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NCCPT EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
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NCCPTpersonal trainer ✔ Ans - student/empathetic teacher of movement and functions of human body the internal and external forces that act upon it and who professionally motivates, plans, ans monitors benefits of fitness, exercise and nutrition as it is related to a client's health related goals
16 characteristics of a personal trainer ✔ Ans - knowledge, empathetic, professional, psychology, companionship, communicator, teacher, patient, considerate, versatile, salesman, proactive, scope, visual, auditory, and kinesthetic
legal concerns of personal trainers ✔ Ans - being prepared in emergency situations, pre-activity health screening, interpreting results, development of physical activity recommendations and parameters, instruction & supervision
failure to perform health screening ✔ Ans - what increases likelihood of legal claims?
employers ✔ Ans - responsible and liable for actions of employees
protective documents ✔ Ans - what is important to use to meet legal needs
liability insurance ✔ Ans - recommended to obtain for independent contractors professionalism ✔ Ans - punctuality, appearance, presentation, knowledge,
& hygiene
Vicarious Liability ✔ Ans - employers are responsible for negligent acts or omissions of employees
Do not diagnose ✔ Ans - when a client complains about pain in joints
Exercise Physiology ✔ Ans - study of cellular functions in human body during and after exercise
cell ✔ Ans - most basic unit of life
ATP/Creatine Phosphate System, Glycolysis, Aerobic Oxidation ✔ Ans - what are the 3 energy systems
ATP/Creatine Phosphate System, Glycolysis ✔ Ans - anaerobic energy systems
Aerobic Oxidative System ✔ Ans - aerobic energy system
anaerobic systems ✔ Ans - which energy system does not need oxygen
ATP-CP system activities ✔ Ans - weight lifting, sprints, tennis Glycolysis ✔ Ans - breakdown of carbohydrates to pyruvate or lactate (lasts 10s-3min)
lactate threshold ✔ Ans - Sudden rise in blood lactate during incremental exercise
Glucose ✔ Ans - A simple sugar that is an important source of energy. stored in liver and muscles as glycogen
aerobic oxidation ✔ Ans - catabolism of glucose and fatty acids
musculoskeletal system ✔ Ans - allows the human body to move
endomysium, perimysium, epimysium ✔ Ans - types of connective tissue that allow human body to move
Myofibril ✔ Ans - smallest unit of muscle cell, composed of actin (thin) and myosin (thick) filaments.
Type 1 muscle fibers ✔ Ans - slow twitch, red, oxidative fibers, fatigue resistant, low glycolytic activity
Type 2a muscle fibers ✔ Ans - fast twitch, pink, moderate glycolytic, and high oxidative type 2b muscle fibers ✔ Ans - fast twitch, white, high glycolytic, low oxidative, involved in sprinting, power lifting, and high jump
all-or-none principle ✔ Ans - when myofiber is innervates by a nerve cell, contracts totally or not at all
eccentric contraction ✔ Ans - muscle lengthens, strongest muscle contraction
concentric contraction ✔ Ans - muscle shortens, weakest muscle contraction
isometric contraction ✔ Ans - Muscle contracts but there is no movement, muscle stays the same length, second strongest muscle contraction
function of blood ✔ Ans - acts like a taxicab for gases, such as oxygen, and nutrients delivering to cells of body. also retrieves gases like carbon dioxide and carries them back to be expelled or metabolized
periodicity ✔ Ans - gradual cycling of workout parameters such as specificity, intensity, or volume to achieve a specific goal
overload principle ✔ Ans - attempt to challenge musculoskeletal w unaccustomed stimulation such as increased weight, speed, volume, of training
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