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

ACE Fitness ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Online Questions & Answers

• Question 101:

  Overuse injuries are generally caused by which of the following'?

  A. Infrequent high-intensity exercise or sports activity
  B. Exercise that Involves repetitive stress and poor body mechanics
  C. Interval training with insufficient rest periods during a given workout
  D. Strength training with insufficient rest periods during a given workout
  D. Strength training with insufficient rest periods during a given workout

• Question 102:

  A new client with a body mass index kg/m2 becomes disengaged after learning that the score places the client in the obese category. Which two communication styles will be critical in establishing rapport with this client to gain adherence?

  A. Counseling and directing styles
  B. Counseling and educating styles
  C. Directing and educating styles
  D. Directing and preaching styles
  A. Counseling and directing styles

• Question 103:

  A client's initial six sessions with an ACE certified Personal Trainer each had comparable training volumes with no indicators of joint stress, psychological discomfort, or overtraining Each session was completed with increased ease The client's total rest/recovery time was more than 10 minutes per session Which program modification is MOST appropriate for the client's seventh training session''

  A. Increase rest/recovery time.
  B. Decrease training volume or session duration.
  C. increase training volume or decrease rest/recovery time.
  D. Increase resistance, duration, total number of sets, and number of exercises.
  D. Increase resistance, duration, total number of sets, and number of exercises.

• Question 104:

  After two months of training, a client reports having trouble adhering to the personal trainer's recommendations. What actions could the personal trainer take at this time to motivate the client?

  A. Identify sources of social support and barriers to adherence, and create reward systems.
  B. Increase the intensity of cardio-respiratory exercise to stimulate the client's metabolism and produce faster results.
  C. Suggest the client vary the routine by incorporating load training emphasizing muscular force production.
  D. Recommend the client take a planned break in the fitness routine to promote rest and recovery.
  A. Identify sources of social support and barriers to adherence, and create reward systems.
  D. Recommend the client take a planned break in the fitness routine to promote rest and recovery.

• Question 105:

  A new client with kyphosis presents with a forward head position and internally rotated shoulders. The client is deconditioned and has minimal kinesthetic awareness. Which Is the MOST appropriate exercise to begin with to address this issue?

  A. Standing low row with tubing
  B. Seated low row on a machine
  C. Seated isotonic reverse fly on a machine
  D. Supine isometric reverse fly on the floor
  D. Supine isometric reverse fly on the floor

• Question 106:

  Which is the MOST effective systematic method of teaching a skill?

  A. Explanation, demonstration, and execution
  B. Explanation, performance, and association
  C. Multisensory input, performance, and association
  D. Multisensory input, demonstration, and execution
  A. Explanation, demonstration, and execution

• Question 107:

  You discover during your initial assessment that a new client's skill level in every exercise is high with no corrections needed. She has exercised with a personal trainer for more than three years. At which level of learning is the client?

  A. Associative stage
  B. Autonomous stage
  C. Cognitive stage
  D. Reciprocal stage
  B. Autonomous stage

• Question 108:

  Which exercise would be MOST appropriate to improve hip mobility and stability and core stability?

  A. Half-kneeling tri-planar stretch
  B. Lying hamstrings stretch
  C. Shoulder bridge
  D. Cat-camel
  D. Cat-camel

• Question 109:

  During a new client assessment, an ACE certified Personal Trainer learns that the client takes a common beta blocker. Which side effect of this type of medication should the trainer be aware of?

  A. Decreased heart rate
  B. Decreased sweat response
  C. Increased heart rate
  D. Increased sweat response
  B. Decreased sweat response

• Question 110:

  After six weeks of program participation, your training client has become interested in learning about post- exercise nutrition. Based on the principles of glycogen resynthesis, you tell her that her post-exercise snacks should include which of the following?

  A. 20 grams of protein and some carbohydrates
  B. 20 grams of protein and no carbohydrates
  C. 100 grams of carbohydrates and some protein
  D. 100 grams of carbohydrates and no protein
  C. 100 grams of carbohydrates and some protein