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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. With a disc problem should you do squats or deadlifts?






2. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






3. What do you use to test muscular strength?






4. What does a 1RM test for?






5. What is amenorrhea?






6. What does a 1RM test for?






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






8. What type of flexability is the knee and elbow joints?






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






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






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






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






13. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






14. What form tells about past surgieries and risk factors for cad?






15. What form tells about past surgieries and risk factors for cad?






16. What is the synchronization of motor units?






17. What is multiple sclerosis?






18. What is it called when the foot is inward when walking?






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






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






21. What is a rockport test?






22. 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?






23. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






24. What is a procedure that is required for administering a reliable test?






25. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






26. How many calories should you drop a day to loose 1-2 pounds a week?






27. Are leg raise and curls open or closed kinetic chain workouts?






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






29. What is hypoglycemia?






30. What is a negative risk factor?






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






32. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






33. What can't LDL scores go over?






34. What 3 assesments shouldn't you have old people do?






35. What replenishes ATP?






36. 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?






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






38. What is it called when a measurement of the same trait under the same conditions yields the same results from one trial to another?






39. What movement do injuries happen most?






40. What do you use to test an agility test?






41. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






43. What is a normal MET rating?






44. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






46. What is hyperpnea?






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






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






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






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