NEW QUESTION 151
Following four weeks of free-weight instruction and demonstrations, a client is not improving and frequently
makes the same mistakes even after repeated corrections. The ACE certified Personal Trainer is currently
using verbal cues to instruct him through the exercise. Which of the following teaching methods would be
MOST effective to help the client gain a better understanding of what the trainer wants him to do?

NEW QUESTION 152
After six weeks of program participation, your training client has become interested in learning about
post-exercise nutrition. Based on the principles of glycogen resynthesis, you tell her that her post-exercise
snacks should include which of the following?

NEW QUESTION 153
What is the primary movement caused by the transverse abdominis?

NEW QUESTION 154
A person’s self-efficacy as it relates to exercise can be MOST influenced by which of the following?

NEW QUESTION 155
Which abnormal postural deviation is observed during the client’s push-up?

NEW QUESTION 156
Lordosis is often attributed to which of the following?

NEW QUESTION 157
Which of the following is the MOST credible source for the latest in health and fitness research?

NEW QUESTION 158
Your client is an endurance athlete who approaches you about using carnitine to enhance his performance.
Your BEST response would be to:

NEW QUESTION 159
A new client has indicated a desire to lose 15 lbs. (6.8 kg) within the next six months. The client has
brainstormed some strategies to achieve this goal. Which of the following strategies aligns BEST with the
findings of the National Weight Control Registry?

NEW QUESTION 160
A client says she wants to work on her chest muscles using an exercise she learned in a group exercise class.
Holding 2 pound (1 kg) dumbbells with her shoulders abducted and externally rotated and her elbows flexed,
she demonstrates the exercise by horizontally adducting and horizontally abducting her shoulders. What
should your response be?

NEW QUESTION 161
Which recommendation regarding myofascial release should an ACE certified Personal Trainer make to a
client?

NEW QUESTION 162
After having the client perform a push-up exercise, a personal trainer wants to stretch the client’s agonist
muscles and strengthen the antagonist muscles at the shoulder. What joint action must the client perform in
order to accomplish this?

NEW QUESTION 163
Which of the following would be considered a possible internal barrier to exercise adherence?

NEW QUESTION 164
Which of the following is recommended for replacing footwear?

NEW QUESTION 165
You are moving and intend to refer your clients to a new personal trainer. Your professional responsibility is
to:

NEW QUESTION 166
Maria is experiencing pain around her knee when she runs for more than 20 minutes. This began three weeks
ago, so she decides to ask you for advice. What should you do?

NEW QUESTION 167
While evaluating a client’s health-history questionnaire, an ACE certified Personal Trainer learns that the
client had Knee surgery six month| ago. The client engaged in two weeks of physical therapy immediately
after the procedure but has maintained a sedentary lifestyle since that time. The client reports that the knee
now feels weak and unstable. Which of the following is likely to have happened to the muscle tissue
around the knee?

NEW QUESTION 168
Which of the following falls within the recommended percentage of nutrient intake for proteins (P),
carbohydrates (C), and fats (F)?

NEW QUESTION 169
During the interview process, your new client tells you that he works in his family’s Italian restaurant. He
admits that it will be difficult for him to comply with the nutrition aspects of his fitness program. Your BEST
advice to him is to do which of the following?

NEW QUESTION 170
What is an appropriate exercise for strengthening spinal muscles for a client with spinal osteoporosis?