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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 is spondylolysis?






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






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






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






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






6. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






7. How high should mirrors be placed above floor?






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






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






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






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






12. What is the best type of training for diabetics?






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






14. How many months should you loose 10% of your weight?






15. What is hypoglycemia?






16. What is considered hypoglycemia?






17. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






18. What is an obese BMI?






19. What is the best type of training for diabetics?






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






21. What is the synchronization of motor units?






22. What is the first health appraisal test?






23. What does a non fatigue test test?






24. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






25. What is a cerebrovascular accident?






26. What movement do injuries happen most?






27. What is an obese BMI?






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






29. What does a non fatigue test test?






30. What is spondylolysis?






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






32. What does RPE stand for?






33. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






34. What does a 1RM test for?






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






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






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






38. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






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






40. How long should you hold static stretches for?






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






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






43. What is the Karnonen Formula?






44. What is amenorrhea?






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






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






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






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






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






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