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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 can't LDL scores go over?






2. 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?






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






4. What system calms heart rate down?






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






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. What is tinea pedis?






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






9. How many cups of water should you have a day?






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






11. What is hypoglycemia?






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






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






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






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






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






17. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






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






19. How much is resting metabolic rate use energy per day?






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






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






22. What is the synchronization of motor units?






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






24. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






26. What is multiple sclerosis?






27. What are general warm ups?






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






29. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






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






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






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






33. What is amenorrhea?






34. What muscle works the most during abduction movements?






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






36. Where do sprains happen?






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






38. How do you figure out 8 rep max?






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






40. What is the Karnonen Formula?






41. What is it called when a test tests What is supposed to be tested?






42. 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?






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






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






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






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






47. What releses cortisol?






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






49. What does a 1RM test for?






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