ACE Personal Trainer - Chapter 10
Which of the following is MOST appropriate for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to include in the initial
training session with a new client? - correct answer ✔✔Include only the assessments with a focus on
mobility and stability appropriate for the client's current physical-activity level and health history
During a static postural assessment, a client displays an excessive kyphotic posture. Which of the
following muscles are MOST likely shortened? - correct answer ✔✔Latissimus dorsi
Which of the following is a correctible factor for a client whose assessment identifies muscular
imbalances and postural deviations? - correct answer ✔✔Lack of joint stability
During a static postural assessment, which of the following observations is MOST likely to be seen from
the sagittal view? - correct answer ✔✔A line of gravity that passes through the anterior third of the knee
Which of the following clients would MOST likely display anterior tilting of the pelvis? - correct answer
✔✔An accountant working in an office environment seated for extended periods during a 12-hour shift
Which of the following will MOST likely be a result of an anterior pelvic tilt? - correct answer ✔✔Lordosis
Which of the following assessments would MOST likely be contraindicated for a client with low-back
pain? - correct answer ✔✔McGill's torso test battery
During McGill's torso muscular endurance test battery, a client's flexion score is 120 seconds with a
flexion/extension ratio score of 0.80. What is the client's extension score? - correct answer ✔✔150
seconds
Which of the following identifies the PRIMARY purpose of the Thomas test? - correct answer ✔✔To
evaluate the length of the muscles involved in hip flexion
Standing up from a chair is an example of which primary movement? - correct answer ✔✔Bend-and-lift
Which of the following is MOST appropriate for an ACE Certified Personal Trainer to include in the initial
training session with a new client? - correct answer ✔✔Include only the assessments with a focus on
mobility and stability appropriate for the client's current physical-activity level and health history
During a static postural assessment, a client displays an excessive kyphotic posture. Which of the
following muscles are MOST likely shortened? - correct answer ✔✔Latissimus dorsi
Which of the following is a correctible factor for a client whose assessment identifies muscular
imbalances and postural deviations? - correct answer ✔✔Lack of joint stability
During a static postural assessment, which of the following observations is MOST likely to be seen from
the sagittal view? - correct answer ✔✔A line of gravity that passes through the anterior third of the knee
Which of the following clients would MOST likely display anterior tilting of the pelvis? - correct answer
✔✔An accountant working in an office environment seated for extended periods during a 12-hour shift
Which of the following will MOST likely be a result of an anterior pelvic tilt? - correct answer ✔✔Lordosis
Which of the following assessments would MOST likely be contraindicated for a client with low-back
pain? - correct answer ✔✔McGill's torso test battery
During McGill's torso muscular endurance test battery, a client's flexion score is 120 seconds with a
flexion/extension ratio score of 0.80. What is the client's extension score? - correct answer ✔✔150
seconds
Which of the following identifies the PRIMARY purpose of the Thomas test? - correct answer ✔✔To
evaluate the length of the muscles involved in hip flexion
Standing up from a chair is an example of which primary movement? - correct answer ✔✔Bend-and-lift
