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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 can't LDL scores go over?






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






3. What is the first health appraisal test?






4. What does it mean when a test measures what it claims to be?






5. What is a test that can differientiate the fit and non fit clients?






6. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






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






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






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






11. What is speed strength training?






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






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






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






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






16. What is the first health appraisal test?






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






18. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






19. What is tinea pedis?






20. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






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






23. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






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






25. What is hyperpnea?






26. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






28. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






30. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






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






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






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






34. What does it mean when a test measures what it claims to be?






35. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






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






37. What is spondylolysis?






38. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






39. How long should you hold static stretches for?






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






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






42. How much room between machines?






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






44. What is a test that can differientiate the fit and non fit clients?






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






46. What system are the lungs in?






47. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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






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






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