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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 system calms heart rate down?






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






3. What is an obese BMI?






4. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






6. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






9. What do you use to test a Local muscular endurance?






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






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






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






13. What is a normal BMI?






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






15. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






17. What is a normal MET rating?






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. What is a normal LDL?






25. When does HDL become a risk factor?






26. How many exercises should you give a beginning client?






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






28. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






29. How many exercises should you give a beginning client?






30. What is hyperpnea?






31. What is the difference between a persons observed score and the persons true score






32. What is tinea pedis?






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






34. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






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






37. How do you spot a lunge?






38. 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?






39. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






41. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






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






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






44. What is hypoglycemia?






45. How much room between machines?






46. What is a negative risk factor?






47. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






48. What is it called when the foot is inward when walking?






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






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