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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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 system are the lungs in?






2. What does a 1RM test for?






3. What is MET?






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






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






6. What is a normal LDL?






7. What is a negative risk factor?






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






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






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






11. What is a normal MET rating?






12. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






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






14. What is a bad waist to hip circumference for woman?






15. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






16. What is amenorrhea?






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






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






19. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






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






21. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






22. What system are the lungs in?






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






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






25. What releses cortisol?






26. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






27. What is a bad waist to hip circumference for men?






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






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






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






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






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






33. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






34. What system calms heart rate down?






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






36. Where is the superiliac?






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






38. What does RPE stand for?






39. These type of observations are seen during the workout and it is when the client is making gains - better energy - better techniques and comments on body language?






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






41. What is spondylolysis?






42. What is a normal LDL?






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






44. What is a rockport test?






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






46. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






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






48. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






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






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