COMPLETE SOLUTION/ISSA PERSONAL TRAINER
CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM | 2024 | GRADED A+
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
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b b b b b
11. What bare bthe brecommended bservings bof bfruits band bvegetables bper bday?
a. 11-15 bservings bper bday
b. 3-4 bservings bper bday
c. 1-2 bservings bper bday
d. 5-10 bservings bper bday
12. Which bof bthe bfollowing bmuscles bmake bup bthe brotator bcuff?
a. Supraspinatus, binfraspinatus, bteres bminor, bsubscapularis
b. Supraspinatus, bteres bmajor, bteres bpectoralis bminor, bsubscapularis
c. Supraspinatus, binfraspinatus, bteres bminor, blevator bscapulae
13. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bwater-soluble bvitamin?
a. Vitamin bH
b. Reservatrol
c. Beta bAlanine
d. Vitamin bC
14. When bthe bspine bdevelops ban bS- bor bC-shaped bcurve, bthis bimbalance bis breferred bto bas
bwhichb
of bthe bfollowing?
a. Lordosis
b. Flatback
c. Scoliosis
d. Kyphosis
15. Which bmacronutrient bis bthe bmost breadily bavailable bfor benergy bproduction?
a. Fats
b. Leucine
c. Carbohydrates
d. Valine
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b b b b b
16. bThe bLaw bof bOvercompensation band bOverload ballows bfor bwhich bof bthe bfollowing
bin regardsto bintensity?
a. Progressively bincrease bover ba bperiod bto btime
b. Progressively bdecrease bover ba bperiod bof btime
c. Remain bthe bsame
d. Acute bdecrease bover ba bperiod bof btime
17. Approximately bhow bmany bcalories bare bin b1 bgram bof bfat?
a.6
b.7
c.5
d.9
18. Marathon btraining bprimarily brecruits bwhich btype bof bfibers?
a. Type bIIx
b. Type bII
c. Fast btwitch
d. Slow btwitch
19. Fat-soluble bvitamins binclude bA, bD, bE, band bwhich bof bthe bfollowing?
a. B
b. C
c. K
d. H
20. A bclient bis bType bI bdiabetic band basks bfor ba bmeal bplan, bwhat bshould bthe btrainer bdo?
a. Refer bto ba bdietician
b. Offer ba btemplated bmeal bplan
c. Ask bwhat btheir bgoal bis band bthen bprescribe bmeal bplan
d. Give ba bbreakdown bof bmacronutrients
CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAM | 2024 | GRADED A+
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
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ISSA Final Exam ALL ANSWERS 100%
b b b b b
11. What bare bthe brecommended bservings bof bfruits band bvegetables bper bday?
a. 11-15 bservings bper bday
b. 3-4 bservings bper bday
c. 1-2 bservings bper bday
d. 5-10 bservings bper bday
12. Which bof bthe bfollowing bmuscles bmake bup bthe brotator bcuff?
a. Supraspinatus, binfraspinatus, bteres bminor, bsubscapularis
b. Supraspinatus, bteres bmajor, bteres bpectoralis bminor, bsubscapularis
c. Supraspinatus, binfraspinatus, bteres bminor, blevator bscapulae
13. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis ba bwater-soluble bvitamin?
a. Vitamin bH
b. Reservatrol
c. Beta bAlanine
d. Vitamin bC
14. When bthe bspine bdevelops ban bS- bor bC-shaped bcurve, bthis bimbalance bis breferred bto bas
bwhichb
of bthe bfollowing?
a. Lordosis
b. Flatback
c. Scoliosis
d. Kyphosis
15. Which bmacronutrient bis bthe bmost breadily bavailable bfor benergy bproduction?
a. Fats
b. Leucine
c. Carbohydrates
d. Valine
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ISSA Final Exam ALL ANSWERS 100%
b b b b b
16. bThe bLaw bof bOvercompensation band bOverload ballows bfor bwhich bof bthe bfollowing
bin regardsto bintensity?
a. Progressively bincrease bover ba bperiod bto btime
b. Progressively bdecrease bover ba bperiod bof btime
c. Remain bthe bsame
d. Acute bdecrease bover ba bperiod bof btime
17. Approximately bhow bmany bcalories bare bin b1 bgram bof bfat?
a.6
b.7
c.5
d.9
18. Marathon btraining bprimarily brecruits bwhich btype bof bfibers?
a. Type bIIx
b. Type bII
c. Fast btwitch
d. Slow btwitch
19. Fat-soluble bvitamins binclude bA, bD, bE, band bwhich bof bthe bfollowing?
a. B
b. C
c. K
d. H
20. A bclient bis bType bI bdiabetic band basks bfor ba bmeal bplan, bwhat bshould bthe btrainer bdo?
a. Refer bto ba bdietician
b. Offer ba btemplated bmeal bplan
c. Ask bwhat btheir bgoal bis band bthen bprescribe bmeal bplan
d. Give ba bbreakdown bof bmacronutrients
