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Personal Training Basics

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






2. What shouldn't your fasting glucose be over?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What is hypoglycemia?






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






11. What system calms heart rate down?






12. 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?






13. What is multiple sclerosis?






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






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






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






17. What is spondylolysis?






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






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






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






21. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






22. 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?






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






24. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






26. What is an obese BMI?






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






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






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






30. How much room between machines?






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






32. How do you spot a lunge?






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






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






35. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






37. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






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






39. What is a rockport test?






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






41. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






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






44. What is multiple sclerosis?






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






46. What is speed strength training?






47. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






50. What is the difference between a persons observed score and the persons true score