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Free ACSM 010-111 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 4

Questions 31

What change may occur between heart rate and blood pressure as a result of chronic exercise?

Options:
A.

Resting heart rate and resting blood pressure are reduced.

B.

Resting heart rate reduces, but resting blood pressure stays the same.

C.

Maximal heart rate increases but maximal blood pressure stays the same.

D.

Resting heart rate and resting blood pressure stay the same, but maximal heart rate and maximal blood pressure are reduced.

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Questions 32

What does it mean if a specific activity is contraindicated?

Options:
A.

Perform less-intensively than normal

B.

Do not perform it as often

C.

Perform it slower than normal

D.

Do not perform at all

Questions 33

What occurs to a muscle during the eccentric movement phase of an exercise?

Options:
A.

Shortens while contracting

B.

Shortens while relaxing

C.

Lengthens while relaxing

D.

Lengthens while contracting

Questions 34

As the intensity of dynamic exercise increases, which of the following sets of responses occurs?

Options:
A.

Heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure increase.

B.

Heart rate and systolic blood pressure increase, diastolic pressure remains unchanged.

C.

Heart rate and systolic blood pressure increase, stroke volume and cardiac output remain the same.

D.

Stroke volume decreases, heart rate and cardiac output increase.

Questions 35

You are working as a certified Personal Trainer, and have a client who recently confided to you that she is getting divorced. She admits to you that her exercise routine has suffered as a result of the increased stress. Which of the following actions is most appropriate for you to take?

Options:
A.

Recommend that she increase the duration of her sessions scheduled with you as a way to cope with this stressful situation.

B.

Recommend that she seek a mental health professional who can help her manage the increased stress.

C.

Make a future appointment with her to discuss the divorce.

D.

Recommend that she increase the number of sessions scheduled with you as a way to cope with this stressful situation.

Questions 36

When should a client exhale during performance of a bench press?

Options:
A.

Only after the movement ends.

B.

Immediately before the movement begins.

C.

During the eccentric phase of the movement.

D.

During the concentric phase of the movement.

Questions 37

Which of the following is characterized as a plane (uniaxial) joint?

Options:
A.

Coxal (hip)

B.

Atlantooccipital

C.

Radiocarpal (wrist)

D.

Sacroiliac

Questions 38

The Valsalva maneuver may elicit which of the following physiological responses during the concentric phase of a resistance training repetition?

Options:
A.

Increased intrathoracic pressure and decreased heart rate

B.

Decreased systolic blood pressure and increased heart rate

C.

Increased intrathoracic pressure and increased systolic blood pressure

D.

Decreased heart rate and increased systolic blood pressure

Questions 39

Why is a cool-down period important?

Options:
A.

Prevents heat stroke

B.

Helps prevent injuries

C.

Reduces brain blood flow back to normal

D.

Returns pooled blood back to central circulation

Questions 40

What is the variability for any given age, when estimating a client's age-predicted maximum heart rate?

Options:
A.

2 to 4 beats per minute

B.

10 to 12 beats per minute

C.

18 to 20 beats per minute

D.

22 to 24 beats per minute

Exam Code: 010-111
Certification Provider: ACSM
Exam Name: ACSM certified Personal Trainer
Last Update: Jul 9, 2025
Questions: 346

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