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Specialist Theory 350+ exam
with solutions
✅ Section 1: Behavior Change & Professional Conduct
1. What is the first stage in the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change?
Answer: Precontemplation
2. In which stage does a client intend to start exercising in the next 30 days?
Answer: Preparation
3. Which is within a Personal Training Specialist’s scope of practice?
Answer: Designing individualized fitness programs for healthy adults
4. When is a PTS allowed to provide nutrition advice?
Answer: When it aligns with Canada’s Food Guide or general healthy eating advice
5. What is the primary ethical responsibility of a PTS?
Answer: To act in the best interest of the client’s health and safety
✅ Section 2: Anatomy & Physiology
6. Which muscle is primarily responsible for elbow flexion?
Answer: Biceps brachii
7. What type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle shortens during
movement?
Answer: Concentric contraction
8. What is the role of the deltoid muscle?
Answer: Shoulder abduction
, 9. What energy system is used for a 10-second sprint?
Answer: ATP-CP system
10. What does EPOC stand for?
Answer: Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption
✅ Section 3: Program Design & Principles of Training
11. What does the acronym FITT stand for?
Answer: Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
12. What is the principle of overload?
Answer: Progressively increasing workload to stimulate improvement
13. Which training principle emphasizes the need for exercise to match sport-specific
demands?
Answer: Specificity
14. Which principle refers to loss of fitness gains when training stops?
Answer: Reversibility
15. What is the recommended frequency for moderate cardio exercise for general
health?
Answer: At least 5 days per week
✅ Section 4: Health Screening & Assessment
16. What form should all clients complete before beginning an exercise program?
Answer: PAR-Q+ (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire)
17. What is considered a normal resting blood pressure?
Answer: 120/80 mmHg
18. At what blood pressure should a client be referred to a physician before starting
exercise?
Answer: ≥ 160/90 mmHg
19. What does BMI stand for?
Answer: Body Mass Index
20. Which of the following indicates cardiovascular fitness?
Answer: VO2 max
, ✅ Section 5: Nutrition & Weight Management
21. Which macronutrient is the body’s primary source of energy?
Answer: Carbohydrates
22. How many kilocalories are in one gram of fat?
Answer: 9 kcal
23. What is the recommended daily intake of water for adults?
Answer: 2–3 liters, depending on activity and climate
24. Which nutrient is essential for muscle repair?
Answer: Protein
25. Which food is considered a complete protein?
Answer: Eggs
✅ Section 6: Kinesiology & Movement Science (26–40)
26. Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
Answer: Sagittal plane
27. What type of movement occurs in the frontal plane?
Answer: Abduction and adduction
28. Which joint allows for the greatest range of motion?
Answer: Ball-and-socket joint (e.g., shoulder)
29. What is the action of the rectus femoris during a squat?
Answer: Knee extension
30. Which term describes movement away from the midline?
Answer: Abduction
31. What is the antagonist muscle to the biceps during a curl?
Answer: Triceps brachii
32. What is the prime mover in a chest press?
Answer: Pectoralis major
33. What type of joint is the knee?
Answer: Hinge joint
Specialist Theory 350+ exam
with solutions
✅ Section 1: Behavior Change & Professional Conduct
1. What is the first stage in the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change?
Answer: Precontemplation
2. In which stage does a client intend to start exercising in the next 30 days?
Answer: Preparation
3. Which is within a Personal Training Specialist’s scope of practice?
Answer: Designing individualized fitness programs for healthy adults
4. When is a PTS allowed to provide nutrition advice?
Answer: When it aligns with Canada’s Food Guide or general healthy eating advice
5. What is the primary ethical responsibility of a PTS?
Answer: To act in the best interest of the client’s health and safety
✅ Section 2: Anatomy & Physiology
6. Which muscle is primarily responsible for elbow flexion?
Answer: Biceps brachii
7. What type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle shortens during
movement?
Answer: Concentric contraction
8. What is the role of the deltoid muscle?
Answer: Shoulder abduction
, 9. What energy system is used for a 10-second sprint?
Answer: ATP-CP system
10. What does EPOC stand for?
Answer: Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption
✅ Section 3: Program Design & Principles of Training
11. What does the acronym FITT stand for?
Answer: Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
12. What is the principle of overload?
Answer: Progressively increasing workload to stimulate improvement
13. Which training principle emphasizes the need for exercise to match sport-specific
demands?
Answer: Specificity
14. Which principle refers to loss of fitness gains when training stops?
Answer: Reversibility
15. What is the recommended frequency for moderate cardio exercise for general
health?
Answer: At least 5 days per week
✅ Section 4: Health Screening & Assessment
16. What form should all clients complete before beginning an exercise program?
Answer: PAR-Q+ (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire)
17. What is considered a normal resting blood pressure?
Answer: 120/80 mmHg
18. At what blood pressure should a client be referred to a physician before starting
exercise?
Answer: ≥ 160/90 mmHg
19. What does BMI stand for?
Answer: Body Mass Index
20. Which of the following indicates cardiovascular fitness?
Answer: VO2 max
, ✅ Section 5: Nutrition & Weight Management
21. Which macronutrient is the body’s primary source of energy?
Answer: Carbohydrates
22. How many kilocalories are in one gram of fat?
Answer: 9 kcal
23. What is the recommended daily intake of water for adults?
Answer: 2–3 liters, depending on activity and climate
24. Which nutrient is essential for muscle repair?
Answer: Protein
25. Which food is considered a complete protein?
Answer: Eggs
✅ Section 6: Kinesiology & Movement Science (26–40)
26. Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?
Answer: Sagittal plane
27. What type of movement occurs in the frontal plane?
Answer: Abduction and adduction
28. Which joint allows for the greatest range of motion?
Answer: Ball-and-socket joint (e.g., shoulder)
29. What is the action of the rectus femoris during a squat?
Answer: Knee extension
30. Which term describes movement away from the midline?
Answer: Abduction
31. What is the antagonist muscle to the biceps during a curl?
Answer: Triceps brachii
32. What is the prime mover in a chest press?
Answer: Pectoralis major
33. What type of joint is the knee?
Answer: Hinge joint
