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






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






3. How long should you hold static stretches for?






4. What is a stretch followed by an explosive movement?






5. How much room between machines?






6. What is hyperpnea?






7. What is spondylolysis?






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






9. What releses cortisol?






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






11. What type of lipids carry large amounts of cholesterol and deposit around the body?






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






13. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






14. What kind of test can be repeated with accuracy?






15. What is considered hypoglycemia?






16. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






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






19. How do you spot a lunge?






20. A trainer does a test and gets the same results 2 days later this test is?






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






22. How many sets should you do for a hypertrophy goal?






23. What is the communication between 2 nerves?






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






25. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






26. What is an obese BMI?






27. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






28. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






29. What is hyperpnea?






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






31. How do you spot a lunge?






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






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






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






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






36. What do you use to test muscular strength?






37. 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?






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






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






40. What does RPE stand for?






41. What type of fast twitch fiber deals with anaerobic activity?






42. What is a normal MET rating?






43. What does a non fatigue test test?






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






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






46. What is a normal LDL?






47. What is a negative risk factor?






48. What is a normal BMI?






49. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






50. What is multiple sclerosis?