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CanFitPro Personal Training Specialist Practice Test
– Frequently Tested Questions with Accurate
Answers
Questions and Mark scheme
Version: Final 1.1
, What is the recovery principle? - ✔✔Your client should be able to return to their next workout at least as fit as they did
their last. Therefore, they should have enough time to fully recover and not strain their muscles.
What is the structural tolerance principle? - ✔✔strengthening of the joints will result in being able to withstand greater
physical stress in training and lessen the risk of injury
What is the reversibility principle? - ✔✔If training ceases the body will return to its pre-training state
What is the maintenance principle? - ✔✔After a level of fitness has been achieved it can be maintained with less work
than was needed to attain it in the first place.
What is the all around development principle? - ✔✔people who are well developed in all components of fitness are less
prone to injury and will perform better in life and sport
Which energy system has the lowest endurance capacity? - ✔✔ATP-CP system
Which energy system has the highest endurance capacity? - ✔✔The fatty acid oxidation system
What is the lactate threshold? - ✔✔the point at which blood lactic acid rises systematically during incremental exercise
What does lactate do to muscle cells? - ✔✔Lowers the pH of the cells which weakens and slows muscle contractions
What does EPOC stand for and what is it? - ✔✔- Excessive post-exercise oxygen consumption.
- The increased volume of oxygen consumed following vigorous exercise.
At what percent of the max heart rate does the lactate threshold commonly get reached? - ✔✔When the client is at
85%-90% (trained) or 50%-55% (untrained) heart rate
How should you structure your work to rest ratio? - ✔✔1:3, work: rest
What is isometric training? - ✔✔strength-training method referring to a muscle contraction that produces little or no
movement, such as pushing or pulling against an immovable object
CanFitPro Personal Training Specialist Practice Test
– Frequently Tested Questions with Accurate
Answers
Questions and Mark scheme
Version: Final 1.1
, What is the recovery principle? - ✔✔Your client should be able to return to their next workout at least as fit as they did
their last. Therefore, they should have enough time to fully recover and not strain their muscles.
What is the structural tolerance principle? - ✔✔strengthening of the joints will result in being able to withstand greater
physical stress in training and lessen the risk of injury
What is the reversibility principle? - ✔✔If training ceases the body will return to its pre-training state
What is the maintenance principle? - ✔✔After a level of fitness has been achieved it can be maintained with less work
than was needed to attain it in the first place.
What is the all around development principle? - ✔✔people who are well developed in all components of fitness are less
prone to injury and will perform better in life and sport
Which energy system has the lowest endurance capacity? - ✔✔ATP-CP system
Which energy system has the highest endurance capacity? - ✔✔The fatty acid oxidation system
What is the lactate threshold? - ✔✔the point at which blood lactic acid rises systematically during incremental exercise
What does lactate do to muscle cells? - ✔✔Lowers the pH of the cells which weakens and slows muscle contractions
What does EPOC stand for and what is it? - ✔✔- Excessive post-exercise oxygen consumption.
- The increased volume of oxygen consumed following vigorous exercise.
At what percent of the max heart rate does the lactate threshold commonly get reached? - ✔✔When the client is at
85%-90% (trained) or 50%-55% (untrained) heart rate
How should you structure your work to rest ratio? - ✔✔1:3, work: rest
What is isometric training? - ✔✔strength-training method referring to a muscle contraction that produces little or no
movement, such as pushing or pulling against an immovable object
