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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. How do you spot a lunge?






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






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






4. What is the first health appraisal test?






5. What is speed strength training?






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






7. What system are the lungs in?






8. What movement do injuries happen most?






9. Where do sprains happen?






10. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






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






13. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






14. What is a negative risk factor?






15. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






16. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






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






18. What is MET?






19. 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?






20. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






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






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






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






24. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






25. What is spondylolysis?






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






27. What is an obese BMI?






28. What is a stretch followed by an explosive movement?






29. What is hyperpnea?






30. What is considered hypoglycemia?






31. 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?






32. When does HDL become a risk factor?






33. What is a bad waist to hip circumference for woman?






34. What is amenorrhea?






35. What can't LDL scores go over?






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






37. What is the synchronization of motor units?






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






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






40. What is MET?






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






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






43. What doesn't the norm referenced percentile scoring system not show?






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






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






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






47. 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?






48. What is a normal BMI?






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






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