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ACSM certified Personal Trainer Questions and Answers

Question 9

Which of the following exercise program variables describes a change in intensity?

Changing activity from treadmill to stair-stepper.

Increasing a treadmill incline by five degrees.

Increasing the number of workout days from two to three per week.

Increasing treadmill running time from 20 to 30 minutes.

Question 10

What is the term used to describe the body's ability to utilize oxygen during exercise?

Lactate threshold

Anaerobic threshold

Anaerobic capacity

Oxygen consumption

Question 11

What muscle action will most likely induce delayed onset muscle soreness?

Concentric

Eccentric

Isometric

Isotonic

Question 12

Which of the following describes a Valsalva maneuver performed during a free weight biceps curl?

a normal part of the concentric phase of the exercise.

inspiration of air through an open glottis.

a normal part of the eccentric phase of the exercise.

expiration of air against a closed glottis.