personal training quiz 9

Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of a tendon?

Attaches muscle to bone

Which of the following roles do osteoblasts play in the remodeling process?

Build bones

Which portion of the spine consists of five fused vertebrae?

Sacrum

Which of the following movements occurs in the frontal plane?

Abduction of the leg

Which of the following types of muscle is considered voluntary?

Skeletal

Which of the following muscles is considered the prime mover in a push-up?

Pectoralis major

During the concentric portion of a seated leg extension, which muscle group is performing as

Hamstrings

Fast-twitch muscle fibers are PRIMARILY recruited during which of the following exercises?

Power clean

Which of the following exercises BEST demonstrates isometric action?

Modified V-sit

During the concentric phase of a biceps curl, which muscle acts as the prime mover?

Biceps brachii

Which of the following BEST describes an eccentric action?

External force exceeds the contractile force generated by a muscle

Which of the following exercises BEST represents a closed-kinetic-chain movement?

Body-weight squat

Which of the following joints is PRIMARILY used for stability?

Knee

Adults who do not perform muscular training will typically see which of the following muscular tissue responses as they age?

Loss of 5 lb (2.3 kg) per decade

Which of the following would be MOST beneficial for a client looking to increase their resting metabolic rate (RMR)?

Muscular training 2-3 days per week

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client who has a bench press repetitionrange of 12-15. The client had been consistently bench pressing 175 pounds (79 kg) for 12repetitions, and can now complete 15 repetitions at the same weight. Utilizing the double-progression training protocol, which of the following would be the MOST appropriateprogression?

Perform 12 repetitions of 185 pounds (66 kg)

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is training a client who performed a squat assessment witha maximal resistance of 325 pounds (147 kg). Which of the following weight loads would theclient MOST likely be able to lift for 8 repetitions?

260 pounds (118 kg)

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is designing a workout focused on pushing and pullingmovements. Which of the following series of exercises would MOST likely be included?

Bench press, seated row, pec fly

Which of the following training principles refers to loss of muscle strength due to termination of regular muscular-training program?

Reversibility

A client has been working with an ACE Certified Personal Trainer for three months. The client has recently experienced a strength plateau with the chest press exercise. Based on the phenomenon of diminishing returns, which exercise would be MOST appropriate to include in the next micro cycle?

Incline chest press

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is designing an exercise program for an advanced client looking to perform high-volume/high-intensity muscular training and who wants to exercise on most days of the week. Which of the following exercise designs is MOST appropriate for this Client?

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Monday: Pushing movements for chest, shoulders, and tricepsTuesday: Bend-and-lift movements for legsWednesday: Bend-and-lift movements for legsThursday: Pushing movements for chest, shoulders, and tricepsFriday: Pulling movements for back, biceps, and trunkSaturday: RestSunday: Pulling movements for back, biceps, and trunk

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is working with a client who would like to complete a circuit-style resistance-training workout two times per week. Which of the following exercise sequences is MOST appropriate for the client?

Linear leg press, seated chest press, seated lat pull-down, triceps dip

A new client provided a sample of a previous workout that included 3 sets of 5 repetitions with weight load of 90% of one-repetition maximum (1-RM) and a rest interval of 2-5 minutes. This sample exercise plan is MOST likely to indicate the client had which of the following training goals?

Muscular strength

Which is the MOST commonly recommended training tempo for new exercises?

6 seconds

An ACE Certified Personal Trainer is planning to include high-intensity activities within a client's muscular-training program. During which portion of the exercise session should the high-intensity activities be performed?

Close to the beginning of the conditioning portion when the client is less likely to be fatigued