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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 muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






3. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






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






5. What can't LDL scores go over?






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






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






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






9. What are general warm ups?






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






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






12. 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?






13. Where is the superiliac?






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






15. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






16. How do you spot a lunge?






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






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






19. What releses cortisol?






20. What is the purpose of an assesment?






21. What is speed strength training?






22. What is multiple sclerosis?






23. What is MET?






24. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






25. What is a normal LDL?






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






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






28. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






30. When does HDL become a risk factor?






31. What is tinea pedis?






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






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






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






35. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






36. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






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






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






49. What is the first health appraisal test?






50. What joint has the greatest range of motion?