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Personal Training Basics

Instructions:
  • 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 autonomic dysreflexia?






2. What is a normal LDL?






3. What intensity should you work pregnant woman out at?






4. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






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






6. What is the Karnonen Formula?






7. What releses cortisol?






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






9. This evaluation happens before or during a workout with the client?






10. What system calms heart rate down?






11. How do you add up volume when doing plyometrics?






12. These type of observations are seen during the workout and it is when the client is making gains - better energy - better techniques and comments on body language?






13. This evaluation happens before or during a workout with the client?






14. What is considered hypoglycemia?






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






16. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






18. What does RPE stand for?






19. What movement do injuries happen most?






20. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






21. How do you add up volume when doing plyometrics?






22. How should you test a pregnant woman's intensity?






23. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






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






26. Where do sprains happen?






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






28. What do you use to test a Local muscular endurance?






29. Is multi joint exercises closed or open kinetic chain workouts?






30. What is a normal MET rating?






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






32. What is amenorrhea?






33. What type of fast twitch fiber deals with anaerobic activity?






34. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






35. What is hypoglycemia?






36. What is hypoglycemia?






37. A trainer does a test and gets the same results 2 days later this test is?






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






39. What are used to compare the preformance of an individual against another person in a like category?






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






41. What age must family member die of heart attack to make it a positive risk factor?






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






43. What are general warm ups?






44. What replenishes ATP?






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






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






47. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






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






49. Is multi joint exercises closed or open kinetic chain workouts?






50. How should you test a pregnant woman's intensity?