ACE Personal Trainer - Chapter 2

Which of the following is introduced ONLY as a contemporary training parameter?

Core conditioning

A client who has problems performing activities of daily living would benefit MOST from improving which of the following?

Functional movements

When working with a physically inactive client, which Cardiovascular Training phase would be MOST appropriate?

Base Training

Which of the following BEST describes what is at the heart of a client-centered approach to personal training?

The personal trainer is focused on the client, helping the client achieve his or her goals for health, fitness, and improved quality of life

What should be the FIRST step with a client when using the ACE Mover Method?

Asking powerful open-ended questions to identify what he or she hopes to accomplish

Which of the following is one of the three key steps in the ACE ABC Approach?

Collaboration

A client who can walk continuously for 10 minutes at a moderate intensity before needing to take a break would start in which Cardiorespiratory Training phase of the ACE IFT Model?

Base Training

Which exercise would be MOST appropriate in the Movement Training phase of the ACE IFT Model Muscular Training component?

Body-weight lunges

Which of the following is considered both a traditional training parameter and a contemporary training parameter?

Flexibility

According to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, what is the recommended time and intensity of cardiorespiratory physical activity per week for adults to achieve substantial health benefits?

150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity cardiorespiratory physical activity

Research on the effectiveness of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model resulted in 100% of the individuals in the ACE IFT Model Training group experiencing positive improvements in which of the following parameters?

VO2max

In which Muscular Training phase of the ACE IFT Model would drills to build agility and power be incorporated?

Load/Speed Training

A periodized training plan that incorporates workouts below the first ventilatory threshold (VT1), between VT1 and the second ventilatory threshold (VT2), and above VT2, would be MOST appropriate for which of the following clients?

A woman training to qualify for the Boston Marathon

Which of the following questions is the BEST option when helping a client break down barriers?

"What do you need to start doing now to move closer to your goals?"

Which of the following factors would be MOST likely to cause an individual to regress on the function-health-fitness-performance Continuum?

Lifestyle

Which of the following is the MOST important factor for personal trainers to focus on to create a client-centered approach to personal training?

Building rapport

A client returns to personal-training sessions after a four-week lapse in exercise due to a busy travel schedule and a bout with the flu. At the session, she is unable to achieve and maintain a neutral spine during push-ups, body-weight squats, and standing rows with resistance tubing. What would be the MOST appropriate step for the personal trainer to take to help her have success in restarting her exercise program?

Incorporate more functional training exercises to help her regain core strength and postural stability

What is the primary focus of Movement Training?

Helping clients develop proper movement patterns without compromising postural or joint stability

Which of the following is one of the five primary movement patterns that are the focus of Movement Training?

Single-leg movements

When a client can consistently perform moderate-intensity physical activity for 20 minutes or more on at least three days per week, he or she should be training in which cardiorespiratory phase of the ACE IFT Model?

Fitness Training

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer begins working with a new client who has obesity and is apprehensive about beginning an exercise program. Which of the following approaches would be MOST effective in helping the client achieve early success in this first session?

Have the client perform exercises that provide the trainer with basic feedback about the client's current movement abilities and fitness

Research on the effectiveness of the ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model showed that participants in the ACE IFT Model Training group had significantly greater beneficial changes when compared to the standardized training group in which of the following variables?

Right and left leg stork-stand performance

A new client tells her personal trainer that she is on her feet all day at work and rarely participates in other physical activities. Based on this information, which cardiorespiratory training phase would be MOST appropriate initially for this client?

Base Training

An exercise program with a primary focus on reestablishing stability and mobility of the whole body before adding external loads or increasing exercise intensity would be part of which phase of the ACE IFT Model?

Functional Training

A personal trainer learns that a new client runs at for 30 to 60 minutes five days per week at a moderate-to-vigorous intensity. The personal trainer has the client perform a series of exercises as assessments during the first session and observes that the client has poor core stability and limited mobility in the hips and thoracic spine. Based on this information, what Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Training phases of the ACE IFT Model would be MOST appropriate for the client's initial exercise program?

Cardiorespiratory phase = Fitness Training; Muscular phase = Functional Training