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






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






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






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






5. What does a 1RM test for?






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






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






8. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






9. What does RPE stand for?






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






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






12. What is a negative risk factor?






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






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






15. When does HDL become a risk factor?






16. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






17. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






18. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






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






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






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






22. What system calms heart rate down?






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






24. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






26. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






27. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






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






29. What is spondylolysis?






30. What is MET?






31. What does a non fatigue test test?






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






33. 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?






34. What is the synchronization of motor units?






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






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






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






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






39. What replenishes ATP?






40. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






41. What is MET?






42. What is the Karnonen Formula?






43. What is speed strength training?






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






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






46. What system are the lungs in?






47. What is hyperpnea?






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






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






50. What joint has the greatest range of motion?