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






2. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






3. How much room between machines?






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






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






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






7. How do you increase stride frequency?


8. What replenishes ATP?






9. How do you spot a lunge?






10. What is the formula for a target heart rate?






11. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






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






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






21. What type of scores show the best - worst and inbetween scores of the participants by rankings?






22. What is a normal MET rating?






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






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






25. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






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






27. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






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






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






31. How do you increase stride frequency?


32. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






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






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






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






37. What is a normal BMI?






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






39. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






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






42. What is spondylolysis?






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






44. What replenishes ATP?






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






46. What is a normal LDL?






47. What movement do injuries happen most?






48. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






49. What is the synchronization of motor units?






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