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ACSM Personal Training Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Physical activity (PA) - ANSWER-Defined as any bodily, musculoskeletal, movement that results in a substantial increase in energy expenditure/caloric requirements over resting energy expenditure. Activities of daily living (ADL) - ANSW...

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ACSM Personal Training Exam Questions

and Answers 100% Pass


Physical activity (PA) - ANSWER✔✔-Defined as any bodily, musculoskeletal, movement that results in a

substantial increase in energy expenditure/caloric requirements over resting energy expenditure.


Activities of daily living (ADL) - ANSWER✔✔-Represents ones ability to perform basic daily tasks such as

self-care, work related tasks and chores. Balance postural control and flexibility are critical aspects.


Exercise - ANSWER✔✔-(specific, planned, structured) a type of physical activity consisting of planned,

structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve and/or maintain one or more components

of physical fitness.


Physical Fitness - ANSWER✔✔-Defined as a group of characteristics a person achieves/possesses related

to physical activity and the 5 components of fitness


1. Cardiorespiratory endurance


2. Muscle endurance


3. Muscle strength


4. Flexibility


5. Body composition - ANSWER✔✔-The 5 components of fitness


Cardiorespiratory endurance - ANSWER✔✔-The ability of the circulatory and respiratory system to

supply oxygen during sustained physical activity; also termed aerobic fitness (1.5 mile walk)


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Muscle endurance - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to a muscle's ability to perform repeated contractions at sub

maximal force (push-ups) or hold static contractions


Muscular strength - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the amount of force a muscle can exert in a single all-out

effort ( 1 rep max or 1 RM)


Flexibility - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the range of motion (ROM) of a joint. It is specific to the joint type. (sit

and reach)


Body composition - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the ratio of lean body mass compared to fat mass (adipose

tissue); (BMI, skin fold, hydrostatic)


Health-related fitness - ANSWER✔✔-Focus is on enhancing quality of daily life and preventing disease

through daily moderate-intensity physical activity


Fitness conditioning - ANSWER✔✔-Focus is on exercise regimens based on evidence based ACSM

recommendations for improving one or more components of fitness.


SAID Principle of Training - Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands - ANSWER✔✔-Indicates that the

adaptation will be specific to the demands that the exercise places upon the individual (ex. high reps will

increase muscle endurance)


FITT-VP - ANSWER✔✔-Considers the participant's limitations, needs and goals


Frequency: how often


Intensity: how hard


Time: duration


Type: mode


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Volume: overall amount


Pattern: reoccurring program design


Progression: how to advance - ANSWER✔✔-FITT-VP acronym


Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) - ANSWER✔✔-Provides the energy for every biological process. The

limited stores immediately available in the body are quickly depleted within approximately 5-10 seconds

of high intensity work. In order for the activity to continue, it must be replaced by one or more of the

body's 3 energy-producing systems. Energy currency of the cell.


ATP-CP Phosphagen System (Anaerobic) - ANSWER✔✔-0-30 sec of high intensity work (sprints, weight

lifting). Uses the energy released from the breakdown of creatine-phosphate (CP) bonds to re-synthesize

ATP from ADP


Anaerobic Glycolysis / Lactic Acid System Anaerobic) - ANSWER✔✔-30 sec to 3 minutes of high intensity

work such as 400-800m distance sprints. Utilize substrate carbohydrate / muscle glycogen for ATP

production and refers to the 'break down' of glucose.


Oxygen System (aerobic) - ANSWER✔✔-Fuels activities lasting more than 3 minutes. Capacity is limited

only by oxygen and fuel (calories) available to the cell. Use a mixture of the substrates carbohydrate, fat

and protein minimal for ATP production.


Oxygen deficit - ANSWER✔✔-Occurs in the initial stages of a cardiovascular bout of training and is

referred to as a lag in oxygen consumption relying on anaerobic metabolism primarily.


Steady state - ANSWER✔✔-Achieved during sustained cardiovascular exercise once oxygen being

supplied equals the oxygen being demanded upon the system.




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