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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 joint has the greatest range of motion?






2. What is tinea pedis?






3. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






4. What is a legal doctrine by which employers can be found vigorously liable for the negligent acts of their employees?






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






6. What system calms heart rate down?






7. What is a test that can differientiate the fit and non fit clients?






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






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






10. What is a normal LDL?






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






12. What is the Karnonen Formula?






13. What movement do injuries happen most?






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






15. What is speed strength training?






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






17. What does RPE stand for?






18. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






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






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






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






22. Where is the superiliac?






23. What is hyperpnea?






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






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






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






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






28. What is amenorrhea?






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






30. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






31. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






32. What is the Karnonen Formula?






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






34. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






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






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






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






38. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






39. What does it mean when a test measures what it claims to be?






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






41. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






42. What does the gluteus medius do for the hips?






43. 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?






44. What does it mean when a test measures what it claims to be?






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






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






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






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






49. What does RPE stand for?






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