ISSA CORRECT 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Imagine a male client who weighs 200 lb and has a body fat percentage of 20%. His
body fat percentage goal is 15%. What is the client's current body fat in pounds? -
✔✔40lbs
✔✔What is the client's lean body mass? - ✔✔160
✔✔Maximal heart rate is estimated by subtracting your age from - ✔✔220
✔✔Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the inner walls of the blood
vessels. - ✔✔true
✔✔HIT is an acronym for - ✔✔High Intensity Training
✔✔The leading hypotheses for delayed onset muscle soreness are - ✔✔the connective
tissue damage hypothesis, the skeletal muscle damage hypothesis, the spasm
hypothesis
✔✔If your client can successfully complete two or more repetitions in the last set in two
consecutive workouts for any given exercise the load should be ___________
depending on your client's current physical abilities. - ✔✔increased by two to ten
percent
✔✔Periodization refers to how a training program is broken down into discreet time
periods called macrocycles, mesocycles and microcycles. - ✔✔true
✔✔DOMS stands for delayed onset muscle soreness. - ✔✔true
✔✔Maximum power will occur somewhere between 55% to 85% of 1RM. - ✔✔true
, ✔✔The training zone is at what percentage of your MHR? - ✔✔55% to 85%
✔✔Muscular endurance can be assessed through: - ✔✔push up and sit up test
✔✔Exercise intensity should be at what percentage of your VO2max? - ✔✔55% to 85%
✔✔Which method of determining exercise intensity correlates directly to 60% - 80% of
your VO2max? - ✔✔Karvonen Method
✔✔The ISSA recommends that the intensity level of exercise be 85% to 95% of
VO2max. - ✔✔false
✔✔This principle states that our bodies will physiologically adapt according to whether
we are training aerobically or anaerobically - ✔✔The SAID Principle
✔✔Good nutrition should be more theoretical and not based on outcomes. - ✔✔false
✔✔Which of the following food(s) has the highest nutrient density? - ✔✔spinach
✔✔Which of the following is a common limiting factor when it comes to achieving
fitness-related goals? - ✔✔a. genetics
b. exercise
c. mindset
d. nutrition
✔✔What is the best and most effective diet for nearly all individuals? - ✔✔none
✔✔Which factor(s) should you take into account when deciding on a nutrition strategy?
- ✔✔a. life demands
b. work situation
c. physical activity
d. culture
✔✔If a food is labeled "organic," it is always safe to assume that the food is healthy,
nourishing, and not processed. - ✔✔false
✔✔Which of the following represents a role that the liver plays in the body? -
✔✔synthesizes protein from amino acids ingested through food
✔✔Glucose can be - ✔✔a. used for ATP production
b. stored as muscle glycogen
SURE A+
✔✔Imagine a male client who weighs 200 lb and has a body fat percentage of 20%. His
body fat percentage goal is 15%. What is the client's current body fat in pounds? -
✔✔40lbs
✔✔What is the client's lean body mass? - ✔✔160
✔✔Maximal heart rate is estimated by subtracting your age from - ✔✔220
✔✔Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the inner walls of the blood
vessels. - ✔✔true
✔✔HIT is an acronym for - ✔✔High Intensity Training
✔✔The leading hypotheses for delayed onset muscle soreness are - ✔✔the connective
tissue damage hypothesis, the skeletal muscle damage hypothesis, the spasm
hypothesis
✔✔If your client can successfully complete two or more repetitions in the last set in two
consecutive workouts for any given exercise the load should be ___________
depending on your client's current physical abilities. - ✔✔increased by two to ten
percent
✔✔Periodization refers to how a training program is broken down into discreet time
periods called macrocycles, mesocycles and microcycles. - ✔✔true
✔✔DOMS stands for delayed onset muscle soreness. - ✔✔true
✔✔Maximum power will occur somewhere between 55% to 85% of 1RM. - ✔✔true
, ✔✔The training zone is at what percentage of your MHR? - ✔✔55% to 85%
✔✔Muscular endurance can be assessed through: - ✔✔push up and sit up test
✔✔Exercise intensity should be at what percentage of your VO2max? - ✔✔55% to 85%
✔✔Which method of determining exercise intensity correlates directly to 60% - 80% of
your VO2max? - ✔✔Karvonen Method
✔✔The ISSA recommends that the intensity level of exercise be 85% to 95% of
VO2max. - ✔✔false
✔✔This principle states that our bodies will physiologically adapt according to whether
we are training aerobically or anaerobically - ✔✔The SAID Principle
✔✔Good nutrition should be more theoretical and not based on outcomes. - ✔✔false
✔✔Which of the following food(s) has the highest nutrient density? - ✔✔spinach
✔✔Which of the following is a common limiting factor when it comes to achieving
fitness-related goals? - ✔✔a. genetics
b. exercise
c. mindset
d. nutrition
✔✔What is the best and most effective diet for nearly all individuals? - ✔✔none
✔✔Which factor(s) should you take into account when deciding on a nutrition strategy?
- ✔✔a. life demands
b. work situation
c. physical activity
d. culture
✔✔If a food is labeled "organic," it is always safe to assume that the food is healthy,
nourishing, and not processed. - ✔✔false
✔✔Which of the following represents a role that the liver plays in the body? -
✔✔synthesizes protein from amino acids ingested through food
✔✔Glucose can be - ✔✔a. used for ATP production
b. stored as muscle glycogen
