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Personal Training Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 muscles does the bent over row target in a pronated grip?






2. How many exercises should you give a beginning client?






3. How many calories is a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)?






4. How many months should you loose 10% of your weight?






5. What is a normal BMI?






6. What shouldn't your fasting glucose be over?






7. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






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






9. What is a negative risk factor?






10. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






12. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






13. What is a normal LDL?






14. What is hyperpnea?






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






16. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






17. 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?






18. How much room should you have between olympic weight lifting barbells?






19. How many calories is a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD)?






20. What is a negative risk factor?






21. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






22. What kind of test can be repeated with accuracy?






23. What is the synthesis of a larger molecule from a smaller molecule?






24. How does a trainer place his hands when spotting a flat bench press?






25. What 4 things do you need to prove when sueing trainer?






26. What is the synthesis of a larger molecule from a smaller molecule?






27. How many inches is a risk factor for a woman's waist?






28. How many exercises should you give a beginning client?






29. What is a rockport test?






30. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






32. What replenishes ATP?






33. What part of the shoulder is blown during arm raises?






34. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






35. What is the final evaluation made when a client compltes a specified training period?






36. What is hypoglycemia?






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






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






39. What is it called when a test tests What is supposed to be tested?






40. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






41. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






42. What does RPE stand for?






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






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






45. How do you increase stride frequency?


46. What is a rockport test?






47. What does RPE stand for?






48. What is hypoglycemia?






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






50. What is amenorrhea?