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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 functional unit of a neuromuscular system?






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






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






4. What replenishes ATP?






5. What is the Karnonen Formula?






6. What does a non fatigue test test?






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






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






9. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






10. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






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






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






14. What is a negative risk factor?






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






16. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






17. Where is the superiliac?






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






19. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






21. What system calms heart rate down?






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






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






24. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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






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






27. What do you use to test muscular strength?






28. What 4 things do you need to prove when sueing trainer?






29. What is an obese BMI?






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






31. 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?






32. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






35. What do you use to test an anaerobic capacity test?






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






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






38. What is the final evaluation made when a client compltes a specified training period?






39. 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?






40. What is a rockport test?






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






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






49. What is a negative risk factor?






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