ACSM Certified Personal Trainer (010-111) Free Practice Test

Question 1

Which of the following statements is true regarding exercise for the prepubescent child?

A. Because of the lack of development of the epiphyseal growth plates, children should not participate in any form of endurance training.

B. Both B and C are true

C. Since children are anatomically immature, they should not participate in any form of resistance training exercise.

D. Children are less tolerant of heat because of a higher threshold for sweating.

Correct Answer: D

Question 2

Compared to adults, children are at a higher risk of ______ when exercising in a hot/humid environment.

A. elevated blood pressure

B. anemia

C. hypothermia

D. muscular fatigue

Correct Answer: D

Question 3

The recommended initial treatment for an acute joint injury is the application of which of the following?

A. Compression and heat.

B. Elevation and heat.

C. Compression and cold.

D. Compression combined with short intervals of cold and heat.

Correct Answer: C

Question 4

What are the FITTE Factors?

A. Frequency, intensity, total, type, equipment

B. Frequency, intensity, total, type, exercise

C. Frequency, injury, time, type, enjoyment

D. Frequency, intensity, time, type, enjoyment

Correct Answer: D

Question 5

Which principle of training best describes a previously active client, who has been ill and bed-ridden for a prolonged period of time?

A. Specificity

B. Overload

C. Progression

D. Reversibility

Correct Answer: D

Question 6

Your client reports that she drank a 20 oz. (590 mL) cup of coffee 20 minutes prior to her exercise session. How might this affect her heart rate and blood pressure responses?

A. Increase blood pressure and decrease heart rate.

B. Decrease blood pressure and increase heart rate.

C. Increase blood pressure and increase heart rate.

D. Decrease blood pressure and decrease heart rate.

Correct Answer: C

Question 7

What acute cardiovascular responses accompany the transition from sitting to walking?

A. Increase in heart rate, decrease in stroke volume

B. Increase in stroke volume, decrease in systolic blood pressure

C. Increase in cardiac output, and arteriovenous oxygen difference

D. Increase in diastolic blood pressure and heart rate

Correct Answer: C

Question 8

How does heart rate increase in relation to work rate and oxygen uptake during dynamic exercise?

A. Curvilinearly

B. Exponentially

C. Linearly

D. Inversely

Correct Answer: C

Question 9

Under which of the following circumstances would you expect to see the highest rise in blood lactate?

A. After moderate intensity cycling exercise in the client with Type 2 diabetes

B. Prior to treadmill walking in the cardiac patient

C. During maximal exercise lasting between 60 and 180 seconds in the athlete

D. During maximal exercise lasting between 60 and 180 seconds in the untrained client

Correct Answer: C

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