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

ACE Fitness ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Online Questions & Answers

• Question 151:

  What muscles function as stabilizers during push-ups?

  A. Pectorals
  B. Biceps
  C. Triceps
  D. Abdominals
  C. Triceps
  D. Abdominals

• Question 152:

  While evaluating a client's health-history questionnaire, an ACE certified Personal Trainer learns that the client had Knee surgery six month| ago. The client engaged in two weeks of physical therapy immediately after the procedure but has maintained a sedentary lifestyle since that time. The client reports that the knee now feels weak and unstable. Which of the following is MOST likely to have happened to the muscle tissue around the knee?

  A. Arthritis
  B. Atrophy
  C. Bursitis
  D. Hypertrophy
  A. Arthritis

• Question 153:

  A client has just completed the third week of a program designed to Increase aerobic efficiency. The total accumulated duration of cardio respiratory exercise for the week was 180 minutes. What is the maximum recommended duration of total exercise for week four of this client's program?

  A. 190 minutes
  B. 198 minutes
  C. 207 minutes
  D. 225 minutes
  B. 198 minutes

• Question 154:

  You are approached by an athlete who asks you to review his sports conditioning program. He appears to have difficulty maintaining good form and body alignment during deceleration phases of movement. Which of the following training modalities might you suggest as a program modification to help correct this problem?

  A. Static balance
  B. Dynamic balance
  C. Coordination
  D. Power
  A. Static balance
  C. Coordination

• Question 155:

  What would be the MOST appropriate kinesthetic cue for the client performing this exercise?

  A. "Make sure to look forward in front of your fingertips."
  B. "Watch me See how I keep my spine aligned with my head?"
  C. Gently push the client's head into alignment with the spine.
  D. Place a dowel rod across the client's back and ask the client to touch their head to it.
  A. "Make sure to look forward in front of your fingertips."

• Question 156:

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

• Question 157:

  What is the range of essential body fat in men?

  A. 1-3%
  B. 2-5%
  C. 4-7%
  D. 6-8%
  A. 1-3%

• Question 158:

  Your 50-year-old male client has recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and is unsure about how and when to exercise in order to manage his blood sugar. Which of the following recommendations would you give the client?

  A. Encourage your client to exercise at the same time each day for better control and to avoid exercising during periods of peak insulin activity.
  B. Encourage your client to train with endurance activities, such as walking, swimming, and cycling, at an intensity % of cardiac reserve for long duration three days per week.
  C. Recommend that he inject insulin into the primary muscle groups that will be used during exercise because the insulin will be absorbed quickly, resulting in a better blood sugar balance.
  D. Explain that exercise should be curtailed if pre-exercise blood glucose is greater than 200 mg/dL or greater than 240 mg/dL with urinary ketone bodies.
  A. Encourage your client to exercise at the same time each day for better control and to avoid exercising during periods of peak insulin activity.

• Question 159:

  What body position projects self-confidence?

  A. Having rigid posture
  B. Having arms crossed
  C. Being stooped forward
  D. Being open and well-balanced
  D. Being open and well-balanced

• Question 160:

  A female client comes to you to improve her upper body strength. She is a new grandmother and would like to be able to carry the baby. The exercises you choose for her program should be based on the application of which of the following?

  A. Specificity of training principle
  B. Overload principle
  C. Guidelines for frequency, intensity, and duration
  D. ACOG guidelines
  A. Specificity of training principle