Free ACSM certified Personal Trainer Practice Questions

A.  

Advanced age, gender, family history

B.  

Family history, obesity, diabetes mellitus

C.  

Gender, family history, dyslipidemia

D.  

Post-menopausal status, excessive alcohol consumption, advanced age

A.  

Children are less tolerant of heat because of a higher threshold for sweating.

B.  

Since children are anatomically immature, they should not participate in any form of resistance training exercise.

C.  

Because of the lack of development of the epiphyseal growth plates, children should not participate in any form of endurance training.

D.  

Both B and C are true

A.  

1 set of 8-12 repetitions using 8-10 exercises that train the major muscle groups of the upper and lower body.

B.  

2-3 sets of 10-15 repetitions using 80% of the 1 repetition maximum (RM) for exercises that train the major muscle groups of the upper and lower body.

C.  

2-3 sets of 8-12 repetitions alternating days between upper and lower body exercises.

D.  

1-2 sets of 8-15 repetitions using 50-85% of the 1 repetition maximum (RM) for exercises that train the major muscle groups of the upper and lower body.