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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 the correct age for people to do plyometrics?






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






3. How much room between machines?






4. What is multiple sclerosis?






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






6. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






8. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






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






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






11. What does a 1RM test for?






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






13. What is the purpose of an assesment?






14. 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?






15. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






16. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






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






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






19. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






20. What is a normal LDL?






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






22. What is a negative risk factor?






23. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






26. What is the first health appraisal test?






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






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






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






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






31. What is amenorrhea?






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






33. What system calms heart rate down?






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






35. What is a normal BMI?






36. What is the synchronization of motor units?






37. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






38. How long should you hold static stretches for?






39. What does a non fatigue test test?






40. When does HDL become a risk factor?






41. What is tinea pedis?






42. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






43. What is speed strength training?






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






45. What is spondylolysis?






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






47. What is hyperpnea?






48. What is it called when a test tests What is supposed to be tested?






49. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






50. 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?