NSCA-CPT EXAM QUESTION BANK ALL VERSIONS WITH 600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST RELEASED

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NSCA-CPT EXAM QUESTION BANK ALL VERSIONS
WITH 600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION JUST
RELEASED


Question: A 30-year-old female client learns she is six weeks pregnant. She has been running

and resistance training on a consistent basis for three years. She hires a personal trainer to

design workouts during her pregnancy. The client does not have any medical contraindications

to exercise. The day after signing a contract with a health club and personal trainer, she slips

and injures herself on the sidewalk leading up to the building. Which of the following is the

MOST liable for her injury? - CORRECT ANS✔✔the health club




Question: Which of the following should be done FIRST when a personal trainer suspects a

client is having a mild myocardial infarction? - CORRECT ANS✔✔activate the emergency medical

services system




Question: An exercise facility has 8 consecutive lifting platforms in a row that are positioned

down the middle of the room. Along the wall on one side, there are 8 consecutive power rack

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stations. Along the wall on the other side, there is a free weight area with dumbbell racks and

benches. The main pathway is 2.5 feet wide.


Which of the following is the BEST recommendation to improve the safety of this room? -

CORRECT ANS✔✔move the lifting platforms to allow a main pathway of 3 feet




Question: Which of the following is the MINIMUM frequency that the emergency plan of a

fitness facility should be rehearsed? - CORRECT ANS✔✔quarterly




Question: A personal trainer was asked to help design a home gym. Which of the following is

the MOST appropriate recommendation for the placement of mirrors? - CORRECT

ANS✔✔position bottom edge a minimum of 20 in. (51 cm) off the floor




Question: Which of the following is a sign of overtraining? - CORRECT ANS✔✔ncreased resting

diastolic blood pressure




Question: In resistance training, overtraining is MOST often the result of too rapid an increase

in which of the following? - CORRECT ANS✔✔volume

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Question: Which of the following is a considered unethical behavior of a personal trainer? -

CORRECT ANS✔✔inviting a client out on a date




Question: Which of the following parts of exercise machines should be cleaned daily? -

CORRECT ANS✔✔upholstery




Question: What is the minimum recommended distance between dumbbell racks and mirrors?

- CORRECT ANS✔✔6"




Question: . Which of the following is a field test utilized to assess muscular endurance? -

CORRECT ANS✔✔YMCA Bench Press




Question: Which of the following assessments can be used to estimate VO2 max? - CORRECT

ANS✔✔12 minute run/walk




Question: When should the personal trainer administer an informed consent form to a client? -

CORRECT ANS✔✔during completion of the health appraisal process

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Question: What is the purpose of the PAR-Q? - CORRECT ANS✔✔to identify if the client needs

to obtain medical clearance




Question: A male client completed a medical history form. Which of the following requires the

client to have medical clearance before beginning a vigorous (>60% VO2max) aerobic exercise

program? - CORRECT ANS✔✔father had a heart attack at age 52 and HDL level of 30 mg/dL




Q:A client is putting together a home gym with various pieces of equipment. What is the

MINIMUM recommended space needed between the equipment? - CORRECT ANS✔✔18 in. (46

cm)




Question: During a personal training session in a client's home, the client's 15-year-old

daughter trips on the base of the weight bench and is injured. Who may be legally responsible?

- CORRECT ANS✔✔personal trainer and client




Question: A 33-year-old, 5-ft, 1-in. (155-cm) female client has been working with a personal

trainer for six months. The exercise program has primarily consisted of walking and jogging. The