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ACSM Certified Personal Trainer: Client Assessment Flashcards

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  1. A trainer calculates a client's waist-to-hip ratio as 0.92 for a male client. How is this classified?

    Answer: High risk

    For men, a waist-to-hip ratio ≥0.90 is classified as high risk for cardiovascular and metabolic disease according to ACSM guidelines.

  2. Which of the following is the MOST accurate field test for estimating VO2max in a trained adult?

    Answer: 12-Minute Run Test (Cooper)

    The Cooper 12-Minute Run Test correlates strongly with laboratory VO2max measurements and is considered a highly valid aerobic field test for trained individuals.

  3. When performing a health history intake, a client reports taking beta-blockers. How does this affect exercise assessment?

    Answer: It attenuates heart rate response to exercise

    Beta-blockers blunt the heart rate response to exercise, making heart rate-based intensity targets inaccurate; RPE should be used instead.

  4. A client has a BMI of 31 kg/m². According to ACSM, this falls into which classification?

    Answer: Obese Class I

    ACSM and NIH classify a BMI of 30.0–34.9 kg/m² as Obese Class I.

  5. Which girth measurement site is recommended by ACSM to assess abdominal obesity risk?

    Answer: Waist at the narrowest point between ribs and iliac crest

    ACSM recommends measuring waist circumference at the narrowest point of the torso, between the lower rib margin and the iliac crest, to assess abdominal obesity.

  6. A 40-year-old male client's maximal heart rate is estimated using the age-predicted formula. What is his estimated HRmax?

    Answer: 180 bpm

    Using the formula 220 − age: 220 − 40 = 180 bpm is the estimated maximal heart rate.

  7. During a push-up test, a female client is allowed to use which modified position according to ACSM standards?

    Answer: Modified knee push-up

    ACSM permits women to perform the modified knee push-up position as the standard for the push-up muscular endurance test.