NSCA-CPT Exam || Complete
Questions & Answers (100%
Accurate)
, NSCA-CPT Exam || Complete
Questions & Answers (100% Accurate)
What should a personal trainer do if a client wants to start exercising immediately,
without completing or signing any initial forms? - ANSWER - Explain that the forms
must be completed and signed before the client can begin exercising, and ask the
client to complete the forms
When a client fills out an informed consent form, all of the following should be
completed EXCEPT - ANSWER - A strategic analysis of short- and long-term goals
All of the following are positive CVD risk factors EXCEPT - ANSWER - Low-density
cholesterol level of 100 mg/dL
A health appraisal reveals that a 44-year-old female client has a blood pressure of
150/96 mmHg, is a habitual smoker, and has a family history of heart disease. What
is the appropriate action for the personal trainer to do next? - ANSWER - Refer the
client to her physician for a medical exam
What type of client needs to follow a supervised exercise program but does not need
to follow a medically supervised program? - ANSWER - A person who has
preexisting conditions but is released to exercise
Which of the following clients has a positive risk factor for CVD? - ANSWER - A male
client who is 45 years old
A female client's resting blood pressure is 144/88 mmHg as measured on two
separate occasions. Is hypertension a positive CVD risk factor for her? - ANSWER -
Yes; if her systolic reading is equal to or greater than 130 mmHg or if her diastolic
reading is equal to or greater than 80 mmHg, then hypertension is a risk factor.
Which of the following correctly describes systolic blood pressure? - ANSWER - The
numerator (top number) of a blood pressure reading
Which of the following is the most accurate indicator of a high level of
cardiorespiratory fitness in a 50-year-old woman? - ANSWER - A V̇ O2max of 45
ml/kg/min
A personal trainer is performing a fitness assessment during one session with a
client using the following tests. Which of the following is the recommended order for
performing the tests?
1. sit-and-reach test
2. resting heart rate
3. step test
4. YMCA bench press test - ANSWER - 2, 1, 4, 3
Questions & Answers (100%
Accurate)
, NSCA-CPT Exam || Complete
Questions & Answers (100% Accurate)
What should a personal trainer do if a client wants to start exercising immediately,
without completing or signing any initial forms? - ANSWER - Explain that the forms
must be completed and signed before the client can begin exercising, and ask the
client to complete the forms
When a client fills out an informed consent form, all of the following should be
completed EXCEPT - ANSWER - A strategic analysis of short- and long-term goals
All of the following are positive CVD risk factors EXCEPT - ANSWER - Low-density
cholesterol level of 100 mg/dL
A health appraisal reveals that a 44-year-old female client has a blood pressure of
150/96 mmHg, is a habitual smoker, and has a family history of heart disease. What
is the appropriate action for the personal trainer to do next? - ANSWER - Refer the
client to her physician for a medical exam
What type of client needs to follow a supervised exercise program but does not need
to follow a medically supervised program? - ANSWER - A person who has
preexisting conditions but is released to exercise
Which of the following clients has a positive risk factor for CVD? - ANSWER - A male
client who is 45 years old
A female client's resting blood pressure is 144/88 mmHg as measured on two
separate occasions. Is hypertension a positive CVD risk factor for her? - ANSWER -
Yes; if her systolic reading is equal to or greater than 130 mmHg or if her diastolic
reading is equal to or greater than 80 mmHg, then hypertension is a risk factor.
Which of the following correctly describes systolic blood pressure? - ANSWER - The
numerator (top number) of a blood pressure reading
Which of the following is the most accurate indicator of a high level of
cardiorespiratory fitness in a 50-year-old woman? - ANSWER - A V̇ O2max of 45
ml/kg/min
A personal trainer is performing a fitness assessment during one session with a
client using the following tests. Which of the following is the recommended order for
performing the tests?
1. sit-and-reach test
2. resting heart rate
3. step test
4. YMCA bench press test - ANSWER - 2, 1, 4, 3
