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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. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






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






3. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






4. What is considered hypoglycemia?






5. How long should you hold static stretches for?






6. What is a normal BMI?






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






8. What is an obese BMI?






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






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






11. What is multiple sclerosis?






12. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






13. What is spondylolysis?






14. What system calms heart rate down?






15. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






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






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






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






20. What is a normal LDL?






21. Where is the superiliac?






22. What is the synthesis of a larger molecule from a smaller molecule?






23. How do you spot a lunge?






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






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






26. What is the first health appraisal test?






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






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






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






30. What replenishes ATP?






31. What do you use to test muscular strength?






32. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






35. What is tinea pedis?






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






37. What system are the lungs in?






38. What is it called when a measurement of the same trait under the same conditions yields the same results from one trial to another?






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






40. What is the final evaluation made when a client compltes a specified training period?






41. How much room between machines?






42. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






43. What do you use to test a sub maximal aerobic capacity?






44. What system are the lungs in?






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






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






47. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






48. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






49. What is it called when you eat a lot then do a lot to loose the weight?






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