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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 releses cortisol?






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






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






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






5. What is a normal LDL?






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






7. How do you spot a lunge?






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






9. What is considered hypoglycemia?






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






11. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






12. What is amenorrhea?






13. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






14. What is spondylolysis?






15. What is multiple sclerosis?






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






17. What is speed strength training?






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






19. How do you spot a lunge?






20. What muscles does the bent over row target in a pronated grip?






21. What is a normal LDL?






22. What can't LDL scores go over?






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






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






25. What movement do injuries happen most?






26. What is an obese BMI?






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






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






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






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






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






32. What system are the lungs in?






33. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






34. What is speed strength training?






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






36. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






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






39. What is MET?






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






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






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






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






44. What is amenorrhea?






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






46. What is a normal BMI?






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






48. How much room between machines?






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






50. What are general warm ups?