ACSM EP LATEST 2026/2027 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔blood pressure measurement techniques. - ✔✔
✔✔Korotkoff sounds for determining systolic and diastolic blood pressure. - ✔✔
✔✔the blood pressure response to exercise - ✔✔
✔✔techniques of measuring heart rate and heart rate response to exercise - ✔✔
✔✔Conduct and interpret cardiorespiratory fitness assessments:
the rating of perceived exertion (RPE). - ✔✔
✔✔heart rate, blood pressure and RPE monitoring techniques before, during, and after
cardiorespiratory fitness testing. - ✔✔
✔✔the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems - ✔✔
✔✔what is angina pectoris - ✔✔chest pain caused by inadequate flow of blood and
oxygen to the heart
✔✔what is arrhythmia - ✔✔irregular heart beat
✔✔what is hyperventilation - ✔✔Increased depth and rate of breathing that exceeds the
body's need to remove CO2.
✔✔the pathophysiology and effects of myocardial ischemia - ✔✔
✔✔the pathophysiology and effects of a stroke - ✔✔
✔✔the pathophysiology and effects of hyperlipidemia - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (e.g., heart rate) - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (stroke volume) - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (cardiac output) - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (ventilation) - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (ventilatory threshold) - ✔✔
, ✔✔methods of calculating VO2 max. - ✔✔
✔✔cardiorespiratory responses to acute graded exercise of conditioned and
unconditioned clients. - ✔✔
✔✔2) Skill in:
a. analyzing and documenting cardiorespiratory fitness test results. - ✔✔
✔✔locating anatomic landmarks for palpation of peripheral pulses and blood pressure. -
✔✔
✔✔measuring heart rate, blood pressure, and RPE at rest and during exercise - ✔✔
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (4) - ✔✔cycle ergometer, treadmill, field
testing, step test
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (cycle ergometer) - ✔✔
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (treadmill) - ✔✔
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (field testing) - ✔✔
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (step test) - ✔✔
✔✔determining cardiorespiratory fitness based on submaximal exercise test results -
✔✔
✔✔E. Conduct and interpret assessments of muscular strength, muscular endurance,
Application and flexibility.
1) Knowledge of:
a. common muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility assessment
protocols. - ✔✔
✔✔relative strength, absolute strength, and repetition maximum (1-RM) estimation. -
✔✔
✔✔the anatomy of bone, skeletal muscle, and connective tissues. - ✔✔
✔✔anterior - ✔✔front of the body
✔✔posterior - ✔✔back of body
✔✔proximal - ✔✔Nearer to the trunk of the body
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔blood pressure measurement techniques. - ✔✔
✔✔Korotkoff sounds for determining systolic and diastolic blood pressure. - ✔✔
✔✔the blood pressure response to exercise - ✔✔
✔✔techniques of measuring heart rate and heart rate response to exercise - ✔✔
✔✔Conduct and interpret cardiorespiratory fitness assessments:
the rating of perceived exertion (RPE). - ✔✔
✔✔heart rate, blood pressure and RPE monitoring techniques before, during, and after
cardiorespiratory fitness testing. - ✔✔
✔✔the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems - ✔✔
✔✔what is angina pectoris - ✔✔chest pain caused by inadequate flow of blood and
oxygen to the heart
✔✔what is arrhythmia - ✔✔irregular heart beat
✔✔what is hyperventilation - ✔✔Increased depth and rate of breathing that exceeds the
body's need to remove CO2.
✔✔the pathophysiology and effects of myocardial ischemia - ✔✔
✔✔the pathophysiology and effects of a stroke - ✔✔
✔✔the pathophysiology and effects of hyperlipidemia - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (e.g., heart rate) - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (stroke volume) - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (cardiac output) - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (ventilation) - ✔✔
✔✔oxygen consumption dynamics during exercise (ventilatory threshold) - ✔✔
, ✔✔methods of calculating VO2 max. - ✔✔
✔✔cardiorespiratory responses to acute graded exercise of conditioned and
unconditioned clients. - ✔✔
✔✔2) Skill in:
a. analyzing and documenting cardiorespiratory fitness test results. - ✔✔
✔✔locating anatomic landmarks for palpation of peripheral pulses and blood pressure. -
✔✔
✔✔measuring heart rate, blood pressure, and RPE at rest and during exercise - ✔✔
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (4) - ✔✔cycle ergometer, treadmill, field
testing, step test
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (cycle ergometer) - ✔✔
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (treadmill) - ✔✔
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (field testing) - ✔✔
✔✔conducting submaximal exercise tests (step test) - ✔✔
✔✔determining cardiorespiratory fitness based on submaximal exercise test results -
✔✔
✔✔E. Conduct and interpret assessments of muscular strength, muscular endurance,
Application and flexibility.
1) Knowledge of:
a. common muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility assessment
protocols. - ✔✔
✔✔relative strength, absolute strength, and repetition maximum (1-RM) estimation. -
✔✔
✔✔the anatomy of bone, skeletal muscle, and connective tissues. - ✔✔
✔✔anterior - ✔✔front of the body
✔✔posterior - ✔✔back of body
✔✔proximal - ✔✔Nearer to the trunk of the body
