ISSA FINAL EXAM PT 1 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

ISSA FINAL EXAM PT 1 WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025

WhatNisNtheNrecommendedNamountNofNfatNperNmealNforNaNmaleNclient?N-NcorrectNanswer-2Nthumbs



WhatNmuscleNisNtheNprimeNmoverNinNtheNbenchNpress?N-NcorrectNanswer-
PectoralisNmajorN(sternalNpectoralisNmajor)NisNtheNlargestNbetweenNtheNthatNandNclavicularN(upperNchest)N
pectoralis.



HowNisNstrengthNusuallyNmeasured?N-NcorrectNanswer-1RMNtestNsinceNstrengthNisNdefinedNasNthe:

1.NabilityNtoNcontractNmusclesNwithNmaximumNforce.

2.NBeingNableNtoNexertNmusculoskeletalNforceNagainstNexternalNobjectN(weights,Nground,Nopponents).



WhatNisNanNenvironmentalNstressorNaNclientNmayNexperience?N-NcorrectNanswer-AllergiesN



EspeciallyNforNclientsNwithNasthmaNbecauseNtheirNairwaysNnarrowNandNswell,NandNthenNfillNupNwithNmucusN
causingNbreathingNdifficulties.



WhatNtypeNofNmuscleNfiberNisNbestNforNcompetingNinNaNtriathlon?N-NcorrectNanswer-TypeN1N(slow-twitch)



TheseNfibersNareNfatigueNresistantNandNfocusNonNlong-
distanceNeventsNwhereNtheNbodyNutilizesNtheNoxidativeNpathway.N



HoldNmoreNmitochondriaNandNmyoglobin



"KeepNshoulderNbladesNdownNandNtogetherNthroughoutNtheNentireNmovement"NisNanNappropriateNcueNtoN
giveNclientsNduringNwhatNmovement?N-NcorrectNanswer-DumbbellNinclineNbenchNpress



WhatNareNtheNrecommendedNservingsNofNfruitsNandNvegetablesNperNday?N-NcorrectNanswer-5N-
N10NservingsNperNday.NWeNneedNlotsNofNvegetablesNbecauseNtheyNareNnutrientNdenseN(hasNlotsNofNnutrient

s)NandNareNessentialNtoNimprovedNhealth.

,WhatNisNtheNappropriateNproteinNportionNforNmen?N-NcorrectNanswer-
2Npalms.NIfNyouNareNlookingNtoNaddNsomeNleanNmass,NaddNanNextraNthumbNofNfatNorNanotherNcuppedNhand
fulNofNcarbsNforNaNfewNmeals.



WhichNtypeNofNcontractionNallowsNtheNmusclesNtoN"activate"NbutNhaveNnoNmovementNorNchangeNinNmuscl
eNlength?N-NcorrectNanswer-IsometricNcontraction.NExercisesNinclude:Nwall-sit,Nplank,



ANclientNthinksNtheyNinjuredNtheirNshoulder,NwhatNshouldNtheNtrainerNdo?N-NcorrectNanswer-
ReferNthemNtoNaNdoctor.NPersonalNtrainers/fitnessNpeepsNareNnotNqualifiedNtoNdiagnoseNinjuries.



AllNactivitiesNbeginNinNwhichNenergyNpathway?N-NcorrectNanswer-
ATP/CPNpathway.NDoesn'tNmatterNhowNlongNorNhowNintenseNtheNactivityNis,NeveryNactivityNstartsNhere.NMy
osinNATPaseNcutsNoffNaNphosphateNmoleculeNfromNATPNandNusesNitNforNreleasingNenergy.



WhatNisNtheNmostNsuperficialN(closestNtoNtheNsurface)NmuscleNofNtheNabdominals.N-NcorrectNanswer-
ExternalNobliques



UtilizingNtheNFITTNprinciple,NhowNmanyNtimesNaNweekNshouldNaNbeginnerNclientNworkoutNfor?N-
NcorrectNanswer-

3NtimesNaNweek.NThisNprincipleNworksNbestNforNbeginnersNbecauseNitNwillNshowNthemNhowNtoNgetNstarted.



