ACE Fitness ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ACE Fitness ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  Which of the following is the MOST important application of fitness testing?

  A. Determining maximum performance potential in an individual
  B. Assessing improvements in an individual over time
  C. Diagnosing health conditions that require a physician referral
  D. Comparing individual fitness levels to established norms
  C. Diagnosing health conditions that require a physician referral

• Question 2:

  During follow-up assessments, the client, a runner who has performed poorly in recent sessions, indicates symptoms of irritability and interrupted sleep patterns. These could be symptoms of which of the following?

  A. Lack of motivation
  B. Poor program design
  C. Overtraining
  D. Poor nutrition
  B. Poor program design

• Question 3:

  After completing a facility accident report following an incident with a client, the personal trainer should do which of the following?

  A. Contact another club member who lives near the client to check on the client.
  B. Transport the client to the doctor or hospital.
  C. Discuss the accident with a colleague to verify the account of what happened.
  D. Document his/her own personal account of what occurred.
  B. Transport the client to the doctor or hospital.

• Question 4:

  Your new client complains of muscle soreness after two weeks of training. What would be an effective strategy to address this discomfort?

  A. Explain to your client that muscle soreness is inevitable, but that it will subside. Recommend that he or she take the week off.
  B. Reduce his or her training frequency.
  C. Explain to your client that muscle soreness is Inevitable, but that it will subside. Recommend that he or she exercise through it.
  D. Reduce his or her training volume.
  D. Reduce his or her training volume.

• Question 5:

  A client wants to work on chest muscles by using an exercise learned in a group exercise class. While standing and holding 2-lb (1 kg) dumbbells with shoulders abducted and externally rotated and elbows flexed, the client demonstrates the exercise by horizontally adducting and horizontally abducting the shoulders. What should an ACE certified Personal Trainers response be?

  A. "This exercise does not activate the pectoralis major muscles."
  B. "This Is a great exercise tor the pectoralis major and rhomboid muscles Let's include it In your program."
  C. "This exercise uses the chest, but there are more effective exercises that I can show you."
  D. "This exercise is contramdicated for everyone because it places the shoulders in abduction and external rotation."
  B. "This Is a great exercise tor the pectoralis major and rhomboid muscles Let's include it In your program."

• Question 6:

  Which motion is the MOST significant safety concern during the performance of a squat thrust?

  A. Jump to full extension
  B. Tuck from torso extension
  C. Torso hyperextension during the plank position
  D. Straight-leg back extension from forward flexion
  B. Tuck from torso extension

• Question 7:

  A new client has indicated a desire to lose 15 lbs. (6.8 kg) within the next six months. The client has brainstormed some strategies to achieve this goal. Which of the following strategies aligns BEST with the findings of the National Weight Control Registry?

  A. Substitute a normal breakfast with a low-calorie meal replacement beverage.
  B. Weigh twice per day, once in the morning and once in the evening, to monitor progress toward the weight loss goal.
  C. Closely monitor and record dietary intake, including attention to appropriate portion sizes.
  D. Follow a low-carbohydrate diet to significantly reduce carbohydrate intake and increase protein consumption.
  C. Closely monitor and record dietary intake, including attention to appropriate portion sizes.

• Question 8:

  Following four weeks of free-weight instruction and demonstrations, a client is not improving and frequently makes the same mistakes even after repeated corrections. The ACE certified Personal Trainer is currently using verbal cues to instruct him through the exercise. Which of the following teaching methods would be MOST effective to help the client gain a better understanding of what the trainer wants him to do?

  A. Continue to demonstrate proper strength-training techniques to the client.
  B. Incorporate a kinesthetic method to guide the client through effective execution.
  C. Use the same words and methods every time for consistency and to reduce confusion.
  D. Continue to praise the client for progress even when the execution is not correct.
  D. Continue to praise the client for progress even when the execution is not correct.

• Question 9:

  In the first three months of training with a client, a personal trainer has tried a variety of teaching methods. The client loves to read educational materials and will say. "This motion feels right." Which learning styles is the client expressing a preference for?

  A. Athletic and visual
  B. Kinesthetic and auditory
  C. Auditory and demonstrative
  D. Visual and kinesthetic
  B. Kinesthetic and auditory

• Question 10:

  You have a new client with type 2 diabetes whose most important goal is weight loss. What should you do?

  A. Suggest that he cut back on starches and carbohydrates and increase protein intake to speed up metabolism.
  B. Focus on moderate intensity cardiovascular exercise of increasing duration on most days of the week.
  C. Include high intensity strength training in his program to increase muscle mass and speed up metabolism.
  D. Advise him to perform high intensity cardiovascular exercise to maximize caloric expenditure.
  B. Focus on moderate intensity cardiovascular exercise of increasing duration on most days of the week.