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Personal Training Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is a specific minimal standard that trainers can use on clients to let them know whether their score was average enough to be considered healthy?






2. How many inches is a risk factor for male waists?






3. What type of lipids carry large amounts of cholesterol and deposit around the body?






4. What is amenorrhea?






5. What does a non fatigue test test?






6. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






7. What is hypoglycemia?






8. What is a resting heart rate of or more than 100 beats per minute?






9. What is it called when a test is repeated with the same people within 1-3 days unless it requires maximal effort then it is 7 days?






10. What kind of lever are the applied and resistive force on opposite sides od the fulcrum?






11. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






12. What is tinea pedis?






13. What is it called when a test is repeated with the same people within 1-3 days unless it requires maximal effort then it is 7 days?






14. What do you use to test a sub maximal aerobic capacity?






15. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






16. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






17. What is hypoglycemia?






18. What is the Karnonen Formula?






19. What is a bad waist to hip circumference for men?






20. How many months of strength training should you do before doing plyometrics?






21. What is the functional unit of a neuromuscular system?






22. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






23. Is a lunge closed or open kinetic chain workout?






24. What is a resting heart rate of or more than 100 beats per minute?






25. What type of scores show the best - worst and inbetween scores of the participants by rankings?






26. What type of lipids carry large amounts of cholesterol and deposit around the body?






27. How many sets should you do for a hypertrophy goal?






28. How many cups of water should you have a day?






29. What is the correct age for people to do plyometrics?






30. What muscles does the bent over row underhand supinated grip isolate?






31. What kind of fibers show better gains in hypertrophy?






32. What is the purpose of an assesment?






33. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






34. How many sets should you do for a hypertrophy goal?






35. What is the best type of training for diabetics?






36. What is it called when you eat a lot then do a lot to loose the weight?






37. What does the gluteus medius do for the hips?






38. Where is the superiliac?






39. What puts the curve into the lumbar and pulls the spine into position?






40. When does HDL become a risk factor?






41. What is the tendacy of a muscle to assume a new and greater length after a passive stretch and after the load is removed?






42. What is considered hypoglycemia?






43. What is a good RPE to work old people out at?






44. What are general warm ups?






45. How much is resting metabolic rate use energy per day?






46. What is the primary reason for strength gains in pre-adolescent?






47. What part of the shoulder is targeted during seated front press?






48. When does HDL become a risk factor?






49. What muscles does the bent over row underhand supinated grip isolate?






50. What is the synchronization of motor units?