Advanced Certified Personal Trainer Exam Study Guide

This special e-book is designed for students preparing for the Advanced Certified Personal Trainer (A-CPT) exam offered by the Training and Wellness Certification Commission (TW-CC) as part of the Training and Wellness Academy, Inc. The e-book is a unique compilation of chapters from 10 leading physical activity and health texts.

Audience

Students preparing for the Advanced Certified Personal Trainer (A-CPT) exam.

From Fitness and Health, Sixth Edition

Part II. Aerobic Fitness
Chapter 4. Understanding Aerobic Fitness
Chapter 6. Improving Aerobic Fitness
Chapter 7. Implementing an Aerobic Fitness Program

Part IV. Activity and Weight Control
Chapter 12. Energy Balance
Chapter 13. Activity, Diet, and Weight Control

Part VI. Vitality and Longevity
Chapter 17. Age, Activity, and Vitality


From Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Third Edition

Section 4. Program Design
Part I. Anaerobic Exercise Prescription
Chapter 16. Plyometric Training
Chapter 17. Speed, Agility, and Speed-Endurance Development


From Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Sixth Edition

Chapter 2. Preliminary Health Screening and Risk Classification


From Fitness Professionals Handbook, Fifth Edition

Part III. Fitness Assessment
Chapter 10. Assessment of Flexibility and Low Back Function

Part IV. Exercise Prescription for Health and Fitness
Chapter 12. Exercise Prescription for Weight Management

Part VI. Exercise Programming
Chapter 26. Injury Prevention and Treatment
Chapter 27. Legal Considerations


From Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System, Second Edition

Part I. Functional Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 1. The Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 2. The Skeleton

From Introduction to Kinesiology, Third Edition
Part III: Practicing a Profession in Physical Activity
Chapter 12: Becoming a Physical Activity Professional

From Physical Activity and Health

Part II. Effects of Physical Activity on the Human Organism
Chapter 6. Hormonal Response to Regular Physical Activity

From Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fifth Edition

Part V. Improving Performance
Chapter 11. Introduction to Psychological Skills Training


From Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, Second Edition

Chapter 2. Carbohydrate as Fuel for Exercise
Chapter 3. Fat as Fuel for Exercise
Chapter 4. Protein and Exercise


From Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Part II. Building Blocks of Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Chapter 11. Athletes and Disordered Eating

Fitness and Health, Sixth Edition

Brian J. Sharkey, PhD, and Steven Gaskill, PhD

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Third Edition

National Strength and Conditioning Association

Thomas R. Baechle, EdD, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D, and Roger W. Earle, MA, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT*D, editors

Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Sixth Edition

Vivian H. Heyward, PhD

Fitness Professional’s Handbook, Fifth Edition

Edward T. Howley, PhD, and B. Don Franks, PhD

Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System, Second Edition

James Watkins, PhD

Introduction to Kinesiology: Studying Physical Activity, Third Edition with Web Study Guide

Shirl J. Hoffman, EdD

Physical Activity and Health

Claude Bouchard, PhD, Steven N. Blair, PED, and William Haskell, PhD, editors

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Fifth Edition

Robert S. Weinberg, PhD and Daniel Gould, PhD

Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, Second Edition

Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RD, Nanna Meyer, PhD, RD, and Janice L. Thompson, PhD

Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Marie Dunford, PhD, RD