ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Online Practice Questions and Answers

What is the range of essential body fat in men?

A. 1-3%

B. 2-5%

C. 4-7%

D. 6-8%

A client wants to work on chest muscles by using an exercise learned in a group exercise class. While standing and holding 2-lb (1 kg) dumbbells with shoulders abducted and externally rotated and elbows flexed, the client demonstrates the exercise by horizontally adducting and horizontally abducting the shoulders. What should an ACE certified Personal Trainers response be?

A. "This exercise does not activate the pectoralis major muscles."

B. "This Is a great exercise tor the pectoralis major and rhomboid muscles Let's include it In your program."

C. "This exercise uses the chest, but there are more effective exercises that I can show you."

D. "This exercise is contramdicated for everyone because it places the shoulders in abduction and external rotation."

A client's medical release makes note of occasional patellofemoral pain with exercise. Which type of activity is LEAST likely to irritate this condition?

A. Swimming

B. Rowing

C. Stair climbing

D. Cycling

This assessment is MOST adequate for which measurement?

A. Hip mobility

B. Hip stability

C. Thoracic mobility

D. Thoracic stability

An acceptable professional publication to use as a personal training resource is:

A. Muscle and Fitness.

B. Shape magazine.

C. Berkeley Wellness Newsletter.

D. Journal of the American Medical Association.

During a bend and lift screen of a client, the personal trainer notes that the ankles of the client collapse inward and the feet turn outward. Which muscles should the personal trainer suspect are weak?

A. Lateral gastrocnemius, soleus. and peroneals

B. Medial gastrocnemius, gracilis, sartorius. and tibialis group

C. Tensor fascia latae. gluteus medius. and tibialis group

D. Tensor fascia latae. gluteus medius. and peroneals

What is the Body Mass Index of a 21-year-old female who Is 5'2" (1.58 m) and 132 pounds (60 kg)?

A. 20

B. 22

C. 24

D. 27

Which of the following would be outside the ACE-certified Personal Trainer scope of practice?

A. Stratify risks for cardiovascular disease with clients in order to determine the need for referral.

B. Provide information on healthy eating according to the USDA guidelines.

C. Rehabilitate individuals who have graduated from physical therapy.

D. Protect client confidentiality according to HIPAA laws.

While assessing your new client's preferences and expectations, which verbal communication technique would you utilize to BEST gather information from your client?

A. Matching responses

B. Informing responses

C. Minimal encouragers

D. Probing responses

You have a new client with type 2 diabetes whose most important goal is weight loss. What should you do?

A. Suggest that he cut back on starches and carbohydrates and increase protein intake to speed up metabolism.

B. Focus on moderate intensity cardiovascular exercise of increasing duration on most days of the week.

C. Include high intensity strength training in his program to increase muscle mass and speed up metabolism.

D. Advise him to perform high intensity cardiovascular exercise to maximize caloric expenditure.