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I have some pointers and although if you follow the KSAs you'll do fine, I have put together a study guide checklist. The exam is long and it seems they give you about the ...right amount of time to finish it. But just in case, I suggest marking an answer for ALL questions asked, even if you mark them to be reviewed later. Along with regular multiple choice questions, there will be questions that list test results, have pictures, and ones with videos. Here is helpful link that gives a great tutorial of the exam set up if you haven't seen it already. You can find it at: http://www.acsm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Exam_Information Under - Download ACSMs Sample Certification Exam Tutorial (9 MG). ACSM HFS Things to Know Outline: Skinfold measurments (where/how/& relative to marks made from first measurments) Case study (practice & know what to do if no glucose info or if Total & LDL/HDL present) How to quickly solve metabolic equations (you don't want to lose time on them) Effects of training on healthy people as well as on special populations (elderly/children) Excercise you would avoid for those with Osteoporosis & lower back pain. Best stretch for a particular muscle & stretches to avoid Karvonon formula (to determine HRR) Sit n reach test (take the best of two measurments) BMI How to calculate (weight kg/height m^2) & what counts as CAD risk factor (>30) Waist to Hip Ratio for men (>.95) and women (>.86) Waist girth for men (40in) and women (35in) Sliding filament theory (including calciums role, troponin, & tropomyosin) Isometric, Isotonic, and Isokinetic Eccentric & Concentric Planes of movement What planes rotation, adduction, flexion, etc. fall within FITT (frequency, intensity, time, type) Informed Consent, PAR-Q, etc. Transtheoretical Model (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maint) Social Cognitive Theory (Individual, Environmental, Behavoral) Energy systems (CP, Glycolysis, Oxidative) & relation to muscle fiber types (1,2a,2b) Main cause of DOMS Wolfs Law & Principle of Specificity Kcals in Fat (9), Carb (4), and Protein (4) All Conversion factors All Contraindications (relative & absolute) to exercise/testing CAD risk factors, signs & symptoms, and risk stratification (practice case studies) Bones, muscles (even little ones), joints, movements (flexion, extension, etc.) Anatomical Position Follow drop of blood through Heart and body Heart (SA node, arteries) Myotatic stretch reflex and Golgi Tendon Organ Water (B,C) vs Fat soluble (A,D,E,K) vitamins and differences Most common chronic diseases (diabetes, metabolic syndrom, COPD, etc.) Types of training (circuit, pyramid, plyometrics) Types of stretching (passive, active, ballistic) Valsalva Maneuver, FEV1, CO, HR, HRR, BP, SV, RPE, Borg Scale (6-20) Tidal Volume (how it changes w/age and w/exercise) Terms (claudication, dyspnea, ischemia, angina, embolism, stenosis, tachycardia, etc.) This doesn't cover everything but having a list to print out helped me as I went through the material. I focused on the Review Book and read much of the GETP. Hope this helps, I wish you all the very best! :) I passed the CES in May. One piece of advice I can offer, is not to trust the sample questions in the cert. review guide. The actually test questions are much harder. Also, make sure you actually read the Guidelines (spiral) book instead of just skimming it. The Resource Manual; eventhough its extremely big; it too needs to be thoroughly read (not just skimmed) With the Resource Manual just focus on the sections that state CES at the beginning, because it also incorporates the HFS. Hope this helps and good luck! :)