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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 amenorrhea?






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






3. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






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






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






7. What does RPE stand for?






8. What doesn't the norm referenced percentile scoring system not show?






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






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






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






12. Where do sprains happen?






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






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






15. How many exercises should you give a beginning client?






16. How do you increase stride frequency?

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17. What is multiple sclerosis?






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






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






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






21. What is spondylolysis?






22. What is hyperpnea?






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






24. What is a normal MET rating?






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






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






27. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






28. How long should you hold static stretches for?






29. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






31. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






32. What is MET?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






41. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






42. What is hypoglycemia?






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






44. What does a non fatigue test test?






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






46. What do you use to test muscular strength?






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






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






49. What is spondylolysis?






50. What is the purpose of an assesment?