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Personal Training Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Elevated blood lipid levels.






2. One of the six essential nutrients; composed of building blocks called amino acids.






3. The breakdown of glucose in the absence of oxygen.






4. The amount of heat required to raise 1 gram of water 1






5. The tapering off period following a bout of exercise.






6. Sudden - short term - abrupt.






7. A nerve cell which conducts impulses from the central nervous system to a group of muscle fibers to produce movement.






8. The ability to respond to a stimulus.






9. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






10. The method by which liability is determined.






11. Divides the body into front and back halves.






12. Divides the body into top and bottom halves.






13. Hormones which promote muscle hypertrophy and have severe health consequences.






14. A solution with a greater concentration of solutes than body fluids.






15. A hormone produced by the adrenal gland.






16. Of or relating to the aged.






17. A relatively common overuse injury where tiny cracks develop in a bone - may not be apparent on x-ray.






18. An excellent indicator of environmental heat stress.






19. An ordinary instrument for measuring air temperature.






20. Recommendation that a person see a qualified medical professional to review their health status.






21. Also called adult-onset diabetes; a diabetic condition often caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyle.






22. The process by which fatty acids are broken down to make acetyl CO-A - which then enters the Krebs Cycle.






23. A class of drug used to treat high blood pressure.






24. Length of time.






25. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.






26. The range of motion of a joint.






27. A form of passive exercise which is of no value for a normal - healthy individual.






28. A type-1 skeletal muscle fiber - found in abundance in endurance athletes.






29. Decrease in a joint angle.






30. A graded exercise test to exhaustion - during which the ECG and blood pressure responses are carefully monitored. The purpose of a maximal treadmill exercise test is to determine cardiorespiratory fitness level and/or diagnose coronary artery disease






31. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.






32. The pulse at the wrist.






33. The ability to generate force.






34. American College of Sports Medicine.






35. A method for determining target heart rate.






36. The ability to generate force.






37. The period preceding the aerobic phase of exercise; usually consists of stretching and other movements which prepare the body for exercise.






38. Internal organs






39. Rapid heart beat.






40. The chemical fuel for energy in the body.






41. Tiny protein strands which make up muscle tissue; actin and myosin are the major protein strands.






42. The heart rate in beats per minute when the body is at complete rest.






43. A two joint muscle which flexes the hip and extends the knee.






44. Salts of the body such as sodium - potassium - magnesium - calcium and chloride.






45. Includes measurement of red and white blood count - hemoglobin and hematocrit.






46. A blood vessel which takes blood from the tissues to the heart.






47. A drug used to treat hypertension - angina - arrhythmias and migraine headaches; block the effect of catecholamines.






48. Palm up.






49. The structural unit of proteins.






50. Fat that lies deep within the abdominal cavity - among the internal organs.