Program Design

A client with chronic lung disease is starting resistance training. Which approach fits the guidelines?

During an overhead squat assessment, a client's knees cave in. Which muscles should the program strengthen?

A client's low back arches during the overhead squat assessment. Which muscles should the program lengthen?

An older adult client begins with supported, seated exercises. Toward what should the trainer progress her, if possible?

During a pushing assessment, a client's shoulders elevate. Which plan addresses this finding?

How much physical activity is recommended for children and adolescents?

A trainer is progressing a 13-year-old's resistance program. What should progression be based on?

Which flexibility technique uses the agonists and synergists to move a joint into a range of motion, holding only briefly at the end?

In the stretch-shortening cycle, what is the amortization phase?

A client's single-leg balance on the floor has become unsteady after a week off. Which change is a regression?

What does a stage 2 cardiorespiratory workout consist of?

A soccer player's conditioning combines high-intensity intervals with small-sided games and agility drills. Which cardio stage is this?

A client has reached the power level of the OPT model. Which core exercise fits this level?

When progressing a client's core training program, what should the trainer emphasize increasing first?

Which exercise fits the second core progression, with controlled flexion, extension and rotation of the spine?

Which prescription fits dynamic stretching?

In the FITTE-VP principle for cardiorespiratory programming, what does the E stand for?

Which plyometric exercise fits a beginner's first reactive progression?

On the treadmill, a client's knees move inward and his feet flatten, and he grabs the rails as he speeds up. What should the trainer do?

Returning a tennis serve depends mostly on which SAQ quality?

Which prescription fits static stretching?

Which statement correctly describes how the three periodization cycles fit together?

A client has trained hard six days a week for months with no lighter weeks. She now has ongoing joint pain, a hamstring strain and emotional fatigue. Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome does this suggest?

In a periodized program, which cycle lays out a client's whole training year and shows how the program advances from month to month?

Which form of specificity refers to the weight and movements placed on the body?

A trainer drafts a plan for the next four weeks that sets the client's OPT phase, weekly session count and the date of the next reassessment. Which cycle is this?

A client receives a sheet listing the exact exercises, sets and repetitions for her Monday, Wednesday and Friday sessions this week. Which cycle does the sheet represent?

A sprinter performs selected resistance exercises at fast contraction speeds so the training matches race demands. Which form of specificity is the main focus?

Which statement best describes how the OPT model uses periodization?

What is the main reason for periodizing a client's training program?

What is the main goal of Phase 2, Strength Endurance Training?

A powerlifter with years of training wants to raise the heaviest load he can lift for one repetition and has no speed goal. Which OPT phase fits?

The principle of specificity is often called the SAID principle. What does SAID stand for?

In the OPT model, which phases make up the strength level?

In the six-part OPT workout template, which part comes straight after Skill Development?

Which hormone can be used as a marker of overtraining?

An athlete wants exercises that improve dynamic joint stabilization and control in several planes. Why might the trainer favor free weights over machines?

A client performs four or more exercises in rotation with as little rest as possible between sets. Which system is this?

A client completes all three sets of squats, resting between sets, before starting any sets of bench press. Which training system is this?

What training intensity is suggested for the muscular hypertrophy adaptation?

In resistance training, how is training intensity usually expressed?

What design feature sets a kettlebell apart from a dumbbell or barbell?

A client cleared after knee rehabilitation wants to emphasize his quadriceps with extra support. Which modality offers the best risk-to-reward balance at this stage?

Once a client shows good movement competency, in what order do resistance exercises progress?

Which pattern most suggests that a client is overtraining rather than adapting normally?

In the OPT model, what rest interval is prescribed between sets in Phase 1?

Using the OPT model's Phase 2 guidelines, what repetition tempo does each exercise in the superset use?

Which sets and repetitions match Phase 3 Muscular Development Training?

In Phase 5, how much rest is prescribed between superset pairs and between full circuits?

A client's low back sags during floor push-ups even on the first repetition. Which change is the best regression?

A client sleeping about five hours a night says he recovers slowly between sessions. Which statement about sleep is accurate?

In one session a trainer moves a client from a two-leg ball squat to a single-leg version with eyes closed and a faster tempo. What is the main problem?

What is a recognized limitation of elastic bands and tubing as a training modality?