ACE –PERSONAL TRAINER EXAMINATION

Chapter Wise Question and Answer Guide

Chapter 8–Physiological Assessments

Question-1
Which among these are among the symptoms of immediate test termination?
A. Onset of Angina
B. Significant drop in systolic blood pressure(SBP) despite an increase in exercise
instensity.
C. Leg cramping or claudication.
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Question-2
Which is the Gold Standard of Body Composition measurements according to ACE?
A. DEXA
B. Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI)
C. Hydro-static weighing
D. Skin-fold measurement

Question-3

Jackson and Pollocks three site skinfold locations for women are:
A. Triceps, thigh, supra-iliac
B. Triceps, abdomen , subscapularis
C. Chest, Thigh, abdomen
D. Subscapularis, Thigh, abdomen

Question-4

John, a client has been training with you for the past 4 months. He has shown good results
and progressed to Phase II of the strength training component of the ACE-IFT model. He
has no contra-indications and is a healthy individual. Is it APPROPRIATE at this time , to
conduct a 1 RM fitness test?
A. Yes
B. No

Question-5
What is valsalva manoeuvre ?

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Question-6

Joel completes five repetitions(5-RM) at 185 pounds(84 kg) on the Bench Press .What
weight can be set for his 1 RM attempt?
A. 225 lbs(100 kg)
B. 213 lbs(97 kg)
C. 210 lbs(93.33kgs)
D. None of the above

Question-7
The waist to hip ratio of Jacob is 0.97. What is the medical inference from this in regard to
his health?
A. At risk
B. Excellent
C. Good
D. Average

Question-8

Which among these sites are a DIAGONAL FOLD in the skinfold measurement process?
(can be more than one)
A. Chest
B. Thigh
C. Abdomen
D. Triceps

Question-9
What is the ideal body fat percentage of a women athlete?
A. 6-13 %
B. 21-24 %
C. 14-20 %
D. 25-31 %

Question-10
Sarah is a 31 year old female. Estimate the sub-maximal target exercise heart rate
(THR) using the Gellish et al.(2007) formula .

A. 186 bpm
B. 190 bpm
C. 130 bpm
D. None of the above