ACE Practice Exam Questions and
Answers
Your client tells you that he understands that his family has a history of heart disease and that
being overweight can increase his risk for such conditions. He is still wary of beginning any kind
of exercise program and says that he has never had any wei...
Your client tells you that he understands that his family has a history of heart disease and that
being overweight can increase his risk for such conditions. He is still wary of beginning any kind
of exercise program and says that he has never had any weight loss success in the past.
According to the Theoretical Model of Behavioral Change, what stage of change is your client
in?
a. Contemplation
b. Preparation
c. Precontemplation
d. Action - answer✔✔C
Kristin is in for her second session and you are conducting fitness assessments. While you are
checking her body fat percentage you ask her about types of exercise she prefers to do. What
stage of the client-trainer relationship are you in with Kristin?
a. Rapport Stage
b. Planning Stage
c. Investigation Stage
d. Action Stage - answer✔✔C
According to the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model, what step in the training process best
follows the testing of resting measures such as heart rate and blood pressure?
a. Core Function
b. Balance
d. Health Related Assessments - answer✔✔C
What is an example of non-verbal communication?
a. Tone of voice.
b. Facial expression.
c. Body language.
d. All of the above.
e. Both B and C only - answer✔✔D
James has been training for and competing in triathlons for 5 years. He wants to increase running
speed and cycling power. How many times should you suggest he train per week?
a. 2-3
b. 3-4
c. 4-6
d. 4-7 - answer✔✔D
Bill is training at 80-90% of his 1 repetition maximum on leg press. How long should he
typically wait before training his legs again?
a. 24 hours
b. 36 hours
c. 48 hours
d. 72 hours - answer✔✔D
Parasympathetic nerve fibers (controlling the HR) are inhibited by sympathetic nervous system
during exercise-Increasing HR
________ withdrawal? - answer✔✔vagal withdrawal
Speaking is possible but not comfortable-Cannot recite entire alphabet with ease
VT level? - answer✔✔above VT1 below VT2
SAID Principle - answer✔✔Stands for Specific adaptation to imposed demands
1)Relax muscle group and passively stretch. 2) Concentrically contract opposing muscle group
(of muscle group that's targeted); hold for 30 sec to increase ROM3) Greater stretch during final
phase due to RECIPROCAL and AUTOGENIC inhibition ✖
A) Hold-Relax with Agonist Contraction PNF
B)Horizontal Flexion (ADDuction)
C)Cardiorespiratory Training
D) Hold-Relax PNF - answer✔✔A
Wolff's Law - answer✔✔Bones capable of increasing its strength in response to stress by laying
down more bone
Combination of several successively arranged joints making a complex motor unit. -Either open
or closed - answer✔✔kinetic chain
If client is not pulling their knee back far enough, is lifting the LUMBAR back off the surface
(LORDOSIS), or creating a posterior pelvic tilt, it will be a ...
A) Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
B) False positive of the Thomas Test - ILLIOPSOAS will appear tight when not
C) Associative Stage of Learning
D) False negative of the Thomas Test - hip flexors with appear fine when they aren't -
answer✔✔D
Protects blood cells, body tissue, and essential fatty acids from destruction in body-Found in:
Fortified & multigrain cereals, nuts, wheat germ, veg oils, green leafy veggies.
A) Potassium
D) Calcium - answer✔✔C
Combination of successively arranged joints that's DISTAL aspect of extremity (end of chain
farthest from body) moves freely and is not fixed to an object. -I.E. Seated leg extension, Leg
Curl, Bench Press, Dumbbell Biceps Curl, Lat Pull-Down - answer✔✔open kinetic chain
movement
RAPID rate of ATP production-High-intensity, short-duration - answer✔✔Anaerobic Glycolysis
System
Assessment of Thomas Test - - What it means when client's leg abducts or is angled outward
during the test - answer✔✔IT band is tight
Before assessing your client, ask if they have a sore or injured back. If they answer yes ... dont
perform this test - answer✔✔thomas test
Distribution of fault between an injured party and any defendant - answer✔✔comparative
negligence
scapula with thorax underneath
joint or articulation? - answer✔✔articulation
If client is pulling their knee toward chest too far and there's a posterior tilt of pelvis, it will be a
... - answer✔✔False positive of the Thomas Test - ILLIOPSOAS will appear tight when not
Essential for blood-clotting functions ✔
A) Vitamin b12
B) Vitamin D
C) Vitamin K
D) riboflavin - answer✔✔C
-Most typical type used by trainers-Doesn't pay any income taxes-Corps income/losses are
divided among and passed through to shareholders. ✔
A) S-corp
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