ACSM ACSM-Certification 010-111 Questions & Answers

• Question 21:

  What is the minimum duration of an moderate intensity intermittent bout of aerobic activity to promote and maintain health?

  A. 10 minutes

  B. 15 minutes

  C. 20 minutes

  D. 30 minutes

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 22:

  You have a client who recently confided to you that she is getting divorced. She admits to you that her exercise routine has suffered as a result of the increased stress. Which action is most appropriate for you to take?

  A. Recommend that she increase the duration of her sessions as a way to cope with this stressful situation.

  B. Recommend that she seek a mental health professional who can help her manage the increased stress.

  C. Make a future appointment with her to discuss the divorce.

  D. Recommend that she increase the number of sessions as a way to cope with this stressful situation.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 23:

  As the percentage of 1 RM (Repetition Maximum) resistance increases ______.

  A. the amount of rest between training days should increase

  B. the number of sets performed should increase

  C. the number of repetitions until fatigue decreases

  D. the amount of rest between sets should decrease

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 24:

  Which describes a Valsalva maneuver performed during a free weight biceps curl?

  A. A normal part of the concentric phase of the exercise.

  B. Inspiration of air through an open glottis.

  C. A normal part of the eccentric phase of the exercise.

  D. Expiration of pressure against a closed glottis.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 25:

  Which exercise works best in isolating the soleus muscle?

  A. Standing heel raises.

  B. Seated ankle extensions with the knees straight.

  C. Seated heel raises with flexed knees.

  D. Half squats with external rotation of the hip joint.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 26:

  An appropriate exercise movement to develop the ________ is a ________ .

  A. quadriceps; knee flexion

  B. triceps; arm curl

  C. wrist flexors; wrist curl

  D. hip abductors; half-squat

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 27:

  A client's workout plan shows scheduled increases and decreases in exercise volume. What training concept is being demonstrated?

  A. Specificity

  B. Overtraining

  C. Reversibility

  D. Periodization

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 28:

  Which statement is true regarding exercise for the prepubescent child?

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

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

  C. Due to the lack of development of the epiphyseal growth plates, children should not participate in any form of endurance training.

  D. Children should perform at a low level of exertion only.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 29:

  Which is the most important exercise to include in an overall training plan for an apparently healthy automobile mechanic who performs daily overhead movements?

  A. Lat pulldown

  B. Upright row

  C. Biceps curl

  D. Shoulder press

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 30:

  What is the predominant factor causing an increase in strength during the initial weeks of training?

  A. Changes in whole muscle cross-sectional area.

  B. Increases in overall limb circumference.

  C. Improvements in neuromuscular adaptation.

  D. Increases in muscle-fiber cross-sectional area.

  Correct Answer: C