NSCA CSCS EXAM REVIEW ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
An __________________ or waiver is an agreement by a client,
before beginning participation, to give up, relinquish, or waive the
participants rights to legal remedy (damages) in the event of
injury, even when such injury arises as a result of provider
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER Assumption of risk
The sit and reach test is often used to measure _________ and
___________ flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER hip and low back
The informed consent form gives clients information about the
___________ and process of the program delivery system -
CORRECT ANSWER Content
There are four ways in which resistance training lowers the risk of
cardiovascular disease. Which of the following is not one of the
four? - CORRECT ANSWER Resistance training involves the
maximal heart rate zone
Can a client's VO2 Max be estimated without having them
exercise? - CORRECT ANSWER Yes
All of these are examples of foods and beverages that provide the
largest number of empty calories for americans excepts: Rice and
Bread, Cheese, Sodas/energy drinks/sports drinks,
cakes/cookies/pastires - CORRECT ANSWER Rice and Bread
, What does PAR-Q stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Physical
Activity Readiness
What is NOT proper procedure when administering an AED
treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER Placing the pads on either
pectoral muscle
Which exercise involves two or more primary joints and engages
large muscles while activating synergistic muscles? - CORRECT
ANSWER Core Exercises
What is not a contraindication for exercise? - CORRECT
ANSWER feelings of fatigue during exercise
Discussing goals in the trainers initial consultation with the client
is - CORRECT ANSWER very important
A Sphygmomanometer is used to measure what? - CORRECT
ANSWER Blood Pressure
Split routine training 4 to 6 days a week, sometimes with two-a-
days, is typically prescribed for those who are: - CORRECT
ANSWER Advanced
Which four elements are necessary to bring a negligence claim
against a personal trainer? - CORRECT ANSWER Duty, breach
of duty, proximate cause and harm/damage
If a client is seated in an upright or torso-length bench, he or she
needs to position his or her body in a 5-point body contact
position. Which of the following is not one of these 5 points of
contact? - CORRECT ANSWER Calves
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
An __________________ or waiver is an agreement by a client,
before beginning participation, to give up, relinquish, or waive the
participants rights to legal remedy (damages) in the event of
injury, even when such injury arises as a result of provider
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER Assumption of risk
The sit and reach test is often used to measure _________ and
___________ flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER hip and low back
The informed consent form gives clients information about the
___________ and process of the program delivery system -
CORRECT ANSWER Content
There are four ways in which resistance training lowers the risk of
cardiovascular disease. Which of the following is not one of the
four? - CORRECT ANSWER Resistance training involves the
maximal heart rate zone
Can a client's VO2 Max be estimated without having them
exercise? - CORRECT ANSWER Yes
All of these are examples of foods and beverages that provide the
largest number of empty calories for americans excepts: Rice and
Bread, Cheese, Sodas/energy drinks/sports drinks,
cakes/cookies/pastires - CORRECT ANSWER Rice and Bread
, What does PAR-Q stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER Physical
Activity Readiness
What is NOT proper procedure when administering an AED
treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER Placing the pads on either
pectoral muscle
Which exercise involves two or more primary joints and engages
large muscles while activating synergistic muscles? - CORRECT
ANSWER Core Exercises
What is not a contraindication for exercise? - CORRECT
ANSWER feelings of fatigue during exercise
Discussing goals in the trainers initial consultation with the client
is - CORRECT ANSWER very important
A Sphygmomanometer is used to measure what? - CORRECT
ANSWER Blood Pressure
Split routine training 4 to 6 days a week, sometimes with two-a-
days, is typically prescribed for those who are: - CORRECT
ANSWER Advanced
Which four elements are necessary to bring a negligence claim
against a personal trainer? - CORRECT ANSWER Duty, breach
of duty, proximate cause and harm/damage
If a client is seated in an upright or torso-length bench, he or she
needs to position his or her body in a 5-point body contact
position. Which of the following is not one of these 5 points of
contact? - CORRECT ANSWER Calves
