Personal Trainer CPT Flashcards
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Which principle of training states that adaptations occur only when the training stimulus exceeds what the body is accustomed to?
Answer: Principle of Overload
The Overload Principle states that the body must be challenged beyond its current capacity to stimulate adaptation and improvement.
A client's 1-RM bench press is 200 lb. At 70% intensity for muscular endurance training, what load should be prescribed?
Answer: 140 lb
70% of 200 lb = 140 lb; this moderate intensity range supports the muscular endurance training goal.
Which of the following describes the SAID principle as applied to personal training?
Answer: Adaptations are specific to the type of stress applied
SAID (Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands) means the body adapts specifically to the nature of the training stimulus applied.
When progressing a client from bilateral to unilateral exercises, what is the PRIMARY training benefit?
Answer: Improved balance, stability, and identification of strength asymmetries
Unilateral exercises challenge balance and core stabilization and reveal side-to-side strength differences that bilateral movements can mask.
A client complains of anterior knee pain during lunges. Which modification should the trainer apply FIRST?
Answer: Ensure the forward knee does not travel excessively past the toe
Allowing the knee to excessively pass the toe increases patellofemoral joint stress; coaching proper knee alignment over the foot is the primary correction.
What does the term 'periodization' refer to in program design?
Answer: Systematic variation of training variables over time to optimize adaptation and prevent overtraining
Periodization is the planned, long-term manipulation of training volume, intensity, and frequency to peak performance while minimizing overtraining risk.
Which blood pressure classification is defined by the American College of Cardiology as Stage 1 Hypertension?
Answer: ≥130/80 mmHg
The ACC/AHA 2017 guidelines reclassified Stage 1 Hypertension as ≥130 mmHg systolic or ≥80 mmHg diastolic.