ACSM 010-111 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ACSM 010-111 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 221:

  What is the variability for any given age, when estimating a client's age-predicted maximum heart rate?

  A. 2 to 4 beats per minute
  B. 10 to 12 beats per minute
  C. 18 to 20 beats per minute
  D. 22 to 24 beats per minute
  B. 10 to 12 beats per minute

• Question 222:

  What happens to the muscle during isometric tension development?

  A. Shortening of the muscle
  B. Lengthening of the muscle
  C. No change in the length of the muscle
  D. Relaxation of the muscle
  C. No change in the length of the muscle

• Question 223:

  A 50-year-old woman who quit smoking 5 months ago with a BP of 120/90 mmHg, a BMI of 29 kg/m2, a LDL of 135 mg/dL, and a HDL of 70 mg/dL wants to start an exercise program. How many net positive risk factors does she have?

  A. 2
  B. 3
  C. 4
  D. 5
  A. 2

• Question 224:

  What resistance training method is described by a light to heavy or heavy to light progression of sets?

  A. Pyramid
  B. Superset
  C. Negative set
  D. Volume training
  A. Pyramid

• Question 225:

  Doris is an 80 year-old client who is beginning an exercise program. What is recommended when providing initial stability ball training?

  A. Teach center of gravity awareness after demonstrating rotation movements.
  B. Place the ball close to a wall during the first few sessions
  C. Use smooth floor surfaces as opposed to carpet.
  D. Bounce gently on the ball to improve cardiorespiratory endurance.
  B. Place the ball close to a wall during the first few sessions

• Question 226:

  Which joint has the greatest range of motion and involves the greatest number of movements?

  A. Knee
  B. Shoulder
  C. Hip
  D. Ankle
  B. Shoulder

• Question 227:

  If you are palpating the anterior surface of the lateral side of the distal forearm, what pulse are you checking?

  A. Humeral
  B. Ulnar
  C. Brachial
  D. Radial
  D. Radial

• Question 228:

  The Valsalva maneuver may elicit which of the following physiological responses during the concentric phase of a resistance training repetition?

  A. Increased intrathoracic pressure and decreased heart rate
  B. Decreased systolic blood pressure and increased heart rate
  C. Increased intrathoracic pressure and increased systolic blood pressure
  D. Decreased heart rate and increased systolic blood pressure
  C. Increased intrathoracic pressure and increased systolic blood pressure

• Question 229:

  What is the first phase of an annual training cycle?

  A. Transition
  B. Off-season
  C. Preparatory
  D. Competition
  C. Preparatory

• Question 230:

  When attempting to elicit "change talk" during Motivational Interviewing, the personal trainer should ______ of the client.

  A. make evaluations, express thoughts, identify needs and make requests
  B. make evaluations, express thoughts, identify strategies and make demands
  C. make observations, express feelings, identify needs and make requests
  D. make observations, express feelings, identify strategies and make demands
  C. make observations, express feelings, identify needs and make requests