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2.vbConductvbpre-participationvbscreeningvbusingvbevidence-
informedvbtoolsvbthatvbwillvbsupportvbrecommendationsvbforvbindividualvbclient-
tailoredvbphysicalvbactivityvbandvbexercisevbprogramsvbwithinvbthevbCSEP-CEP'svbindividualvbknowledgevbcompetency.
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4.vbUsevbevidence-
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5.vbInterpretvbthevbresultsvbofvbcomprehensivevbfitnessvbassessmentvbprotocolsvbtovbdeterminevbhealthvbandvbphysicalvbf
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6.vbMonitorvbthevbinfluencevbofvbcommonlyvbusedvbmedicationsvbonvbthevbresponsevbtovbsubmaximalvbandvbmaximalvbex
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7.vbUsevbthevboutcomesvbfromvbobjectivevbhealthvbandvbfitnessvbassessmentsvbtovbdesignvbandvbimplementvbsafevbandvbe
ectivevbphysicalvbactivityvbandvbexercisevbprescriptionsvbforvbbothvbhealthyvbandvbunhealthyvbpopulations.
8.vbMakevbgeneral,vbevidence-informed,vbdietaryvbrecommendationsvbifvbwithinvbthevbCSEP-
CEP'svbindividualvbknowledgevbcompetency,vbrecognizingvbwhenvbtovbrefervbtovbavbregisteredvbdietitianvbforvbmorevbspec
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9.vbMeasurevbandvbmonitorvbheartvbrate,vbelectricvbactivityvbofvbthevbheartvb(usingvbelectrocardiographyvb[ECG])vbandvbbl
dvbpressurevb(byvbauscultationvbunlessvbhearingvbimpaired)vbatvbrest,vbduringvbexercis

AvbCSEP-CEPvbisvbnotvbsanctionedvbbyvbCSEPvbto:vb-vbanswer--
Diagnosevbpathologyvbbasedvbonvbanyvbassessmentvborvbobservation.

CSEP-CEPvbCorevbCompetencies:vb-vbanswer--1.vbAnatomy,vbBiomechanics,vbandvbExercisevbPhysiology

2.vbHealthvbBehaviourvbChangevbandvbEducation

3.vbClientvbPre-ParticipationvbScreeningvbandvbPharmacology

4.vbAdvancedvbExercisevbandvbHealthvbAssessmentvbforvbApparentlyvbHealthyvbPopulations

5.vbAdvancedvbExercisevbandvbHealthvbAssessmentvbforvbChronicvbConditions

6.vbAdvancedvbExercisevbPrescriptionvbforvbApparentlyvbHealthyvbPopulations

7.vbAdvancedvbExercisevbPrescriptionvbforvbChronicvbConditions

8.ProfessionalvbandvbEthicalvbPractice
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1.vbWhichvbofvbthevbfollowingvbstatementsvbregardingvbresistancevbtrainingvbisvbnotvbcorrect?
A)vbRatevbofvbforcevbdevelopmentvbisvbanvbimportantvbconsiderationvbwhenvbdesigningvbresistancevbtrainingvbprogramsv
vboldervbadults.

B)vbForvbbothvbmulti-jointvbandvbsingle-
jointvbresistancevbexercises,vbprescribedvbloadvbassignmentsvbmustvbbevbbasedvbonvbthevbdirectlyvbdeterminedvbone-
repetitionvbmaximumvb(1vbRM).
C)vbExercisesvbrecruitingvbonevborvbmorevbofvbthevblargevbmulti-jointvbmusclesvbhavevbgreatervbtransfervbcarry-
overvbbetweenvbtrainingvbandvbworkvborvbsportvbperformance.
D)vbMusclevbbalancevbdoesvbnotvbalwaysvbhavevbtovbmeanvbequalvbforce,vbjustvbavbpropervbratiovbofvbmuscularvbstrength,v
ower,vborvbmuscularvbendurancevbofvbonevbmusclevbgroupvbrelativevbtovbanothervbmusclevbgroup.vb-vbanswer--"B
Therevbisvbnovbrequirementvbthatvbyouvbcompletevbavb1vbRMvbforvbresistancevbtrainingvbactivities.vbYouvbmayvbpickvbonevbl
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svbnovbrequirementvbthatvbyouvbperformvbthevbtestingvbforvbeachvbprescribedvbexercise."
ExcerptvbFrom:vbCanadianvbSocietyvbforvbExercisevbPhysiologyvb(CSEP).vb"CSEPvbClinicalvbExercisevbPhysiologistvb(C
EP-CEP)vbCertificationvbandvbStudyvbGuidevb-vb1stvbEdition."vbApplevbBooks.

2.vbAtvbthevbsamevbsubmaximalvbpowervboutput,vbavbtrainedvbindividual,vbcomparedvbwithvbanvbuntrainedvbindividual,vbwi
have:
A)vbAvbhighervbheartvbrate
B)vbAvbgreatervbstrokevbvolume
C)vbAvbgreatervboxygenvbuptake
D)vbNovbdifferencevbatvbsubmaximalvblevelsvb-vbanswer--"B
Withvbtraining,vbcardiovascularvbresponsesvbwillvbbecomevbmorevbefficientvb(youvbdon'tvbhavevbtovbworkvbasvbhard).vbAvbtr
nedvbindividualvbwouldvbhavevbavblowervbheartvbratevbandvblowervbO2vbuse.vbIfvbheartvbratevbisvblower,vbthenvbstrokevbvolum
vbisvbincreased,vbsovbthat,vbforvbeachvbbeat,vbmorevbbloodvbisvbpushedvbout,vbcreatingvbgreatervbefficiency."

