ACSM Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Factors for a valid VO2 Max? correct answers RER > 1.1 Lactate >8mmol/L RPE>18 Plateu in VO2 HR @ age predicted max Drug has half life of 4 hours. IF given 1000mg, what concentration is left after 12 hours. correct answers 125mg Can HR max be changed with training? correct answers NO How many factors must we see for Valid Vo2 max test? correct answers 3 RER vs RQ correct answers RER: co2 expired/ o2 consumed at mouth RQ: Co2 produced by cell metabolism/ o2 used by tis...

What is the PAR-Q? correct answers physical activity readiness quest; 7 questions, don't change, if marks yes to one then client must have physician's consent before starting exercise program; appropriate when one wants to engage exclusively in light-to-moderate intensity exercise activities What is the HSQ? correct answers 10+ questions, usually goes hand in hand w/ PAR-Q, allows fitness professionals to identify medical contraindications, pertinent responses should be documented the re...

physical activity (definition) correct answers Any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscles that results in a substantial increase in caloric requirements over resting energy expenditure exercise (definition) correct answers A type of physical activity consisting of planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve and/or maintain one or more components of physical fitness physical fitness (definition) correct answers ability to carry out daily task...

The smallest contractile unit within a muscle is called a: correct answers sarcomere Jan is 67 years old, and she began resistance training with Shawn and. While doing the leg press machine, he explained to her that she should go very slow during the eccentric phase "to have greater strength gains." Jan has complained of extreme soreness and is worried about her second session with Shawn; she thinks she may be injured. What mistake did Shawn make? correct answers He had Jan developing high ...

FITT for Obese correct answers F: ≥5 days/week (max. caloric expenditure) I: Mod-Vigorous Aerobic activity (Vig-desirable) T: Min. 30 min -totaling ≥150min/week (Progress to 60 min) intermittent 10 min. bouts OK **Vigorous activity is encouraged T: Aerobic physical activity (resistance/flexibility -healthy pop. guidelines) FITT-P for Hypertensive correct answers F: Aerobic: Most/preferably every day Resistance: 2-3 days/week I: Mod-aerobic exercise RPE: 11-13 Resistance: 60-80% ...

The physical activity readiness questionnaire for everyone (par-q) is used to determine correct answers family history of chronic diseases that may impact health status a new client intake form should include which of the following correct answers Medical limitation, general fitness goals, daily nutrition panel on which surface does a runner land with the most dorsiflexion correct answers uphill a new client is a deconditioned, sedentary male with a blood pressure of 138/88mm HG, confir...

Which of the following is the most important criterion for terminating a clinical exercise test? correct answers Good judgment on the part of the physician and/or supervising staff Which of the following is not a valid guideline for prescription of muscular fitness training? correct answers There should be at least 24 hours separating exercise training sessions for the same muscle group Which of the following is the preferred method of prescribing exercise intensity. correct answers % Hear...

ACSM correct answers American College of Sports of Medicine AHA correct answers American Heart Association Certifications for ACSM correct answers - CPT, EP-C* - Clinical Exercise Specialist - Nat'l Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS) - Aerobics & Fitness Association of America (AFAA) - American Council on Exercise (ACE) How do I get certified for ACSM? correct answers - A minimum of a bachelor's degree in EXS or related field (may take exam during final semester) - Curr...

1kg correct answers 2.2 lbs 1 m correct answers 100 cm 1 inch. correct answers 2.54 CM 1 mph correct answers 26.8 m · min-1 min/mile pace correct answers 60 min/mph 1 L correct answers 1,000 ml 1 L of O2 correct answers 5 kcal 1lb of fat gain or loss correct answers 3,500 kcal 1 MET (liters) correct answers 3.5 ml · kg-1 · min-1 1 MET (Calories) correct answers 1 kcal · kg-1 · hr-1 1 watt correct answers 6 kgm · min-1 Resistance (kg) correct answers Power o...

Underweight is classified as a body mass index (BMI) of _______. 1. <19.9 kg*m-2 2. <18.5 kg*m-2 3. <24.9 kg*m-2 4. <20.5 kg*m-2 correct answers <18.5 kg*m-2 When measuring regional body circumferences, an average of duplicate measures is used provided that those measurements do not differ by more than _______. 1. 3 mm 2. 10 mm 3. 5 mm 4. 12 mm correct answers 5mm Which of the following represents the demarcation point of a ver...