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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 system are the lungs in?






2. What do you use to test an anaerobic capacity test?






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






4. What is a normal MET rating?






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






6. What is tinea pedis?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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?






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






15. 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?






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






17. How much room between machines?






18. What is the 3rd health appraisal test?






19. How long should you rest inbetween plyometric workouts?






20. What does a non fatigue test test?






21. 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?






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






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






24. What is the purpose of an assesment?






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






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






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






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






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






30. Does exercise increase or decrease insulin sensitivity?






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. How long should you hold static stretches for?






38. What replenishes ATP?






39. Where do sprains happen?






40. What is the loss of muscle mass called?






41. Where are ganglion cysts normally found?






42. What intensity should clients with hypertension train at?






43. What is your hips doing during a lunge?






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






45. What do you use to test a Local muscular endurance?






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






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






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






49. What system are the lungs in?






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