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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 the functional unit of a neuromuscular system?






2. What system are the lungs in?






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






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






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






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






7. What releses cortisol?






8. What can't LDL scores go over?






9. 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?






10. Where is the superiliac?






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






12. What type of scores show the best - worst and inbetween scores of the participants by rankings?






13. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






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






16. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






18. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






19. What is a procedure that is required for administering a reliable test?






20. What is hypoglycemia?






21. What is amenorrhea?






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






23. What is the Karnonen Formula?






24. What is tinea pedis?






25. What is hypoglycemia?






26. 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?






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






28. What is MET?






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






30. Where do sprains happen?






31. What does a non fatigue test test?






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






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






34. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






35. What type of scores show the best - worst and inbetween scores of the participants by rankings?






36. How does a trainer place his hands when spotting a flat bench press?






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






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






39. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






41. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






42. What replenishes ATP?






43. What is amenorrhea?






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






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






46. What do you use to test muscular strength?






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






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






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






50. What is a normal BMI?