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Personal Training Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Is multi joint exercises closed or open kinetic chain workouts?






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






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






4. 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?






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






6. What do you use to test muscular strength?






7. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






9. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






10. What is spondylolysis?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. What does a 1RM test for?






19. What is a test that can differientiate the fit and non fit clients?






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






21. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






22. What is the first health appraisal test?






23. What can't LDL scores go over?






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






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






26. 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?






27. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






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






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






30. 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?






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






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






33. What 3 assesments shouldn't you have old people do?






34. What is a normal LDL?






35. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






36. What is a rockport test?






37. What is the purpose of an assesment?






38. What is a rockport test?






39. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






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






41. 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?






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






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






44. What does a non fatigue test test?






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






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






47. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






48. What is a negative risk factor?






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






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