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Personal Training Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Is multi joint exercises closed or open kinetic chain workouts?






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






3. What is a rockport test?






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






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






6. What do you use to test muscular strength?






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






8. This evaluation happens before or during a workout with the client?






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






10. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






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






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






14. When does HDL become a risk factor?






15. How do you spot a lunge?






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






17. What can't LDL scores go over?






18. What type of scores show the best - worst and inbetween scores of the participants by rankings?






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






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






21. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






22. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






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






24. What is it called when a test is repeated with the same people within 1-3 days unless it requires maximal effort then it is 7 days?






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






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






27. 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?






28. What is considered hypoglycemia?






29. What age must family member die of heart attack to make it a positive risk factor?






30. What does a non fatigue test test?






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






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






33. Where do sprains happen?






34. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






36. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






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






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






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






41. What system calms heart rate down?






42. What is a normal LDL?






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






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






45. How many inches is a risk factor for a woman's waist?






46. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






47. What is MET?






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






49. What is a normal MET rating?






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