ISSA PERSONAL TRAINER CERTIFICATION FINAL
EXAM 2022
1. Who should recommend a GXT for a client prior to starting an exercise program?
a. Trainer
b. Client
c. Nutritionist
d. Physician
2. Which of the following is a key strategy for nutrition coaching?
a. Identifying and eliminating behavior goals
b. Identifying and eliminating time constraints
c. Identifying and eliminating limiting factors
d. Identifying and eliminating outcome goals
3. Which of the following is used to measure the pressure exerted on the walls of the blood
vessels during refilling of the heart?
a. Systolic pressure
b. Heart rate
c. Diastolic pressure
d. Pulse
4. Utilizing the FITT principle, how many times per week should a beginner client workout?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 3
d. 5
5. Which of the following is responsible for sensing excessive stretch to protect the
muscle?
a. Golgi tendon organ
b. Muscle spindle
c. Muscle fiber
d. Sarcomere
,6. What type of contraction is involved in controlling and stopping a movement?
a. Eccentric
b. Isometric
c. Agonist
d. Concentric
7. Which of the following populations are environmental considerations such as pollen,
allergies, and extreme temperatures key for?
a. Youth
b. Asthma
c. Arthritis
d. Hypertension
8. The "hunchback", or rounded appearance of the upper back is known as which postural
deviation?
a. Kyphosis
b. Lordosis
c. Forward head
d. Swayback
9. What is an alternative exercise for the hanging leg raise?
a. Crunches
b. Straight arm pulldown
c. Pushups
d. Cable crossover
10. Which joint in the body is known as the saddle joint?
a. Knee
b. Ankle
c. Thumb
d. Atlanto-axial
,11. What are the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables per day?
a. 11-15 servings per day
b. 3-4 servings per day
c. 1-2 servings per day
d. 5-10 servings per day
12. Which of the following muscles make up the rotator cuff?
a. Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
b. Supraspinatus, teres major, teres pectoralis minor, subscapularis
c. Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, levator scapulae
13. Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?
a. Vitamin H
b. Reservatrol
c. Beta Alanine
d. Vitamin C
14. When the spine develops an S- or C-shaped curve, this imbalance is referred to as which
of the following?
a. Lordosis
b. Flatback
c. Scoliosis
d. Kyphosis
15. Which macronutrient is the most readily available for energy production?
a. Fats
b. Leucine
c. Carbohydrates
d. Valine
, 16. The Law of Overcompensation and Overload allows for which of the following in regards
to intensity?
a. Progressively increase over a period to time
b. Progressively decrease over a period of time
c. Remain the same
d. Acute decrease over a period of time
17. Approximately how many calories are in 1 gram of fat?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 5
d. 9
18. Marathon training primarily recruits which type of fibers?
a. Type IIx
b. Type II
c. Fast twitch
d. Slow twitch
19. Fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E, and which of the following?
a. B
b. C
c. K
d. H
20. A client is Type I diabetic and asks for a meal plan, what should the trainer do?
a. Refer to a dietician
b. Offer a templated meal plan
c. Ask what their goal is and then prescribe meal plan
d. Give a breakdown of macronutrients
EXAM 2022
1. Who should recommend a GXT for a client prior to starting an exercise program?
a. Trainer
b. Client
c. Nutritionist
d. Physician
2. Which of the following is a key strategy for nutrition coaching?
a. Identifying and eliminating behavior goals
b. Identifying and eliminating time constraints
c. Identifying and eliminating limiting factors
d. Identifying and eliminating outcome goals
3. Which of the following is used to measure the pressure exerted on the walls of the blood
vessels during refilling of the heart?
a. Systolic pressure
b. Heart rate
c. Diastolic pressure
d. Pulse
4. Utilizing the FITT principle, how many times per week should a beginner client workout?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 3
d. 5
5. Which of the following is responsible for sensing excessive stretch to protect the
muscle?
a. Golgi tendon organ
b. Muscle spindle
c. Muscle fiber
d. Sarcomere
,6. What type of contraction is involved in controlling and stopping a movement?
a. Eccentric
b. Isometric
c. Agonist
d. Concentric
7. Which of the following populations are environmental considerations such as pollen,
allergies, and extreme temperatures key for?
a. Youth
b. Asthma
c. Arthritis
d. Hypertension
8. The "hunchback", or rounded appearance of the upper back is known as which postural
deviation?
a. Kyphosis
b. Lordosis
c. Forward head
d. Swayback
9. What is an alternative exercise for the hanging leg raise?
a. Crunches
b. Straight arm pulldown
c. Pushups
d. Cable crossover
10. Which joint in the body is known as the saddle joint?
a. Knee
b. Ankle
c. Thumb
d. Atlanto-axial
,11. What are the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables per day?
a. 11-15 servings per day
b. 3-4 servings per day
c. 1-2 servings per day
d. 5-10 servings per day
12. Which of the following muscles make up the rotator cuff?
a. Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis
b. Supraspinatus, teres major, teres pectoralis minor, subscapularis
c. Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, levator scapulae
13. Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?
a. Vitamin H
b. Reservatrol
c. Beta Alanine
d. Vitamin C
14. When the spine develops an S- or C-shaped curve, this imbalance is referred to as which
of the following?
a. Lordosis
b. Flatback
c. Scoliosis
d. Kyphosis
15. Which macronutrient is the most readily available for energy production?
a. Fats
b. Leucine
c. Carbohydrates
d. Valine
, 16. The Law of Overcompensation and Overload allows for which of the following in regards
to intensity?
a. Progressively increase over a period to time
b. Progressively decrease over a period of time
c. Remain the same
d. Acute decrease over a period of time
17. Approximately how many calories are in 1 gram of fat?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 5
d. 9
18. Marathon training primarily recruits which type of fibers?
a. Type IIx
b. Type II
c. Fast twitch
d. Slow twitch
19. Fat-soluble vitamins include A, D, E, and which of the following?
a. B
b. C
c. K
d. H
20. A client is Type I diabetic and asks for a meal plan, what should the trainer do?
a. Refer to a dietician
b. Offer a templated meal plan
c. Ask what their goal is and then prescribe meal plan
d. Give a breakdown of macronutrients
