine develops an S- or C-shaped curve, this imbalance is referred to as which
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of the following?
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b. Flatback
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c. Scoliosis
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15. Which macronutrient is the most readily available for energy production?
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16. The Law of Overcompensation and Overload allows for which of the following in
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regardsto intensity?
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b. Progressively decrease over a period of time
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d. Acute decrease over a period of time
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17. Approximately how many calories are in 1 gram of fat?
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c.5
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18. Marathon training primarily recruits which type of fibers?
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a. Type IIx
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b. Type II
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c. Fast twitch
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19. Fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E, and which of the following?
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b. C
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20. A client is Type I diabetic and asks for a meal plan, what should the trainer do?
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c. Ask what their goal is and then prescribe meal plan
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