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What is the purpose of the Current Good Manufacturing Practices? - ✔✔To provide guidelines to help ensure quality and purity of products Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to the excessive forward trunk lean during the overhead squat assessment? - ✔✔Gluteus maximus For a fitness professional using the OPT model, the goal of the Stabilization Endurance phase is to focus on which of the following aspects? - ✔✔Movement quality Balance is best described as which of the following? - ✔✔The ability to maintain control of the body while in a static position What is a sufficient amount of time for a cardiorespiratory cool-down? - ✔✔c. 5 to 10 minutes If a muscle is stretched too quickly, the muscle responds with an immediate contraction to stop the stretch. What is this specific action called? - ✔✔d. Stretch reflex Which vitamin has an increased risk of causing toxicity? - ✔✔a. Vitamin A What is the correct order of segments for the spine, starting at the top? - ✔✔b. Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar Which of the following is a question that may promote change? - ✔✔b. What might you want to change? Which of the following exercises provides the most challenge for the antirotational stabilizing muscles? - ✔✔d. Kettlebell RDL
Which of the following is considered a component of NEAT? - ✔✔c. Walking The upper trapezius works with what muscle as a force couple to create upward rotation of the scapula?
- ✔✔b. Serratus anterior Why is it important for fitness professionals to pay attention to their personal grooming when working in a fitness facility? - ✔✔d. Personal trainers are professionals. Having a professional appearance can help ensure that clients treat personal trainers as the professionals they are. If a Certified Personal Trainer helps a client make an action plan to enhance their confidence that they can exercise on their own, what determinant of behavior are they targeting? - ✔✔a. Self-efficacy The pathway for hormones secreted by the endocrine system may be described by which of the following? - ✔✔b. The gland secretes the hormone, which travels through the bloodstream to reach a target cell, where it binds to a receptor and influences a particular action. Compared to water-soluble vitamins, which of the following is true about fat-soluble vitamins? - ✔✔b. Fat-soluble vitamins take longer to accumulate in and deplete from the body. What is a characteristic of type I muscle fibers? - ✔✔c. Type I fibers are "slow twitch." Calcium is often associated with bone health, but why is it also important for muscular function? - ✔✔c. It stimulates actin and myosin activity. Which is involved in frontside mechanics? - ✔✔b. Lead leg Which component of blood is primarily responsible for clotting mechanisms? - ✔✔a. Platelets Which behavior change technique allows individuals to identify external triggers that lead them to behave in certain ways? - ✔✔c. Self-monitoring
Which of the following is considered a deep muscle of the core? - ✔✔Rotatores Performing a biceps curl with a dumbbell in the hand is an example of which type of lever? - ✔✔b. Third class Which structures of the body does osteoporosis commonly affect? - ✔✔a. Neck of the femur and the lumbar (low-back) vertebrae Which movement assessment is a global observation of the entire kinetic chain and recommended as the first movement assessment to use with all clients? - ✔✔b. Overhead squat What is meant by the term tolerable upper limit (UL)? - ✔✔d. The greatest quantity of a vitamin or mineral that may be consumed in a day without risk of an adverse health effect What is the correct order of the Stages of Change? - ✔✔d. Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance What is adaptive thermogenesis? - ✔✔d. Metabolic adaptations and changes in energy expenditure due to changes in energy intake What is the name of the specialized cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system? - ✔✔Neuron Which of the following is not a negative side effect of stress? - ✔✔c. The release of endorphins Flexibility is defined as the following: - ✔✔a. Normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows for complete range of motion Which of the following is an example of linear periodization? - ✔✔a. 4 weeks in Phase 1 followed by 4 weeks in Phase 2
Which of the following is not a skill-related concept that would enhance core training? - ✔✔Quickness How many minutes of vigorous exercise in hot, humid environments should children be restricted to (including frequent rest periods)? - ✔✔b. 30 minutes What training tip would enhance the benefits of resistance training by helping increase growth hormone, testosterone, and epinephrine? - ✔✔c. Slowing down the speed of contractions during the eccentric and concentric phases Which term best describes when someone has mixed feelings about exercise and can see both the pros and cons of participating? - ✔✔Ambivalence Which muscles are typically underactive when the feet turn out? - ✔✔b. Anterior and posterior tibialis Of the following individuals, who would be the most suitable for being programmed SAQ (speed, agility, and quickness) exercises/movements? - ✔✔c. A client who has been training for 1 month with adequate strength Which of the following is considered an "under the water" foundational adaptation, per the "iceberg effect"? - ✔✔Stability Which type of muscle contraction/action attenuates force through muscle fiber lengthening? - ✔✔b. Eccentric action What statement best describes a low-cost health club? - ✔✔c. A health club that offers a low-price membership, often including very few amenities other than access to exercise equipment What is the number one cause of death in the United States? - ✔✔b. Heart disease In an integrated training program, what would the last portion of the training session involve as the main exercise or movement component? - ✔✔d. Resistance training
Long-term exercise adherence is associated with which type of motivation? - ✔✔b. Intrinsic motivation What are the three categories within the lipid family? - ✔✔c. Triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols In what training zone would you be exercising at a vigorous to very hard intensity, where talking is limited to infrequent, short phrases? - ✔✔c. Zone 3 Which phase of training would be the best option for someone who is looking to improve their physique in a way similar to that of a bodybuilder? - ✔✔c. Muscular Development Training Research has demonstrated that moderate-intensity exercise is best for which of the following? - ✔✔b. Providing psychological benefits What percentage of adults experience low-back pain at least once in their lifetime? - ✔✔a. 80% How many pages are most appropriate for a resume? - ✔✔d. One to two pages What type of periodization uses changes in volume and intensity on a daily or weekly basis? - ✔✔Undulating What is an example of a mechanism that can lead to muscle imbalance? - ✔✔d. Postural distortions What type of movements should be used before progressing to single-foot plyometric exercises? - ✔✔c. Dual-foot drills Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to arms falling forward in the overhead squat assessment? - ✔✔c. Middle and lower trapezius What area of the chest contains the heart? - ✔✔Mediastinum
Which is not part of triple extension involved in backside sprint mechanics? - ✔✔b. Hip abduction Which of the following hormones have an anabolic function and have been shown to increase up to 48 hours following resistance training? - ✔✔b. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) Adjusting daily priorities is a strategy to overcome which of the following barriers? - ✔✔a. Lack of time Which of the following is the most highly progressed plyometric exercise? - ✔✔c. Transverse plane box jump-down If you have a client who wants to increase speed, what phase of the OPT model would they fall into? - ✔✔b. Phase 5 What are three postural distortion patterns to look for in static postural assessments? - ✔✔b. Pes planus distortion syndrome, lower crossed syndrome, and upper crossed syndrome Which term specifically describes motor function of muscles in the lower extremity? - ✔✔b. Neuromuscular function What is the proper lower-body progression for balance training when starting with a new client? - ✔✔b. Two-leg stable, single-leg stable, two-leg unstable, single-leg unstable What training stage is ideally suited for new exercisers seeking general health-and-fitness improvements, such as reducing their risk for diabetes? - ✔✔a. Stage 1 Which of the following exercises may increase inaccurate readings while utilizing a wrist-worn heart rate monitor? - ✔✔b. Medicine ball catch and pass Which disease is caused by a degeneration of cartilage within joints? - ✔✔d. Osteoarthritis
Clients with chronic lung disease often have shortness of breath, also known as which of the following? - ✔✔Dyspnea
