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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 a negative risk factor?






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






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






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






5. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






7. Where is android obesity most targeted at?






8. 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?






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






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






11. What is a specific minimal standard that trainers can use on clients to let them know whether their score was average enough to be considered healthy?






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






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






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






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






16. What is the Karnonen Formula?






17. Are leg raise and curls open or closed kinetic chain workouts?






18. When does HDL become a risk factor?






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






20. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






21. What is considered hypoglycemia?






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






23. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






24. What is autonomic dysreflexia?






25. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. What system calms heart rate down?






34. What is amenorrhea?






35. What is the 4th health appraisal test?






36. When does HDL become a risk factor?






37. What is considered hypoglycemia?






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






39. Which energy system makes the most ATP?






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






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






42. What is the difference between a persons observed score and the persons true score






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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