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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 negative risk factor?






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






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






4. How do you increase stride frequency?


5. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. What does a 1RM test for?






13. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






14. What is amenorrhea?






15. What movement do injuries happen most?






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






17. What is the synchronization of motor units?






18. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






19. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






20. What releses cortisol?






21. How many sets should you do for a hypertrophy goal?






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






23. What can't LDL scores go over?






24. 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?






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






26. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






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






28. How much room between machines?






29. What is speed strength training?






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






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






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






33. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






34. What system calms heart rate down?






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






36. What is hyperpnea?






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






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






39. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






40. What is hyperpnea?






41. How much room between machines?






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






43. What shouldn't your fasting glucose be over?






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






45. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






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






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






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






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






50. What is considered hypoglycemia?