ACE Fitness Personal Trainer Certification ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Questions & Answers

• Question 31:

  During your initial assessment, your client informs you that she has been unsuccessful on multiple diet and exercise programs. She indicates that she cannot maintain consistency due to her hectic schedule, family commitments, and work stress. Despite her situation, she wants you to design a program in which she can succeed. Based on this information, what stage of change would this client be in?

  A. Precontemplation

  B. Contemplation

  C. Maintenance

  D. Action

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 32:

  During a personal trainer's preliminary interview with a hopeful new client, the client provided verbal information about having tight IT Bands. What would be the BEST course of action for the personal trainer to take after this discovery has been verified through assessment and movement screens?

  A. Provide a deep tissue massage to relieve tightness in the client's IT Bands.

  B. Teach the client self-myofascial release techniques using a foam roller.

  C. Implement hip abduction and hip adduction movements into the client's mobility program.

  D. Apply PNF stretching techniques to improve the client's hip and knee mobility in the sagittal plane.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 33:

  Which of the following is an advantage of free weights over machines?

  A. Unrestricted movement patterns

  B. Rotary resistance

  C. Accommodation to resistance

  D. Provides quicker results

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 34:

  Some aspects of personal training require the trainer to touch the client. To avoid offending the client, the personal trainer should do which of the following?

  A. Discreetly touch the client in an appropriate manner.

  B. Touch the client as he or she will eventually get used to it.

  C. Explain the need and ask permission to touch the client.

  D. Design programs that eliminate the need to touch the client.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 35:

  For several months, a 56-year-old lawyer who has type 1 diabetes has been diligently working with a personal trainer for one-hour sessions three or four times per week and doing something active six days per week. Over the past two weeks, the client has canceled some sessions with the personal trainer because of a new court case. When the client Is working out with the personal trainer, the client's output has been noticeably less. What would be an appropriate way for the personal trainer to address the client's pattern of inconsistency?

  A. Inform the client that working out needs to be a priority in order to regulate type 1 diabetes. Tell the client that an hour commitment three to four times per week is not impossible.

  B. Ask the client about obstacles that keep the client from making the training on time. Continue to educate the client about the importance of staying active to help regulate type 1 diabetes.

  C. Continue to bill the client for sessions that the client is missing. The personal trainer is running a business, and the client needs to figure out personal matters and make the sessions that have been scheduled.

  D. Ask the client about obstacles that keep the client from making the training on time. If the client is incapable of training for an hour with the personal trainer, modify the workouts to a timeframe to which the client can commit. Continue to educate the client about the importance of staying active to help regulate type 1 diabetes.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 36:

  A strain is BEST defined as a:

  A. Partial or complete tearing of a ligament.

  B. Sprain.

  C. Joint subluxation.

  D. Tear in a muscle or tendon.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 37:

  What muscles function as stabilizers during push-ups?

  A. Pectorals

  B. Biceps

  C. Triceps

  D. Abdominals

  Correct Answer: CD

• Question 38:

  Maria is experiencing pain around her knee when she runs for more than 20 minutes. This began three weeks ago, so she decides to ask you for advice. What should you do?

  A. Listen to her problem, document her symptoms, and refer her to a physician.

  B. Give a few suggestions to try before she consults a physician.

  C. Advise the client to consult with a personal trainer who is more experienced with runners.

  D. Suggest Maria perform high-repetition, low-weight leg extension exercises to strengthen her quads.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 39:

  Over the past two weeks, a personal trainer has been working with a client to improve balance using exercises in a seated position and in a standing position with a wide base of support. Which of the following series of training conditions should be used as a progression?

  A. Narrow the base of support, raise the center of mass (arms overhead), and shift the line of gravity (lean or rotate trunk).

  B. Narrow the base of support, add an unstable surface, and alter sensory input (slowly move head up and down).

  C. Raise the center of mass, alter sensory input (slowly move head up and down), and remove sensory input (close eyes).

  D. Narrow the base of support, reduce points of contact (stand on one foot), and add an unstable surface.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 40:

  Which of the following would be considered a possible internal barrier to exercise adherence?

  A. Lack of support from the client's spouse

  B. Demanding work schedule involving frequent out-of-town travel

  C. Belief that it will be too difficult to achieve a weight loss goal

  D. Living 20 miles (32 km) away from the health club

  Correct Answer: B