ISSA Test
1. During exercise, the average human's breathing rate increases to what range and varies based on
exercise intensity? - Answer-50 to 60 breaths per minute
2. Muscle cells contain which cellular fluid that is NOT a part of other human cells? - Answer-sarcoplasm
3. What type of email communication reaches out to former clients and older prospects and encourages
a reply? - Answer-reengagement email
4. What type of nonverbal communication are speech components like tone, pitch, facial expressions,
and hesitation noises? - Answer-paralanguage
5. The adaptation of power generally requires how much rest between sets of exercise? - Answer-1 to 2
minutes
6. What resistance training style is a combination of partial repetitions and isometric holds? - Answer-
functional isometrics
7. What is the purpose of a business plan? - Answer-To outline how a business will be operated
,8. What postural and movement deviation occurs when the knees excessively bow inward toward the
midline? - Answer-knee valgus
9. Which energy pathway produces the greatest amount of ATP? - Answer-oxidative energy pathway
10. Which type of flexibility is most beneficial when performed during a cooldown or on a rest day? -
Answer-static stretching
11. What type of resistance training equipment has a fixed range of motion? - Answer-weight machines
12. Which acute training variable accounts for the total time a muscle is engaged during a set of
exercise? - Answer-tempo
13. Which category of nutrients is required in large quantities in the diet to support function and energy
production? - Answer-macronutrients
14. What class of hormones is released by the adrenal glands during times of stress? - Answer-
Catecholamines
15. What percentage of maximum heart rate is represented in Zone 3 cardiorespiratory intensity? -
Answer-71 to 80 percent of maximum heart rate
16. A ketogenic diet limits the intake of which macronutrient? - Answer-protein
17. What type of strength is defined as the ability to sustain a submaximal activity for a longer duration
of time? - Answer-endurance stregnth
, 18. The principle of progressive overload states that the body must encounter what type of stress to
drive adaptation? - Answer-Stress that is greater than what is normally encountered
19. What should a client with an arthritic condition avoid doing before an exercise session? - Answer-
taking pain medications
20. What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into fatty acids to be converted to acetyl-CoA
during aerobic metabolism called? - Answer-beta-oxidation
21. What is the daily fiber intake recommendation for the average male? - Answer-38 grams per day
22. What is defined as the amount of force that can be created by a muscle or group of muscles? -
Answer-power
23. When using email marketing, what is the ideal weekly email frequency for marketing and
communicating with clients? - Answer-2-3 per week
24. Which of the following is a risk factor for developing hypertension? - Answer-having diabetes
25. As it relates to the GAS Principle, what is the post-training period when the trained function has a
higher performance capacity than prior to the training period? - Answer-supercompensation
26. In which anatomical plane does the internal and external rotation of the shoulder occur? - Answer-
transverse plane
27. Which digestive organ is responsible for the storage of fat-soluble vitamins and blood filtration and
detoxification? - Answer-liver
1. During exercise, the average human's breathing rate increases to what range and varies based on
exercise intensity? - Answer-50 to 60 breaths per minute
2. Muscle cells contain which cellular fluid that is NOT a part of other human cells? - Answer-sarcoplasm
3. What type of email communication reaches out to former clients and older prospects and encourages
a reply? - Answer-reengagement email
4. What type of nonverbal communication are speech components like tone, pitch, facial expressions,
and hesitation noises? - Answer-paralanguage
5. The adaptation of power generally requires how much rest between sets of exercise? - Answer-1 to 2
minutes
6. What resistance training style is a combination of partial repetitions and isometric holds? - Answer-
functional isometrics
7. What is the purpose of a business plan? - Answer-To outline how a business will be operated
,8. What postural and movement deviation occurs when the knees excessively bow inward toward the
midline? - Answer-knee valgus
9. Which energy pathway produces the greatest amount of ATP? - Answer-oxidative energy pathway
10. Which type of flexibility is most beneficial when performed during a cooldown or on a rest day? -
Answer-static stretching
11. What type of resistance training equipment has a fixed range of motion? - Answer-weight machines
12. Which acute training variable accounts for the total time a muscle is engaged during a set of
exercise? - Answer-tempo
13. Which category of nutrients is required in large quantities in the diet to support function and energy
production? - Answer-macronutrients
14. What class of hormones is released by the adrenal glands during times of stress? - Answer-
Catecholamines
15. What percentage of maximum heart rate is represented in Zone 3 cardiorespiratory intensity? -
Answer-71 to 80 percent of maximum heart rate
16. A ketogenic diet limits the intake of which macronutrient? - Answer-protein
17. What type of strength is defined as the ability to sustain a submaximal activity for a longer duration
of time? - Answer-endurance stregnth
, 18. The principle of progressive overload states that the body must encounter what type of stress to
drive adaptation? - Answer-Stress that is greater than what is normally encountered
19. What should a client with an arthritic condition avoid doing before an exercise session? - Answer-
taking pain medications
20. What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into fatty acids to be converted to acetyl-CoA
during aerobic metabolism called? - Answer-beta-oxidation
21. What is the daily fiber intake recommendation for the average male? - Answer-38 grams per day
22. What is defined as the amount of force that can be created by a muscle or group of muscles? -
Answer-power
23. When using email marketing, what is the ideal weekly email frequency for marketing and
communicating with clients? - Answer-2-3 per week
24. Which of the following is a risk factor for developing hypertension? - Answer-having diabetes
25. As it relates to the GAS Principle, what is the post-training period when the trained function has a
higher performance capacity than prior to the training period? - Answer-supercompensation
26. In which anatomical plane does the internal and external rotation of the shoulder occur? - Answer-
transverse plane
27. Which digestive organ is responsible for the storage of fat-soluble vitamins and blood filtration and
detoxification? - Answer-liver
