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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 do you use to test an agility test?






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






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






4. What is multiple sclerosis?






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






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






7. 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?






8. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






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






11. What part of the shoulder is blown during arm raises?






12. How much is resting metabolic rate use energy per day?






13. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






15. What is spondylolysis?






16. What puts the curve into the lumbar and pulls the spine into position?






17. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






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






19. What is a negative risk factor?






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






21. What is MET?






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






23. What is a normal LDL?






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






25. What does RPE stand for?






26. What part of the shoulder is blown during arm raises?






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






28. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






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






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






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






32. What is the Karnonen Formula?






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






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






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






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






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






38. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






40. How much room between machines?






41. How many months should you loose 10% of your weight?






42. What are general warm ups?






43. What does RPE stand for?






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






45. What are general warm ups?






46. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






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






48. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






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