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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 type of fast twitch fiber deals with anaerobic activity?






2. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






3. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






4. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






5. What is a normal MET rating?






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






7. What system are the lungs in?






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






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






10. What is speed strength training?






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






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






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






14. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






15. What 4 things do you need to prove when sueing trainer?






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






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






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






19. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






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






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






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






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






25. Where is the superiliac?






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






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






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






29. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






30. How long should you hold static stretches for?






31. What is the tendacy of a muscle to assume a new and greater length after a passive stretch and after the load is removed?






32. 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?






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






34. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






35. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






36. What is spondylolysis?






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






38. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






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






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






41. What is a rockport test?






42. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






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






45. What system calms heart rate down?






46. What is a normal MET rating?






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






48. What releses cortisol?






49. What does a 1RM test for?






50. What are general warm ups?