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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 can't LDL scores go over?






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






4. What movement do injuries happen most?






5. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






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






7. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






8. What releses cortisol?






9. What is a normal BMI?






10. What do you use to test muscular strength?






11. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






12. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






13. What does a non fatigue test test?






14. What is MET?






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






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






17. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






18. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






21. What system are the lungs in?






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






23. What is considered hypoglycemia?






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






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






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






27. What is a normal MET rating?






28. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






29. What is a negative risk factor?






30. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






32. How long should you hold static stretches for?






33. Where do sprains happen?






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






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






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






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






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






39. What is speed strength training?






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






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






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






43. What is hypoglycemia?






44. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






45. When does HDL become a risk factor?






46. How much room between machines?






47. What is the Karnonen Formula?






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






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






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