ACE Fitness ACE-PERSONAL-TRAINER Exam
American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Traniner (PT) (Page 3 )

Updated On: 12-Feb-2026

What is the range of essential body fat in men?

  1. 1-3%
  2. 2-5%
  3. 4-7%
  4. 6-8%

Answer(s): A



A client wants to work on chest muscles by using an exercise learned in a group exercise class. While standing and holding 2-lb (1 kg) dumbbells with shoulders abducted and externally rotated and elbows flexed, the client demonstrates the exercise by horizontally adducting and horizontally abducting the shoulders.
What should an ACE certified Personal Trainers response be?

  1. "This exercise does not activate the pectoralis major muscles."
  2. "This Is a great exercise tor the pectoralis major and rhomboid muscles Let's include it In your program."
  3. "This exercise uses the chest, but there are more effective exercises that I can show you."
  4. "This exercise is contramdicated for everyone because it places the shoulders in abduction and external rotation."

Answer(s): B



An ACE certified Personal Trainer is moving and intends to refer clients to a new trainer. The professional responsibility is to:

  1. Gather all the records on the clients to give to the new trainer.
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  2. Obtain signed documentation to release the clients' records to the new trainer.
  3. Have the new trainer retest and evaluate the clients.
  4. Leave the records with the club manager.

Answer(s): B



An ACE certified Personal Trainer is educating a client on how to read a food label. On the label, there are 260 calories per serving, with three servings per package. There are 15 grams of carbohydrates and 10 grams of fat in each serving size. How many calories from fat are in the entire package?

  1. 90
  2. 120
  3. 200
  4. 270

Answer(s): B



To safely perform the squat exercise using a moderately loaded barbell (50% of body weight) and minimize the risk of injury, which functional action is recommended prior to Initiating the lift?

  1. Brace the inner core/trunk muscles.
  2. Center the hips and laterally balance the load.
  3. Co-contract the agonist and antagonistic muscles of the hips and thighs.
  4. Establish a balanced anterior/posterior position of the knees relative to the hips.

Answer(s): B






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