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Personal Training Basics

Instructions:
  • 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. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. What is a normal LDL?






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






12. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






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






15. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






16. What is a normal MET rating?






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






18. What is amenorrhea?






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






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






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






22. What is hyperpnea?






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






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






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






26. What are used to compare the preformance of an individual against another person in a like category?






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






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






29. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






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






31. What joint has the greatest range of motion?






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






33. What is spondylolysis?






34. What is an obese BMI?






35. 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?






36. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






37. What is a good RPE to work old people out at?






38. What can't LDL scores go over?






39. What is considered hypoglycemia?






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






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






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






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






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






45. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






46. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






48. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






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






50. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?