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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 kind of test can be repeated with accuracy?






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






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






4. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






7. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






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






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






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






11. Where is the superiliac?






12. What is considered hypoglycemia?






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






14. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






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






16. How do you increase stride frequency?


17. What is MET?






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






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






20. What is a normal MET rating?






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






22. Where do sprains happen?






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






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






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






26. What is the first health appraisal test?






27. What is the synchronization of motor units?






28. What is a normal LDL?






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






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






31. What is spondylolysis?






32. What does a 1RM test for?






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






34. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






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






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






38. Where is the superiliac?






39. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






41. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






42. What is tinea pedis?






43. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






45. 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?






46. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






47. How do you spot a lunge?






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






49. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






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