ACE Fitness ACE Fitness Certifications ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Questions & Answers

• Question 111:

  Your client is an endurance athlete who approaches you about using carnitine to enhance his performance. Your BEST response would be to:

  A. Recommend that he take his carnitine with fruit juice to enhance absorption.

  B. Encourage him to use carnitine to enhance his interval workouts.

  C. Suggest journaling his workouts to monitor progress while using carnitine.

  D. Tell him that research does not support enhanced performance from carnitine use.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 112:

  Your new client tells you he has been doing a stability ball workout at home two to three days per week. While seated on the ball, which exercise below would provide the GREATEST challenge to balance?

  A. Raising one foot six inches off the floor

  B. Bringing both feet and knees together

  C. Raising both arms overhead

  D. Abducting one arm horizontally

  Correct Answer: AC

• Question 113:

  During which stage of learning would a novice exerciser require the MOST feedback regarding performance?

  A. Associative stage

  B. Cognitive stage

  C. Autonomous stage

  D. Affective stage

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 114:

  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.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 115:

  What is an appropriate exercise for strengthening spinal muscles for a client with spinal osteoporosis?

  A. Abdominal crunches with thoracic flexion

  B. Barbell bent-over rows

  C. Alternating quadruped (bird dog)

  D. Pilates roll-up

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 116:

  A person's self-efficacy as it relates to exercise can be MOST influenced by which of the following?

  A. Self-reinforcement

  B. Active rehearsal

  C. Positive reinforcement

  D. A successful exercise experience

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 117:

  The effectiveness of BMI is limited In which type of individual?

  A. Seriously obese

  B. Sedentary individuals

  C. Extremely thin

  D. Muscular/athletic

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 118:

  Which of the following Is a negative aspect of plyometric exercises?

  A. Non-applicability to athletic performance

  B. Reduced venous return to exercising muscles

  C. Immediate and sustained muscle soreness

  D. Increased stress on joints and tendons

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 119:

  A person is considered to have systolic hypertension if he or she:

  A. Has a resting systolic pressure greater than 160 mm Hg.

  B. Often experiences dizziness after standing quickly from a supine position.

  C. Experiences headaches during high intensity exercise.

  D. Has systolic pressure greater than 110 mm Hg at any time.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 120:

  Your 35-year-old female client Is In the first trimester of her pregnancy and has been given clearance to

  exercise by her doctor. She enjoys running but is unsure of the intensity at which she should work and how

  she should measure it.

  Which of the following is the BEST .recommendation?

  A. She should exercise at a comfortable intensity and use the ratings of perceived exertion scale rather than heart rate to monitor exercise intensity.

  B. She should exercise at a comfortable intensity and use a heart rate monitor to more accurately monitor intensity.

  C. She should exercise at an RPE -5 on the 10-point scale and use a heart rate monitor to assure she does not overexert.

  D. She should exercise at an RPE -11 on the Borg scale -20 and use a heart rate monitor to more accurately monitor exercise intensity.

  Correct Answer: B