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AAAI/ISMA Personal Training Certification – Practice Test with Verified Answers – Exercise Science, Physiology, and Program Design

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This document features a complete set of verified practice test questions and answers for the AAAI/ISMA Personal Training Certification. It includes topics such as METs, VO2 max, muscle fiber types, cardiac output, resistance training design, endocrine function, energy systems, biomechanics, flexibility, injury prevention, heart rate zones, and common chronic conditions. Designed for fitness professionals preparing for certification or reviewing essential exercise science.

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AAAI-ISMA Practice Test questions with verified
answers
1 MET is equal to Ans✓✓✓ 3.5 ml O2/KgBw/min AND Resting VO2


80% Karvonen HR max is most similar to Ans✓✓✓ 80% VO2 max


A motor unit is Ans✓✓✓ A motor nerve and all the muscle fibers it
stimulates


A VO2 max of 39 ml O2/kg/min corresponds to what MET level?
Ans✓✓✓ 11


Altering exercise frequency, intensity, sets, reps, and rest periods
throughout a training program is called Ans✓✓✓ Periodization


An advantage of the Borg Scale (6-20 version) is Ans✓✓✓ Estimates
exercise HR


An equation for cardiac output Ans✓✓✓ Stroke volume x systolic
blood pressure


Another name for "FOG" fibers Ans✓✓✓ Type IIa

, Another name for fast oxidative glycolytic muscle fibers Ans✓✓✓
Type IIa


Another name for oxidative fibers Ans✓✓✓ Type I fibers


Blood leaves the heart from Ans✓✓✓ Aorta


Blood leaves the heart from which chamber? Ans✓✓✓ Left ventricle


Calcium alters the shape of _______ protein to facilitate muscle
contraction Ans✓✓✓ Troponin


Estimated max HR for a 50 year old man Ans✓✓✓ 170


Exercise at 5 METs is similar to which of the following Ans✓✓✓ VO2
Max is five times higher than normal


Fast acting calf pain when walking but stops when not walking
Ans✓✓✓ Atherosclerosis


Fat is broken down for fuel in the Ans✓✓✓ mitochondria


Growth hormone (HGH) is primarily produced in the Ans✓✓✓ Brain

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