ACSM CPT Certification Review Exam
Correct Answers, 2025 | 2026
Newest Update.
Quiz_________________?
A 35 year old woman reduced her caloric intake by 1,200 kcal per week. How much weight
will she lose in 26 weeks?
A) 8.9 lb
B) 12.0 lb
C) 26.0 lb
D) 34.3 lb -
Answer✅
A) 8.9 lb
Quiz_________________?
A 62 year old, obese factory worker complains of pain in his right shoulder on arm
abduction; on evaluation, decreased ROM and strength are noted. You also notice that he is
beginning to use accessory muscles to substitute movements and to compensate. These
symptoms may indicate ___________.
A) A referred pain from a herniated lumbar disk
B) Rotator cuff strain or impingement
C) Angina
D) Advanced stages of multiple sclerosis -
Answer✅
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, B) Rotator cuff strain or impingement
Quiz_________________?
A male client is 42 years old. His father died of a heart attack at age 62 yr. He has a
consistent resting BP (measured over 6 wk) of 132/86 mm Hg and a total serum cholesterol
of 5.4 mmol L. Based on his CAD risk stratification, which of the following activities is
appropriate?
A) Maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising
B) Submaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising
C) Vigorous exercise without a prior medical assessment
D) Vigorous exercise without a prior physician supervised exercise test -
Answer✅
B) Submaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising
Quiz_________________?
A measure of muscular endurance is __________.
A) One repetition maximum
B) Three-repetition maximum
C) Number of curl-ups in 1 minute
D) Number of curl-ups in 3 minutes -
Answer✅
C) number of curl-ups in 1 minute
Quiz_________________?
A method of strength and power training that involves an eccentric loading of muscles and
tendons followed immediately by an explosive concentric contraction is called
_____________.
2
, A) Plyometrics
B) Periodization
C) Supersets
D) Isometric reversals -
Answer✅
A) Plyometrics
Quiz_________________?
A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell presses and the
client injures himself when the dumbbell is dropped on his face. Which of the following
identify the appropriate type of negligence displayed in this section?
A) Admission
B) Commission
C) Omission
D) Legal -
Answer✅
C) Omission
Quiz_________________?
A personal trainer should modify exercise sessions for participants with hypertension by
___________.
A) Shortening the cool-down to <5 min
B) Eliminating resistance training completely
C) Prolonging the cool-down
D) Implementing high-intensity (>85% of heart rate reserve [HRR]), short duration intervals
-
Answer✅
C) Prolonging the cool-down
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, Quiz_________________?
A transient deficiency of blood flow to the myocardium resulting from an imbalance
between oxygen demand and oxygen supply is known as ___________.
A) Infarction
B) Angina
C) Ischemia
D) Thrombosis -
Answer✅
C) Ischemia
Quiz_________________?
Adults age physiologically at individual rates. Therefore, adults of any specified age will vary
widely in their physiologic responses to exercise testing. Special considerations should be
given to the older adult when giving a fitness test because:
A) Age may be accompanied by deconditioning and disease
B) Age automatically predisposes the older adult to clinical depression and neurologic
diseases
C) The older adult cannot be physically stressed beyond 75% of age-adjusted maximum
heart rate
D) The older adult is not as motivated to exercise as a younger person -
Answer✅
A) Age may be accompanied by deconditioning and disease
Quiz_________________?
After 30 yr of age, skeletal muscle strength begins to decline, primarily because of which of
the following?
A) A gain in fat tissue
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Correct Answers, 2025 | 2026
Newest Update.
Quiz_________________?
A 35 year old woman reduced her caloric intake by 1,200 kcal per week. How much weight
will she lose in 26 weeks?
A) 8.9 lb
B) 12.0 lb
C) 26.0 lb
D) 34.3 lb -
Answer✅
A) 8.9 lb
Quiz_________________?
A 62 year old, obese factory worker complains of pain in his right shoulder on arm
abduction; on evaluation, decreased ROM and strength are noted. You also notice that he is
beginning to use accessory muscles to substitute movements and to compensate. These
symptoms may indicate ___________.
A) A referred pain from a herniated lumbar disk
B) Rotator cuff strain or impingement
C) Angina
D) Advanced stages of multiple sclerosis -
Answer✅
1
, B) Rotator cuff strain or impingement
Quiz_________________?
A male client is 42 years old. His father died of a heart attack at age 62 yr. He has a
consistent resting BP (measured over 6 wk) of 132/86 mm Hg and a total serum cholesterol
of 5.4 mmol L. Based on his CAD risk stratification, which of the following activities is
appropriate?
A) Maximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising
B) Submaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising
C) Vigorous exercise without a prior medical assessment
D) Vigorous exercise without a prior physician supervised exercise test -
Answer✅
B) Submaximal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness without a physician supervising
Quiz_________________?
A measure of muscular endurance is __________.
A) One repetition maximum
B) Three-repetition maximum
C) Number of curl-ups in 1 minute
D) Number of curl-ups in 3 minutes -
Answer✅
C) number of curl-ups in 1 minute
Quiz_________________?
A method of strength and power training that involves an eccentric loading of muscles and
tendons followed immediately by an explosive concentric contraction is called
_____________.
2
, A) Plyometrics
B) Periodization
C) Supersets
D) Isometric reversals -
Answer✅
A) Plyometrics
Quiz_________________?
A personal trainer fails to spot a client performing heavy incline dumbbell presses and the
client injures himself when the dumbbell is dropped on his face. Which of the following
identify the appropriate type of negligence displayed in this section?
A) Admission
B) Commission
C) Omission
D) Legal -
Answer✅
C) Omission
Quiz_________________?
A personal trainer should modify exercise sessions for participants with hypertension by
___________.
A) Shortening the cool-down to <5 min
B) Eliminating resistance training completely
C) Prolonging the cool-down
D) Implementing high-intensity (>85% of heart rate reserve [HRR]), short duration intervals
-
Answer✅
C) Prolonging the cool-down
3
, Quiz_________________?
A transient deficiency of blood flow to the myocardium resulting from an imbalance
between oxygen demand and oxygen supply is known as ___________.
A) Infarction
B) Angina
C) Ischemia
D) Thrombosis -
Answer✅
C) Ischemia
Quiz_________________?
Adults age physiologically at individual rates. Therefore, adults of any specified age will vary
widely in their physiologic responses to exercise testing. Special considerations should be
given to the older adult when giving a fitness test because:
A) Age may be accompanied by deconditioning and disease
B) Age automatically predisposes the older adult to clinical depression and neurologic
diseases
C) The older adult cannot be physically stressed beyond 75% of age-adjusted maximum
heart rate
D) The older adult is not as motivated to exercise as a younger person -
Answer✅
A) Age may be accompanied by deconditioning and disease
Quiz_________________?
After 30 yr of age, skeletal muscle strength begins to decline, primarily because of which of
the following?
A) A gain in fat tissue
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