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






2. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






4. What do you use to test a Local muscular endurance?






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






6. What does RPE stand for?






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






8. How long should you hold static stretches for?






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






10. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






11. How many exercises should you give a beginning client?






12. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






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






14. What is multiple sclerosis?






15. What doesn't the norm referenced percentile scoring system not show?






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






17. What is hypoglycemia?






18. What is the first health appraisal test?






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






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






21. 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?






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






23. What is hyperpnea?






24. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






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






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






27. How many exercises should you give a beginning client?






28. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






29. What are general warm ups?






30. Where is the superiliac?






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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?






37. Where do sprains happen?






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






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






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






41. What can't LDL scores go over?






42. What is the Karnonen Formula?






43. What is a normal LDL?






44. 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?






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






46. What is hyperpnea?






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






48. What system are the lungs in?






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






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