ACE Personal Trainer - Chapter 10
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is MOST appropriate for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to include in
the initial training session with a new client? - CORRECT ANSWER - Include only the
assessments with a focus on mobility and stability appropriate for the client's current physical-
activity level and health history
During a static postural assessment, a client displays an excessive kyphotic posture. Which of the
following muscles are MOST likely shortened? - CORRECT ANSWER - Latissimus dorsi
Which of the following is a correctible factor for a client whose assessment identifies muscular
imbalances and postural deviations? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lack of joint stability
During a static postural assessment, which of the following observations is MOST likely to be
seen from the sagittal view? - CORRECT ANSWER - A line of gravity that passes through
the anterior third of the knee
Which of the following clients would MOST likely display anterior tilting of the pelvis? -
CORRECT ANSWER - An accountant working in an office environment seated for
extended periods during a 12-hour shift
Which of the following will MOST likely be a result of an anterior pelvic tilt? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lordosis
Which of the following assessments would MOST likely be contraindicated for a client with
low-back pain? - CORRECT ANSWER - McGill's torso test battery
During McGill's torso muscular endurance test battery, a client's flexion score is 120 seconds
with a flexion/extension ratio score of 0.80. What is the client's extension score? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 150 seconds
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is MOST appropriate for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to include in
the initial training session with a new client? - CORRECT ANSWER - Include only the
assessments with a focus on mobility and stability appropriate for the client's current physical-
activity level and health history
During a static postural assessment, a client displays an excessive kyphotic posture. Which of the
following muscles are MOST likely shortened? - CORRECT ANSWER - Latissimus dorsi
Which of the following is a correctible factor for a client whose assessment identifies muscular
imbalances and postural deviations? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lack of joint stability
During a static postural assessment, which of the following observations is MOST likely to be
seen from the sagittal view? - CORRECT ANSWER - A line of gravity that passes through
the anterior third of the knee
Which of the following clients would MOST likely display anterior tilting of the pelvis? -
CORRECT ANSWER - An accountant working in an office environment seated for
extended periods during a 12-hour shift
Which of the following will MOST likely be a result of an anterior pelvic tilt? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Lordosis
Which of the following assessments would MOST likely be contraindicated for a client with
low-back pain? - CORRECT ANSWER - McGill's torso test battery
During McGill's torso muscular endurance test battery, a client's flexion score is 120 seconds
with a flexion/extension ratio score of 0.80. What is the client's extension score? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 150 seconds
