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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 is a stretch followed by an explosive movement?






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






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






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






5. Where do sprains happen?






6. What is the formula for a target heart rate?






7. How do you spot a lunge?






8. What is multiple sclerosis?






9. What is the synchronization of motor units?






10. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






11. What system are the lungs in?






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






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






14. What is the purpose of an assesment?






15. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






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






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






18. How much room between machines?






19. What movement do injuries happen most?






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






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






22. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






23. What is MET?






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






25. How long should you hold static stretches for?






26. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






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






28. What is the formula for a target heart rate?






29. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






31. How do you spot a lunge?






32. What is a rockport test?






33. What type of lipids carry large amounts of cholesterol and deposit around the body?






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






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






36. What do you use to test muscular strength?






37. What system calms heart rate down?






38. What is tinea pedis?






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






40. What is a normal BMI?






41. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






43. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






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






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






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






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






48. What is it called when a test tests What is supposed to be tested?






49. What is the synchronization of motor units?






50. What is it called when a test tests What is supposed to be tested?