NSCA Personal Trainer Certification Questions & Answers(RATED A)
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NSCA CPT
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NSCA CPT
When should the personal trainer administer an informed consent form to a client? - ANSWER during completion of the health appraisal process
When should the personal trainer administer the client-personal trainer agreement? - ANSWER at the initial client consultation meeting
Which of the foll...
NSCA Personal Trainer Certification
Questions & Answers(RATED A)
When should the personal trainer administer an informed consent form to a client? -
ANSWER during completion of the health appraisal process
When should the personal trainer administer the client-personal trainer agreement? -
ANSWER at the initial client consultation meeting
Which of the following should be part of the initial interview with a new client? -
ANSWER establishing the client/trainer agreement
When should the client fill out the medical history form? - ANSWER during the health
appraisal screening
What should be completed after the initial interview? - ANSWER health appraisal
Doing two different exercises back to back, with no rest in-between, for the same
muscle group. - ANSWER compound set
A client exercises three times per week for 30 min at 70-85% of HRmax. What is MOST
likely to increase after six months? - ANSWER hemoglobin levels
A high-intensity resistance training program using 3-minute rest periods between sets
and exercises is designed PRIMARILY to improve what? - ANSWER strength
What exercise is the MOST appropriate to include for a client beginning a plyometric
program for the first time? - ANSWER squat jump
What modification should be made to the client's program at the beginning of her
second trimester? - ANSWER replace the barbell bench press with the incline chest
press
What is a measure of the pressure exerted against the arterial walls during ventricular
contraction? - ANSWER systole
When using a 1-10 RPE scale, what is considered a "hard" exercise intensity? -
ANSWER 7
A client has chronic low back pain due to anterior pelvic tilt. The personal trainer should
incorporate exercises to improve hip flexibility of what? - ANSWER flexors
What is a common physiological change that occurs during the second and third
trimester of pregnancy? - ANSWER increased blood volume
, A client complains of chronic hamstring strains when running the bases playing softball.
She is currently pain free, but would like to be prepared for the start of the upcoming
summer season. What hamstring exercises is MOST appropriate for this client? -
ANSWER multi-directional lunges
A client consults with a personal trainer about purchasing equipment in order to train at
home. The client is working towards competing in fitness competitions and needs to
work on hypertrophy of the muscles. Which equipment selections would be the most
appropriate recommendation? - ANSWER dumbbells
A personal trainer eliminates the last sprint interval of an exercise session because the
client gave full effort on the first five. What technique was used? - ANSWER negative
reinforcement
A decrease in what will reduce the risk of developing metabolic syndrome? - ANSWER
body fat
Name an exercise that is classified as a high-intensity plyometric drill? - ANSWER
depth jump
Moving the client's feet downward on the platform during leg press will increase the
involvement of which of the following? - ANSWER rectus femoris
What is MOST important to consider while performing the depth jump? - ANSWER
minimizing amortization phase
A cross-country runner is wearing a minimally-shod shoe while running. What part of the
foot should contact the ground FIRST? - ANSWER midfoot
The PNF hamstring stretch begins with which of the following? - ANSWER passive pre-
stretch
What is MOST appropriate while performing the split squat jump? - ANSWER begin with
a countermovement
What muscle is a prime mover during the bent-over row exercise? - ANSWER
latissimus dorsi
What is MOST appropriate while performing the supine knee-to-chest stretch of the right
leg? - ANSWER Keep the left leg in the same starting position throughout
What is MOST appropriate while performing the bench press exercise? - ANSWER
Lowering the barbell to a position in line with the nipples of the chest
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