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ACE-Personal-Trainer ACE Fitness ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

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Your client has been diagnosed with high blood pressure and is taking a calcium channel blocker. An appropriate modification to her training program is to:

A.

Avoid resistance training for the next three months.

B.

Monitor aerobic exercise intensity by utilizing the Karvonen formula.

C.

Incorporate the use of a heart rate monitor.

D.

Increase the duration of the warm-up and cool-down.

During which stage of learning would a novice exerciser require the MOST feedback regarding performance?

A.

Associative stage

B.

Cognitive stage

C.

Autonomous stage

D.

Affective stage

Bulimia nervosa is a disorder BEST characterized by:

A.

Significant loss of body weight due to inadequate caloric balance.

B.

Weight loss resulting from starvation.

C.

Excessive weight loss resulting from too much exercise.

D.

Attempted weight loss, with periodic episodes of overeating and purging.

When introducing a client to movement pattern progressions for velocity training, which of the following movements would most likely be performed FIRST?

A.

Backpedal

B.

Crossover cutting

C.

Linear-forward

D.

Rotational

Which of the following is TRUE regarding the scope of practice of personal trainers who have gained extensive knowledge about the effects and contraindications of supplements through reading and continuing education?

A.

They can serve as resources for clients who are interested in learning about supplements and their effects.

B.

They can recommend specific supplements to interested clients as long as they do not sell supplements.

C.

They can recommend and sell supplements as long as they have documentation of the effects and contraindications.

D.

They should use this knowledge only for their own benefits and not share it with any of their clients.

Which is the recommended ratio of fluid replacement to fluid loss during exercise?

A.

1 to 1

B.

1 to 2

C.

1 to 3

D.

2 to 1

A potential client has approached a personal trainer to start an exercise program to increase strength and lose weight. Upon reviewing the health history form, the personal trainer notices that the client is currently receiving physical therapy for their shoulder. How should the personal trainer design the client's exercise program?

A.

Include rotator cuff exercises to strengthen and stabilize the shoulder joint.

B.

Use high repetitions, low intensity on any shoulder exercises.

C.

Make sure the client performs a thorough warm-up of the affected shoulder prior to strength training.

D.

Await medical clearance or recommendations prior to proceeding with exercise.

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

A.

Self-reinforcement

B.

Active rehearsal

C.

Positive reinforcement

D.

A successful exercise experience

A sedentary client comes to you with the goal of improving her cardiorespiratory fitness and decreasing body fat. After three weeks of training with you, she shares that she is five weeks pregnant. Following her physician's clearance, which of the following actions should be taken?

A.

Advise her that her fat loss goal should be postponed until after delivery and continue her exercise program to tolerance.

B.

Advise her that her fat loss goal should be postponed and reduce the intensity of both her strength training and cardiorespiratory programs.

C.

Suggest that in order to decrease her fat percentage, she should increase her exercise duration before her pregnancy limits her ability to seriously exercise.

D.

Educate her that since she is a young healthy woman, no modifications need to be made in her program and that she can safely attain her goals.

You discover during your initial assessment that a new client's skill level in every exercise is high with no corrections needed. She has exercised with a personal trainer for more than three years. At which level of learning is the client?

A.

Associative stage

B.

Autonomous stage

C.

Cognitive stage

D.

Reciprocal stage

What is the recommended spotting position for a squat?

A.

Behind the client, prepared to put arms around the client's upper torso

B.

Beside the client, prepared to grab the bar

C.

In front of the client, prepared grab the bar

D.

A position with full view of the client's technique

Which exercise is MOST effective for strengthening the pectoralis major muscle group?

A.

Lateral raise

B.

Bodyweight push-ups

C.

Pull-ups

D.

Seated overhead dumbbell press

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?

A.

Horizontal shoulder flexion

B.

Horizontal shoulder adduction

C.

Horizontal shoulder extension

D.

Horizontal shoulder retraction

You are approached by an athlete who asks you to review his sports conditioning program. He appears to have difficulty maintaining good form and body alignment during deceleration phases of movement. Which of the following training modalities might you suggest as a program modification to help correct this problem?

A.

Static balance

B.

Dynamic balance

C.

Coordination

D.

Power

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?

A.

"This exercise does not activate the pectoralis major muscles."

B.

"This is a great exercise for the pectoralis major and rhomboid muscles. Let's include it in your program."

C.

"This exercise uses the chest, but there are more effective exercises that I can show you."

D.

"This exercise is contraindicated for everyone because it places the shoulders in abduction and external rotation."

Your client is at week two of her strength-training program, and her strength has increased in all exercises, instead of performing 12 repetitions, she is now able to complete 15 repetitions using the same load. What physiological adaptation may explain this improvement?

A.

Increased flexibility

B.

Neural factors

C.

Muscle hypertrophy

D.

Eccentric adaptations

The use of diuretics PRIMARILY results in:

A.

Decreased blood pressure.

B.

Decreased heart rate.

C.

Increased heart rate.

D.

Increased blood pressure.

A healthy 40-year-old male client would like you to be his personal trainer. You express that you require specific personal data to ensure that he can safely pursue fitness activity. Which of the following would be recommended as a MINIMAL prerequisite?

A.

A medical clearance prior to training

B.

A detailed medical history form

C.

A PAR-Q

D.

A lifestyle questionnaire

Which of the following is a criterion for terminating a submaximal-graded exercise test?

A.

The subject's exercise heart rate is 150 bpm.

B.

The subject demonstrates labored breathing.

C.

The subject requests to stop.

D.

Systolic blood pressure exceeds 180 mm Hg.

Which of the following methods is MOST effective for monitoring moderate intensity cardiorespiratory exercise?

A.

HR at VT2

B.

Percentage of HRR

C.

HR at VTI

D.

Percentage of MaxHR

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