ISSA CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER (CPT) FINAL EXAM – ISSA – COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL A+ VERIFIED LATEST VERSION
1. Which client form allows clients to understand and accept any and all risks
associated with beginning an exercise program?: liability waiver
2. A movement that keeps the distal end of the body segment fixed in one
location describes what type of kinetic chain movement?: Closed kinetic chain movement
3. Which of the following is considered an incomplete protein?: peas
4. For the average adult what percentage of the diet should be carbohydrates?-
: 45 to 65 percent of daily calories
5. In which anatomical plane does the internal and external rotation of the
shoulder occur?: transverse plane
6. Type, frequency, time, and rest are examples of what aspect of fitness?: Acute
training variables
7. At what average age does flexibility start to diminish for most people?: 45 years
of age
8. In marketing, what is the definition of a "target market?": The particular group of
consumers that a product or service targets
9. What term is described as the volume of blood the left ventricle pushes out
in a single heartbeat?: stroke volume
10. Which of the following is a symptom of a heart attack?: shortness of breath
11. Which flexibility technique may be assisted by or utilizes A stretching tool
like a towel or stretching strap?: Pre-contraction stretching
12. What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into fatty acids to be
converted to acetyl - CoA during aerobic metabolism called?: Beta oxidation
13. beta oxidation: reaction that converts fatty acids to acetyl CoA to enter the Krebs cycle
14. What information does the client intake form gather?: Previous exercise experience,
nutrition, and health conditions
15. According to the CDC, what is the definition of sanitizing?: Cleaning and killing germs
on surfaces to bring the microbe level to an acceptable range
16. hypotension: low blood pressure
17. mitral valve: valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve
18. aortic valve: The semilunar valve separating the aorta from the left ventricle that prevents blood from flowing
back into the left ventricle.
, ISSA CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER (CPT) FINAL EXAM – ISSA – COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL A+ VERIFIED LATEST VERSION
19. atrioventricular valves: Valves located between the atrial and ventricular chambers on each side of the
heart, prevent backflow into the atria when the ventricles are contracting.
20. Which of the following is a statement from the ISSA code of ethics for a
fitness professional?: Accurately represent their services and what is reasonably expected from a training
relationship with clients.
21. What is the daily fiber intake recommendation for the average male?: 38 grams
per day
22. The adaptation of power generally requires how much rest between sets of
exercise?:
23. Which advanced training technique is described as completing one set of an
exercise until failure before immediately lowering the weight and continuing
the set until failure again?: Drop-sets
24. Caudal: toward the tail
25. During exercise, the average humans breathing rate increases to what
range in varies based on exercise intensity?: 50-60 breaths per minute
26. What type of supplement can elevate heart rate, body temperature, and
blood pressure?: stimulant
27. Which heart structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart and initiates
contraction of the right atrium?: sinoatrial (SA) node
28. A ketogenic diet limits the intake of which macronutrient?: protein
29. Which type of lipoprotein is known as the bad lipoprotein?: Low-density lipoprotein
(LDL)
30. The adaptation of muscular endurance generally requires how much rest
between sets of exercise?: 30-60 seconds
31. Which of the following is the first step in a balance training progression?: -
Balance pad: two legs
32. The process of glycolysis is the breakdown of what molecule in the body?-
: glucose
33. What type of assessments are based on repeatable measurable data?: Ob-
jective assessments
34. Axial skeleton includes: skull, hyoid bone, thoracic cage, and vertebral column.
QUESTIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL A+ VERIFIED LATEST VERSION
1. Which client form allows clients to understand and accept any and all risks
associated with beginning an exercise program?: liability waiver
2. A movement that keeps the distal end of the body segment fixed in one
location describes what type of kinetic chain movement?: Closed kinetic chain movement
3. Which of the following is considered an incomplete protein?: peas
4. For the average adult what percentage of the diet should be carbohydrates?-
: 45 to 65 percent of daily calories
5. In which anatomical plane does the internal and external rotation of the
shoulder occur?: transverse plane
6. Type, frequency, time, and rest are examples of what aspect of fitness?: Acute
training variables
7. At what average age does flexibility start to diminish for most people?: 45 years
of age
8. In marketing, what is the definition of a "target market?": The particular group of
consumers that a product or service targets
9. What term is described as the volume of blood the left ventricle pushes out
in a single heartbeat?: stroke volume
10. Which of the following is a symptom of a heart attack?: shortness of breath
11. Which flexibility technique may be assisted by or utilizes A stretching tool
like a towel or stretching strap?: Pre-contraction stretching
12. What is the process of breaking triglycerides down into fatty acids to be
converted to acetyl - CoA during aerobic metabolism called?: Beta oxidation
13. beta oxidation: reaction that converts fatty acids to acetyl CoA to enter the Krebs cycle
14. What information does the client intake form gather?: Previous exercise experience,
nutrition, and health conditions
15. According to the CDC, what is the definition of sanitizing?: Cleaning and killing germs
on surfaces to bring the microbe level to an acceptable range
16. hypotension: low blood pressure
17. mitral valve: valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle; bicuspid valve
18. aortic valve: The semilunar valve separating the aorta from the left ventricle that prevents blood from flowing
back into the left ventricle.
, ISSA CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER (CPT) FINAL EXAM – ISSA – COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL A+ VERIFIED LATEST VERSION
19. atrioventricular valves: Valves located between the atrial and ventricular chambers on each side of the
heart, prevent backflow into the atria when the ventricles are contracting.
20. Which of the following is a statement from the ISSA code of ethics for a
fitness professional?: Accurately represent their services and what is reasonably expected from a training
relationship with clients.
21. What is the daily fiber intake recommendation for the average male?: 38 grams
per day
22. The adaptation of power generally requires how much rest between sets of
exercise?:
23. Which advanced training technique is described as completing one set of an
exercise until failure before immediately lowering the weight and continuing
the set until failure again?: Drop-sets
24. Caudal: toward the tail
25. During exercise, the average humans breathing rate increases to what
range in varies based on exercise intensity?: 50-60 breaths per minute
26. What type of supplement can elevate heart rate, body temperature, and
blood pressure?: stimulant
27. Which heart structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart and initiates
contraction of the right atrium?: sinoatrial (SA) node
28. A ketogenic diet limits the intake of which macronutrient?: protein
29. Which type of lipoprotein is known as the bad lipoprotein?: Low-density lipoprotein
(LDL)
30. The adaptation of muscular endurance generally requires how much rest
between sets of exercise?: 30-60 seconds
31. Which of the following is the first step in a balance training progression?: -
Balance pad: two legs
32. The process of glycolysis is the breakdown of what molecule in the body?-
: glucose
33. What type of assessments are based on repeatable measurable data?: Ob-
jective assessments
34. Axial skeleton includes: skull, hyoid bone, thoracic cage, and vertebral column.
