ACSM Health Fitness Specialist of Sports Medicine Test Bank
Three assessments for muscular endurance - (answer)1. Bench Press
2. Push up
3. Curl-up
Transtheoretical Model - Cognitive processes (5) - (answer)1. consciousness raising
2. dramatic relief
3. environmental re-evaluation
4. self-revolution
5. social liberation
Transtheoretical Model - Behavioral processes - (answer)1. counter conditioning
2. helping relationships
3. reinforcement management
4. self-liberation
5. stimulus control
Twitch - (answer)When a motor unit is stimulated by a single nerve impulse
Tetanus - (answer)Motor unit stimulated continuously
Summation - (answer)Motor unit has more than one stimulus
Work Rate = ? - (answer)Force x Velocity
Anaerobic Glycolysis is also known as... - (answer)Lactic Acid Cycle, uses only carbohydrate, end result is
lactic acid, no oxygen required. Used for events from 30 seconds to three minutes
,ACSM Health Fitness Specialist of Sports Medicine Test Bank
Symptoms of hypoglycemia - (answer)tachycardia, excessive sweating (diaphoresis), light-headedness,
visual disturbances
Symptoms of hyperglycemia - (answer)acetone odor on breath, confusion, slurred speech
Failure to spot or assist a client may be considered...? (legal term) - (answer)Negligence by omission
Informed Consent - (answer)Enables clients to make informed decisions. Not a legal document. Provides
detailed explanation of exercise program. Does not provide legal immunity. Negligence is not covered by
informed consent.
Diagonal skinfolds - (answer)Chest, suprailiac, subscapular; all other skinfolds are vertical
Shaping - (answer)setting a series of intermediate goals that lead to a long-term goal
At what stage are people at most risk of relapse? - (answer)Action
What is cardiac output? - (answer)the amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute.
What happens at the alveoli? - (answer)exchange of gasses with the blood occurs.
Karvonen Formula - (answer)Target Heart Rate = ((max HR − resting HR) × %Intensity) + resting HR
Consequences of high temperature - (answer)Dehydration, dizziness, syncope, heat exhaustion, or heat
stroke
Consequences of low temperature - (answer)dehydration, reduced coordination, chills, hypothermia,
potentially frost-bite
, ACSM Health Fitness Specialist of Sports Medicine Test Bank
Stroke Volume and concentric phase - (answer)Stroke volume is NOT significantly elevated to more than
resting during the concentric phase of resistance training.
Stroke Volume and eccentric phase - (answer)Stroke volume is significantly increased during eccentric
phase
What is muscle fatigue? - (answer)The loss of force or power output in response to voluntary effort
leading to reduced performance.
What is central fatigue? - (answer)The progressive reduction in voluntary drive to motor neurons during
exercise
What is peripheral fatigue? - (answer)The loss of force and power that is independent of neural drive.
Determining treadmill speed formula: - (answer)Belt length (inches) x number of revolutions per
minute\ 1,056 (the conversion of inches per minute to miles per hour)
Circumferences are used for...? - (answer)Circumferences are used to estimate body composition and
provide specific reference to the distribution of fat in the body.
Define "push-up" - (answer)Downward phase: eccentric, flexion
Upward phase: concentric, extension
Oxidative - Aerobic - (answer)carbs and fats used to synthesize ATP; for activities lasting longer than 3
minutes
Children and sweat - (answer)Children sweat less because sweat rate and rate of sweat production for
each gland are lower in children. They have same number of glands.
Beta blockers - (answer)decrease/lower heart rate
Three assessments for muscular endurance - (answer)1. Bench Press
2. Push up
3. Curl-up
Transtheoretical Model - Cognitive processes (5) - (answer)1. consciousness raising
2. dramatic relief
3. environmental re-evaluation
4. self-revolution
5. social liberation
Transtheoretical Model - Behavioral processes - (answer)1. counter conditioning
2. helping relationships
3. reinforcement management
4. self-liberation
5. stimulus control
Twitch - (answer)When a motor unit is stimulated by a single nerve impulse
Tetanus - (answer)Motor unit stimulated continuously
Summation - (answer)Motor unit has more than one stimulus
Work Rate = ? - (answer)Force x Velocity
Anaerobic Glycolysis is also known as... - (answer)Lactic Acid Cycle, uses only carbohydrate, end result is
lactic acid, no oxygen required. Used for events from 30 seconds to three minutes
,ACSM Health Fitness Specialist of Sports Medicine Test Bank
Symptoms of hypoglycemia - (answer)tachycardia, excessive sweating (diaphoresis), light-headedness,
visual disturbances
Symptoms of hyperglycemia - (answer)acetone odor on breath, confusion, slurred speech
Failure to spot or assist a client may be considered...? (legal term) - (answer)Negligence by omission
Informed Consent - (answer)Enables clients to make informed decisions. Not a legal document. Provides
detailed explanation of exercise program. Does not provide legal immunity. Negligence is not covered by
informed consent.
Diagonal skinfolds - (answer)Chest, suprailiac, subscapular; all other skinfolds are vertical
Shaping - (answer)setting a series of intermediate goals that lead to a long-term goal
At what stage are people at most risk of relapse? - (answer)Action
What is cardiac output? - (answer)the amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute.
What happens at the alveoli? - (answer)exchange of gasses with the blood occurs.
Karvonen Formula - (answer)Target Heart Rate = ((max HR − resting HR) × %Intensity) + resting HR
Consequences of high temperature - (answer)Dehydration, dizziness, syncope, heat exhaustion, or heat
stroke
Consequences of low temperature - (answer)dehydration, reduced coordination, chills, hypothermia,
potentially frost-bite
, ACSM Health Fitness Specialist of Sports Medicine Test Bank
Stroke Volume and concentric phase - (answer)Stroke volume is NOT significantly elevated to more than
resting during the concentric phase of resistance training.
Stroke Volume and eccentric phase - (answer)Stroke volume is significantly increased during eccentric
phase
What is muscle fatigue? - (answer)The loss of force or power output in response to voluntary effort
leading to reduced performance.
What is central fatigue? - (answer)The progressive reduction in voluntary drive to motor neurons during
exercise
What is peripheral fatigue? - (answer)The loss of force and power that is independent of neural drive.
Determining treadmill speed formula: - (answer)Belt length (inches) x number of revolutions per
minute\ 1,056 (the conversion of inches per minute to miles per hour)
Circumferences are used for...? - (answer)Circumferences are used to estimate body composition and
provide specific reference to the distribution of fat in the body.
Define "push-up" - (answer)Downward phase: eccentric, flexion
Upward phase: concentric, extension
Oxidative - Aerobic - (answer)carbs and fats used to synthesize ATP; for activities lasting longer than 3
minutes
Children and sweat - (answer)Children sweat less because sweat rate and rate of sweat production for
each gland are lower in children. They have same number of glands.
Beta blockers - (answer)decrease/lower heart rate
