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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 do you use to test an agility test?






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






4. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






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






7. What does a 1RM test for?






8. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






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






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






12. What is amenorrhea?






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






21. What does a non fatigue test test?






22. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






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






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






25. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






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






27. How long should you hold static stretches for?






28. What is hypoglycemia?






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






30. What is a negative risk factor?






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






32. What is a normal BMI?






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






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






35. Where do sprains happen?






36. What system are the lungs in?






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






38. What part of the shoulder is targeted during seated front press?






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






40. What is hypoglycemia?






41. How do you increase stride frequency?


42. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






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






45. What does a 1RM test for?






46. What do you use to test muscular strength?






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






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






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






50. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?