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Personal Training Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 a specific minimal standard that trainers can use on clients to let them know whether their score was average enough to be considered healthy?






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






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






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






5. What is amenorrhea?






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






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






8. Where do sprains happen?






9. What is a normal LDL?






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






11. How long should you hold static stretches for?






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






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






14. How do you spot a lunge?






15. What does a 1RM test for?






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






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






18. 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?






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






20. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






21. What is hypoglycemia?






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






23. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






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






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






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






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






28. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






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






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






32. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






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






35. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






36. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






37. What is hypoglycemia?






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






39. How much room between machines?






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






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






42. What does it mean when a test measures what it claims to be?






43. What is speed strength training?






44. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






45. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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






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






48. What is tinea pedis?






49. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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