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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 MET?






2. How long should you hold static stretches for?






3. Where is the superiliac?






4. What is the synchronization of motor units?






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






6. What can't LDL scores go over?






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






8. How much room between machines?






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






10. What is a normal MET rating?






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






12. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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






14. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






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






17. What is a normal LDL?






18. What is the synchronization of motor units?






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






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






21. What is hypoglycemia?






22. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






24. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






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






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






27. What is a negative risk factor?






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






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






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






31. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






32. What is a normal BMI?






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






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






35. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






36. What is spondylolysis?






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






38. What do you use to test muscular strength?






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






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






41. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






43. 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?






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






45. What is amenorrhea?






46. What is hyperpnea?






47. 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?






48. What replenishes ATP?






49. What is amenorrhea?






50. What is a specific minimal standard that trainers can use on clients to let them know whether their score was average enough to be considered healthy?