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






2. What is the first health appraisal test?






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. What is the synchronization of motor units?






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






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






12. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






13. How many inches is a risk factor for male waists?






14. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






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






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






18. What system are the lungs in?






19. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






21. What is tinea pedis?






22. What is a negative risk factor?






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






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






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






26. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






27. What form tells about past surgieries and risk factors for cad?






28. What does a 1RM test for?






29. What is speed strength training?






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






31. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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






33. What form tells about past surgieries and risk factors for cad?






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






35. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






36. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






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






38. How long should you hold static stretches for?






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






40. What system calms heart rate down?






41. Where is the superiliac?






42. What is hyperpnea?






43. What is a rockport test?






44. How long should you hold static stretches for?






45. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






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






48. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






49. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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