FITOUR PRIMARY PERSONAL TRAINING
CERTIFICATION COURSE ACTUAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Muscle imbalance.
Answer: Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
⩥ Obesity.
Answer: BMI of 30+ or at least 30lbs over recommend weight
⩥ BMI.
Answer: Body Mass Index
18.5-24.9 recommend
⩥ Statistics.
Answer: 66% Americans overweight
34% obese (72mil)
⩥ Blood lipids.
Answer: Cholesterol and triglycerides, carried in the bloodstream by
protein molecules.
,HDL= good
LDL= bad
Less than 200mg/DL healthy
More than 240 = high risk
⩥ Diabetes.
Answer: Insulin deficiency, impairs carb usage and enhances usage of
fats and proteins
⩥ Type 1 diabetes.
Answer: Pancreas doesn't produce insulin
⩥ Type 2 diabetes.
Answer: Obesity, 90-95% of diabetes. Cells are resistant and do not
allow insulin to bring glucose into the cell
⩥ Low back pain.
Answer: 80% of adults (office work, sitting too long, manual labor)
,⩥ Knee injury.
Answer: 80,000-100,000 ACL injuries. 70% noncontact injuries.
⩥ Deconditioned.
Answer: Loss of physical fitness, muscle imbalances, decreased
flexibility and lack of core and joint stability.
⩥ Proprioceptively enriched environment.
Answer: Unstable yet controlled physical situation. Force body to us
balance and stabilization
⩥ OPT Model.
Answer: Stabilization endurance
Strength endurance
Strength hypertrophy
Strength max strength
Power
⩥ Phase 1: stabilization endurance.
Answer: Increase muscular endurance and stability while developing
neuromuscular efficiency (coordination).
⩥ Muscular endurance.
, Answer: Muscles ability to contract for an extended period of time
⩥ Neuromuscular efficiency.
Answer: All muscles efficiently working together in all planes of motion
(coordination)
⩥ Phase 2: strength endurance.
Answer: Enhance stabilization while increasing prime mover strength
Mod loads and reps
8-12 reps
⩥ Prime mover.
Answer: The muscle that acts as the initial source of motive power
⩥ Superset.
Answer: Set of two exercises performed back to back
⩥ Phase 3: hypertrophy.
Answer: Goal of muscle growth.
High volume
Moderate to high loads
6-12 reps
CERTIFICATION COURSE ACTUAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Muscle imbalance.
Answer: Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
⩥ Obesity.
Answer: BMI of 30+ or at least 30lbs over recommend weight
⩥ BMI.
Answer: Body Mass Index
18.5-24.9 recommend
⩥ Statistics.
Answer: 66% Americans overweight
34% obese (72mil)
⩥ Blood lipids.
Answer: Cholesterol and triglycerides, carried in the bloodstream by
protein molecules.
,HDL= good
LDL= bad
Less than 200mg/DL healthy
More than 240 = high risk
⩥ Diabetes.
Answer: Insulin deficiency, impairs carb usage and enhances usage of
fats and proteins
⩥ Type 1 diabetes.
Answer: Pancreas doesn't produce insulin
⩥ Type 2 diabetes.
Answer: Obesity, 90-95% of diabetes. Cells are resistant and do not
allow insulin to bring glucose into the cell
⩥ Low back pain.
Answer: 80% of adults (office work, sitting too long, manual labor)
,⩥ Knee injury.
Answer: 80,000-100,000 ACL injuries. 70% noncontact injuries.
⩥ Deconditioned.
Answer: Loss of physical fitness, muscle imbalances, decreased
flexibility and lack of core and joint stability.
⩥ Proprioceptively enriched environment.
Answer: Unstable yet controlled physical situation. Force body to us
balance and stabilization
⩥ OPT Model.
Answer: Stabilization endurance
Strength endurance
Strength hypertrophy
Strength max strength
Power
⩥ Phase 1: stabilization endurance.
Answer: Increase muscular endurance and stability while developing
neuromuscular efficiency (coordination).
⩥ Muscular endurance.
, Answer: Muscles ability to contract for an extended period of time
⩥ Neuromuscular efficiency.
Answer: All muscles efficiently working together in all planes of motion
(coordination)
⩥ Phase 2: strength endurance.
Answer: Enhance stabilization while increasing prime mover strength
Mod loads and reps
8-12 reps
⩥ Prime mover.
Answer: The muscle that acts as the initial source of motive power
⩥ Superset.
Answer: Set of two exercises performed back to back
⩥ Phase 3: hypertrophy.
Answer: Goal of muscle growth.
High volume
Moderate to high loads
6-12 reps
