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Personal Training Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the purpose of an assesment?






2. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






3. What is considered hypoglycemia?






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






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






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






7. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






8. What are used to compare the preformance of an individual against another person in a like category?






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






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






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






12. What muscles does the bent over row target in a pronated grip?






13. What is speed strength training?






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






15. These type of observations are seen during the workout and it is when the client is making gains - better energy - better techniques and comments on body language?






16. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






22. What is considered hypoglycemia?






23. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






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






25. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






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






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






28. What system calms heart rate down?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Where do sprains happen?






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






45. What can't LDL scores go over?






46. What does a 1RM test for?






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






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






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






50. What is the Karnonen Formula?