ACSM Personal Trainer Certification
Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
- Define ADL - CORRECT ANSWERS Activities of daily
living - activities oriented toward taking care of ones own body
Define Exercise - CORRECT ANSWERS planned, structured,
repetitive movement intended to improve or maintain physical fitness
What are the 5 components of fitness? - CORRECT ANSWERS
- cardiorespiratory endurance
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- flexibility
- body composition
What are the two main types of fitness conditioning? - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Health Related: Uses moderate intensity physical
activity (PA) to enhance quality of life (QOL) and prevent disease.
- Fitness conditioning: Focuses on exercise regimens based on
recommendations for improving the five components of fitness.
What is the SAID principle? - CORRECT ANSWERS Specific
adaptations to the imposed demands; if one wants specific change,
training must stress that muscle.
,- ie to train for a 5K you must run beforehand.
What are the signs of overtraining? - CORRECT ANSWERS -
drop in performance
- loss of appetite
- lack of energy
- elevated resting HR
- elevated BP
- muscle tenderness
- sleep disturbances
- frequent illness
What is the FITT-VP principle of exercise prescription? - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Frequency
- Intensity
- Time
- Type
- Volume
- Progression
What are the three body energy systems? - CORRECT ANSWERS
- Anaerobic Alactic (ATP-CP)
- Anaerobic Lactic (glycolytic)
- Aerobic
, Describe the ATP-CP energy system and what type of force it
produces. - CORRECT ANSWERS - The Anaerobic Alactic
energy system.
- Uses cellular stores of ATP and phosphocreatine to produce short
duration (8 sec) of maximal force
Describe the glycolytic energy system and what type of force it
produces. - CORRECT ANSWERS - The anaerobic lactic
energy system.
- It involves the breakdown of carbohydrates into glycogen or glucose
to resynthesize ATP. It can be done without oxygen hence the
anaerobic title.
- Used for short duration medium to high intensity activity.
Describe the aerobic energy system - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Uses oxygen for prolonged energy expenditure. A very efficient way
to turn high energy intermediates into ATP for muscular contraction.
What are the two contractile nodes of the heart instrumental for the
cardiac cycle? - CORRECT ANSWERS - The sinoatrial (SA)
node and the atrioventricular (AV) node.
- The SA node is the pacemaker of the heart starting the contractions
at the Atria where the signal then moves onto the AV node to contract
the ventricles, thus creating the cardiac cycle.
What is the pacemaker of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWERS
The Sinoatrial (SA) node
Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
- Define ADL - CORRECT ANSWERS Activities of daily
living - activities oriented toward taking care of ones own body
Define Exercise - CORRECT ANSWERS planned, structured,
repetitive movement intended to improve or maintain physical fitness
What are the 5 components of fitness? - CORRECT ANSWERS
- cardiorespiratory endurance
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- flexibility
- body composition
What are the two main types of fitness conditioning? - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Health Related: Uses moderate intensity physical
activity (PA) to enhance quality of life (QOL) and prevent disease.
- Fitness conditioning: Focuses on exercise regimens based on
recommendations for improving the five components of fitness.
What is the SAID principle? - CORRECT ANSWERS Specific
adaptations to the imposed demands; if one wants specific change,
training must stress that muscle.
,- ie to train for a 5K you must run beforehand.
What are the signs of overtraining? - CORRECT ANSWERS -
drop in performance
- loss of appetite
- lack of energy
- elevated resting HR
- elevated BP
- muscle tenderness
- sleep disturbances
- frequent illness
What is the FITT-VP principle of exercise prescription? - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Frequency
- Intensity
- Time
- Type
- Volume
- Progression
What are the three body energy systems? - CORRECT ANSWERS
- Anaerobic Alactic (ATP-CP)
- Anaerobic Lactic (glycolytic)
- Aerobic
, Describe the ATP-CP energy system and what type of force it
produces. - CORRECT ANSWERS - The Anaerobic Alactic
energy system.
- Uses cellular stores of ATP and phosphocreatine to produce short
duration (8 sec) of maximal force
Describe the glycolytic energy system and what type of force it
produces. - CORRECT ANSWERS - The anaerobic lactic
energy system.
- It involves the breakdown of carbohydrates into glycogen or glucose
to resynthesize ATP. It can be done without oxygen hence the
anaerobic title.
- Used for short duration medium to high intensity activity.
Describe the aerobic energy system - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Uses oxygen for prolonged energy expenditure. A very efficient way
to turn high energy intermediates into ATP for muscular contraction.
What are the two contractile nodes of the heart instrumental for the
cardiac cycle? - CORRECT ANSWERS - The sinoatrial (SA)
node and the atrioventricular (AV) node.
- The SA node is the pacemaker of the heart starting the contractions
at the Atria where the signal then moves onto the AV node to contract
the ventricles, thus creating the cardiac cycle.
What is the pacemaker of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWERS
The Sinoatrial (SA) node
