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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 tinea pedis?






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






3. What movement do injuries happen most?






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






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






6. What is MET?






7. Where is gynoid obesity targeted at?






8. What is spondylolysis?






9. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






10. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






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






13. What does RPE stand for?






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






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






16. What does a non fatigue test test?






17. What is multiple sclerosis?






18. What system calms heart rate down?






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






20. What system are the lungs in?






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






22. What is your aerobic exercise threshold?






23. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






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






26. Where is the superiliac?






27. Where do sprains happen?






28. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






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






31. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






32. What is the first health appraisal test?






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






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






35. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






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






37. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






38. What is a normal MET rating?






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






40. What releses cortisol?






41. Where is the superiliac?






42. What is a normal LDL?






43. How long should you hold static stretches for?






44. Is a lunge closed or open kinetic chain workout?






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






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






47. What is a negative risk factor?






48. What type of flexability is the knee and elbow joints?






49. What is amenorrhea?






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