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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 formula for a target heart rate?






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






3. What replenishes ATP?






4. What is hypoglycemia?






5. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






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






7. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






8. What can't LDL scores go over?






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






10. What is hyperpnea?






11. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






13. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






14. What movement do injuries happen most?






15. What do you use to test muscular strength?






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






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






18. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






19. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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






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






22. What is the Karnonen Formula?






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






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






25. Where is the superiliac?






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






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






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






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






30. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






31. What is a normal BMI?






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






33. Where is the superiliac?






34. How long should you hold static stretches for?






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






36. What is a stretch followed by an explosive movement?






37. When does HDL become a risk factor?






38. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






39. How do you spot a lunge?






40. What are used to compare the preformance of an individual against another person in a like category?






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






42. What is the first health appraisal test?






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






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






45. What is a rockport test?






46. What does a non fatigue test test?






47. What is MET?






48. What is multiple sclerosis?






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






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