WhatNisNresponsibleNforNsensingNexcessiveNstretchNtoNprotectNtheNmuscle?N-NcorrectNanswer-
MuscleNspindle.



CyclingNyourNtrainingNtoNhelpNaccountNforNshock,Ncompensation,NandNexhaustionNisNanNimportantNpartNofN
periodizationNandNrefersNtoNwhichNprinciple?N-NcorrectNanswer-TheNGASNprinciple.N

1.N"AlarmNstage"NapplyingNintenseNtrainingNstress.

2.N"ResistanceNstage"NmusclesNevolveNandNadaptNtoNhandlingNheavierNloadsNandNresistNstressfulNweightsN
moreNeasilyNandNeffectively.N

3.N"ExhaustionNstage"NcontinuallyNaddingNstressNwillNexhaustNourNreservesNandNwillNceaseNtoNfunctionNatN
peakNperformance.N

, ToNpreventNtheNthirdNstageNfromNevenNhappening,NyouNneedNweeksNofNgoingN"light";NdecreasingNtheNweig
htNandNintensityNtoNgiveNyourNbodyNtimeNtoNrestNandNrecover.



TheNneedNforNdifferentNphasesNofNtrainingNhelpsNtoNpreventNwhat?N-NcorrectNanswer-Overtraining



MixNthingsNupNaNbit.NDon'tNgetNstuckNwithNusingNtheNsameNprogram/workoutsNoverNandNoverNagain,Nwhic
hNwillNleadNtoNorthopedicNstress.NIncorporateNdifferentNmodesNofNtrainingNandNexperiment.NANgoodNexam
pleNisNcross-training,NwhichNinvolvesNperformingNdifferentNactivitiesNandNsportsNtoNachieveNaNwell-
roundedNandNhealthyNbody.



IndividualsNwithNhypertensionNshouldNmoderateNtheirNintakeNofNwhat?N-NcorrectNanswer-Salt



ItNhasNbeenNshownNtoNincreaseNbloodNpressureNinNsodium-
sensitiveNindividuals.NHalfNofNhypertensiveNindividualsNareNsodium-sensitive.



ANclientNperformsN8NrepsNofNtheNseatedNlegNpressNatN320Nlbs.NWhatNisNtheirNestimatedN1RM?N-
NcorrectNanswer-400Nlbs




TakeNtheNweightNthatNheNliftedN(320Nlbs)NandNdivideNthatNbyN80%N(0.80NisNtheNpercentNofNmax)NandNthatN=N
400Nlbs.



WhatNwouldNbeNaNsymptomNofNovertraining?N-NcorrectNanswer-DecreaseNinNperformance



ThereNareNtwoNtypesNofNovertraining:

1.NSympathetic:NmostlyNseenNinNanaerobicNclients,NthisNtypeNofNovertrainingNaffectsNtheNsympatheticNnerv
ousNsystemN(speedsNupNbodilyNfunctions;NincreasingNenergyNneeds)NandNresultsNinNincreasedNrestingNhear
tNrate,NincreasedNbloodNpressure,NlossNofNappetiteN-
NwhichNleadsNtoNweightNlossNandNdecreasedNbodyNmass,NsleepingNproblems,NemotionalNinstability,NandNan

NelevatedNbasalNmetabolicNrate.N



2.NParasympathetic:NmostlyNseenNinNaerobicNclients,NtheNoppositeNoccurs.NSinceNthisNsystemNslowsNdownN
bodilyNfunctionsNandNconservesNenergy,NovertrainingNwillNresultNinNearlyNonsetNofNfatigue,NincreasedNresti
ngNheartNrate,NheartNrateNrecoveryNafterNexerciseNslowsNdown,NandNanNincreaseNinNrestingNbloodNpressure
.