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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 do you use to test a Local muscular endurance?






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






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






4. What is a specific minimal standard that trainers can use on clients to let them know whether their score was average enough to be considered healthy?






5. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






6. What do you use to test muscular strength?






7. What replenishes ATP?






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






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






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






11. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






12. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






13. What is tinea pedis?






14. What system are the lungs in?






15. 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?






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






17. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






20. What is multiple sclerosis?






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






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






23. 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?






24. How many inches is a risk factor for a woman's waist?






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






26. What part of the shoulder is blown during arm raises?






27. What type of scores show the best - worst and inbetween scores of the participants by rankings?






28. What intensity should you work pregnant woman out at?






29. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






30. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






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






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






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






35. What replenishes ATP?






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






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






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






39. What are general warm ups?






40. What is tinea pedis?






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






42. What is a negative risk factor?






43. What is hyperpnea?






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






45. How many inches is a risk factor for a woman's waist?






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






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






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






49. Where is the superiliac?






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