ExcerptvbFrom:vbCanadianvbSocietyvbforvbExercisevbPhysiologyvb(CSEP).vb"CSEPvbClinicalvbExercisevbPhysiologistvb(C
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3.vbWhatvbisvbthevbmostvbcommonvbtypevbofvblevervbfoundvbinvbthevbhumanvbbody?
A)vbFirst-classvblever
B)vbSecond-classvblever
C)vbThird-classvblevervb-vbanswer--"C
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ExcerptvbFrom:vbCanadianvbSocietyvbforvbExercisevbPhysiologyvb(CSEP).vb"CSEPvbClinicalvbExercisevbPhysiologistvb(C
EP-CEP)vbCertificationvbandvbStudyvbGuidevb-vb1stvbEdition."vbApplevbBooks.

4.vbWhichvbtypevbofvbmusclevbactionvbachievesvbthevbgreatestvbforcevbthroughoutvbitsvbcompletevbrangevbofvbmovement?
A)vbEccentric
B)vbPlyometric
C)vbConcentric
D)vbIsotonicvb-vbanswer--"A
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ervbavbweightvbfarvbgreatervbthanvbyouvbcouldvbliftvb(throughvbconcentricallyvbcontractingvbmuscles)"
ExcerptvbFrom:vbCanadianvbSocietyvbforvbExercisevbPhysiologyvb(CSEP).vb"CSEPvbClinicalvbExercisevbPhysiologistvb(C
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5.vbWhenvbstrengthvbisvbassessedvbasvbthevbstaticvbforcevbthatvbcanvbbevbexertedvbonvbavbmeasuringvbdevice,vbthevbmeas
edvbvaluevbdoesvbnotvbdependvbon:
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B)vbMusclevbcross-sectionalvbarea
C)vbSkillvbinvbactivationvbmotorvbunits
D)vbThevbmomentvbofvbforcevbthatvballvbmusclesvbinvolvedvbcanvbproducevb-vbanswer--"D
Invbbiomechanics,vbthevbmomentvbofvbforcevborvbtorquevbisvbavbforcevbappliedvbavbdistancevbfromvbthevbaxisvbofvbrotationvbt
tvbcausesvbrotationvbofvbthevbobject.vbSo,vbforvbavbstaticvbforcevb(isometric,vbnon-
moving),vbtherevbwouldvbbevbnovbmomentvbofvbforce.vbVelocityvbwouldvbhavevbanvbimpactvbbecausevbthevbquickervbthevbco
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sectionvbareavbisvbimportantvbbecausevbthevbbiggervbthevbareavbis,vbthevbmorevbcross-
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bimpactvbonvbthevbamountvbofvbforcevbthatvbcanvbbevbgenerated."

ExcerptvbFrom:vbCanadianvbSocietyvbforvbExercisevbPhysiologyvb(CSEP).vb"CSEPvbClinicalvbExercisevbPhysiologistvb(C
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6.vbRecruitmentvbordervbofvbmotorvbunitsvbduringvbprogressivelyvbincreasingvblevelsvbofvbmusclevbtensionvbisvbdescribedv
yvbthe:
A)vbForce-velocityvbrelationship
B)vbSizevbprinciple
C)vbTension-timevbrelationship
D)vbSlidingvbfilamentvbtheory"vb-vbanswer--
Bvb"Henneman'svbsizevbprinciplevbstatesvbthat,vbwhenvbyouvbperformvbanyvbmusclevbcontractionvb(powervborvbendurance
bthevbfirstvbmusclevbfibresvbrecruitedvbarevbslow,vbthenvbfastvbfatigue-

resistant,vbthenvbfastvbfatigable.vbThisvballowsvbfinevbcontrolvbofvbthevbforcevbatvbanyvblevelvbofvbtensionvborvbforcevboutputv
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ExcerptvbFrom:vbCanadianvbSocietyvbforvbExercisevbPhysiologyvb(CSEP).vb"CSEPvbClinicalvbExercisevbPhysiologistvb(C
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7.vbMaximalvblactate-
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sevbof:
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B)vbIncreasedvbglycolyticvbenzymes
C)vbIncreasedvbnumbervbofvbmitochondria
D)vbAvbandvbBvb-vbanswer--"D
BothvbAvbandvbBvbarevbknownvbadaptationsvbthatvbwouldvbcausevbanvbincreasevbinvblactate.vbMitochondriavbarevbnotvbinvo
edvbinvblactatevbproduction."
ExcerptvbFrom:vbCanadianvbSocietyvbforvbExercisevbPhysiologyvb(CSEP).vb"CSEPvbClinicalvbExercisevbPhysiologistvb(C
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"8.vbWhichvbofvbthevbfollowingvbstatementsvbconcerningvbthevbcharacteristicsvbofvbdifferentvbtypesvbofvbmusclevbfibresvbisv
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A)vbThevbhighervbthevbmyosinvbATPasevbactivity,vbthevbfastervbthevbspeedvbofvbcontraction.
B)vbMusclesvbthatvbhavevbhighvbglycolyticvbcapacityvbandvblargevbglycogenvbstoresvbarevbmorevbresistantvbtovbfatigue.
C)vbOxidativevbtypesvbofvbmusclevbfibresvbcontainvbmyoglobin.
D)vbOxidativevbfibresvbhavevbavbrichervbbloodvbsupply."
ExcerptvbFrom:vbCanadianvbSocietyvbforvbExercisevbPhysiologyvb(CSEP).vb"CSEPvbClinicalvbExercisevbPhysiologistvb(C
EP-CEP)vbCertificationvbandvbStudyvbGuidevb-vb1stvbEdition."vbApplevbBooks.vb-vbanswer--"B

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