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






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






3. What system calms heart rate down?






4. What is amenorrhea?






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






6. What movement do injuries happen most?






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






8. How long should you hold static stretches for?






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






10. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






11. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






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






14. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






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






16. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






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






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






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






21. What are general warm ups?






22. What system are the lungs in?






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






24. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






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






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






27. 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?






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






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






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






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






32. What is a legal doctrine by which employers can be found vigorously liable for the negligent acts of their employees?






33. What is a normal LDL?






34. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






36. What releses cortisol?






37. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






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






39. What replenishes ATP?






40. How much room between machines?






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






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






43. What does RPE stand for?






44. What do you use to test muscular strength?






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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?