Personal Trainer CPT Flashcards
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A client's resting heart rate is 58 bpm. According to ACE guidelines, how should this affect their target heart rate zone calculation?
Answer: Use the Karvonen formula with heart rate reserve
The Karvonen (heart rate reserve) formula incorporates resting HR to personalize target zones: THR = [(HRmax - HRrest) × intensity%] + HRrest.
Which muscle action occurs when lowering a dumbbell curl under control from the flexed position?
Answer: Eccentric biceps contraction
During the lowering phase the biceps lengthens while still producing force, which is an eccentric contraction.
A new client reports taking a beta-blocker medication. What primary effect should the trainer anticipate during exercise?
Answer: Attenuated heart rate response
Beta-blockers block beta-adrenergic receptors, blunting the heart rate rise normally seen with exercise, making HR an unreliable intensity gauge.
Which of the following BEST describes the ACE IFT Model's Functional Movement and Resistance Training Phase 1 goal?
Answer: Correct movement imbalances and establish postural stability
Phase 1 of the ACE IFT Resistance Training component focuses on correcting movement impairments and building core and joint stability before loading.
A client's waist circumference is 38 inches and hip circumference is 42 inches. What is their waist-to-hip ratio and risk classification?
Answer: 0.90 — high risk for males
WHR = 38 ÷ 42 ≈ 0.90; for males, a WHR ≥ 0.90 is classified as high risk for cardiovascular and metabolic disease.
During an overhead squat assessment, a client's arms fall forward. Which muscle group is MOST likely overactive?
Answer: Latissimus dorsi
Tight latissimus dorsi limits shoulder flexion and external rotation, pulling the arms forward during an overhead squat.
Which energy system is the PRIMARY contributor during a 10-second maximal sprint?
Answer: Phosphagen (ATP-PCr) system
Efforts lasting up to ~10 seconds rely predominantly on stored ATP and phosphocreatine (the phosphagen system) for rapid energy.