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






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






3. What are general warm ups?






4. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






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






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






8. What is an obese BMI?






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






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






11. What is an obese BMI?






12. When does HDL become a risk factor?






13. What is a negative risk factor?






14. What is a rockport test?






15. What is it called when a measurement of the same trait under the same conditions yields the same results from one trial to another?






16. What is a legal doctrine by which employers can be found vigorously liable for the negligent acts of their employees?






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






18. What replenishes ATP?






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






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






21. What is the functional unit of a neuromuscular system?






22. What does a 1RM test for?






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






24. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






26. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






27. What kind of test can be repeated with accuracy?






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






29. What tell body What is going on when not looking?






30. What is a procedure that is required for administering a reliable test?






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






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






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






34. How much room between machines?






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






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






37. Where is the superiliac?






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






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






40. What is the Karnonen Formula?






41. What is amenorrhea?






42. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






43. What do you use to test muscular strength?






44. How long should you hold static stretches for?






45. What movement do injuries happen most?






46. What does RPE stand for?






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






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






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






50. Which hand position should a spotter hold the bar in a lying tricep extension?