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Personal Trainer Certification Sample Exam
Questions
What is the exercise in the picture
called?
a)Barbell Rear Delt Row
b)Good
mornings
c)Barbell shrugs
d)Dead lift
ans:a
Which muscles does the Pectoral Fly
work?
a)Traps
b)Back
c)Abdomen
d)Chest
ans:d
What is the exercise in the picture
called?
a)Cable Incline Tricep Raise
b)Cable
Shoulder Raise
c)Cable Lateral Raise
d)Cable Deltoid
Raise
ans:c
Give the correct sequence for
performing a Barbell Close Grip Bench Press?
1.Keep
your wrists straight and your elbows close to your body
2.Grip
the barbell with your hands 15-18 inches apart
3.Push the barbell
back up while exhaling
4.Lift the barbell off of the rack and
slowly lower it towards your
chest
a)1,2,3,4
b)4,3,2,1
c)2,4,1,3
d)2,4,3,1
ans:c
What is Basal Metabolic Rate or
BMR?
a)It is the breakdown of the ingested food leading to
the production of energy
b)It is a set of constructive metabolic
processes
c)It is an individual’s minimum calorific requirement
at rest
d)It is the rate required to maintain a stable internal
environment
ans:c
_________ are used best for opposing
muscle groups.
a)Supersets
b)Drop Sets
c)Push-Pull
Sets
d)Staggered Sets
ans:a
What would be a woman’s BMR if she
weighs 55 kilograms, is 153 cm tall and 24 years of
age?
a)1400
b)1253.25
c)1353.25
d)1533.25
ans:c
What is a goniometer?
a)It is a device to measure
metabolism
b)It is a device to measure strength
c)It is a
device to measure the range of movement
d)It is a device to
measure the training load
ans:c
__________ measures the flexibility of the lower back and
that of the hamstring muscles.
a)Hip Flexor
flexibility
b)Sit and Reach test
c)Passive range of
motion
d)Dynamic flexibility
ans:b
What would be 1RM of a client who does 12 reps with
100lbs?
a)129
b)139
c)193
d)142
ans:b
State whether true or false:
The volume of
training load is directly proportional to its
intensity.
a)True
b)False
ans:b
In which type of muscle action does the muscle shorten in
length as it contracts?
a)Isometric
b)Eccentric
c)Isotonic
d)Isokinetic
ans:c
Which of these is a determinant of VO2
max?
a)Cardiac output
b)Strength
c)Metabolism
d)Flexibility
ans:a
What would be the training zone (upper and lower end) of a
25 year old man with a RHR of 70?
a)165, 100
b)175,
145
c)140, 170
d)140, 175
ans:a
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