Free Personal Trainer Certification Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which statement describes an outcome-oriented goal?

Accepted Answer

I will reduce my body weight by 10 pounds over the next 2 months

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I will decrease my caloric intake by 300 calories per day.

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I will perform 90 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise each week.

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I will complete a minimum of 3 cardiorespiratory training sessions each week

Question 2

What is the principal muscle involved in horizontal adduction of humerus?

Accepted Answer

Pectoralis major

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Rhomboids

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Posterior deltoid

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BGastrocnemius

Question 3

When doing standing hip abduction utilizing a cable column, which adjustment will reduce What torque is given to the hip joint? What torque is given to the hip joint?

Accepted Answer

Raise the ankle strap closer to the knee.

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. Position the ankle strap closer to the ankle.

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Select a heavier weight on the cable column.

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Step further away from the cable column

Question 4

Which method is most appropriate for monitoring the activity intensity of a client with hypertension?  Who takes a beta-blocker prescribed by a medical professional?

Accepted Answer

Rating of perceived exertion using the category-ratio scale

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Target heart rate established as a percent of heart rate reserve

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Heart rate monitor pre-programmed with the client’s target heart rate

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Target heart rate established as a percent of age-predicted maximal heart rate

Question 5

What important process of motivational interviewing is addressed first to assist a prospective client?  Overcome ambivalence over regular physical activity.

Accepted Answer

Engaging

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Evoking

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Planning

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Focusing

Question 6

Which is recommended during the concentric portion of a resistance training exercise for a participant doing 8-10 repetitions each set?

Accepted Answer

Exhalation

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Inhalation

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Breath holding

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Valsalva maneuver

Question 7

.What resistance training exercise incorporates both concentric and eccentric phases against a fixed external load?

Accepted Answer

Isotonic

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Isokinetic

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Isocaloric

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Isometric

Question 8

Which resistance training exercise primarily uses the sagittal plane of motion?

Accepted Answer

Leg extension machine

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Dumbbell shoulder press

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Chest press machine

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Standing hip abduction using a cable column

Question 9

Which exercise is most appropriate for a client who has muscular imbalances in the upper Cross syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Seated narrow row

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Chest press machine

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Dumbbell shoulder shru

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Shoulder internal rotation using a cable column

Question 10

Which fitness assessment methodology effectively measures a client's muscular strength?

Accepted Answer

One-Repetition Maximum Squat Test

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Push-up Test

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YMCA Bench Press Endurance Test

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Body Weight Squat Screen (i.e., Overhead Squat Assessment)