9 - Core Training Concepts

Question 1

During functional movement patterns, a client demonstrates excessive spinal motion. Which of the following core exercises should the trainer recognize as being most appropriate for this individual?

Answer 1

Two-leg floor bridge

Question 2

Which muscle do clients need proper extensibility of before performing the ball medicine ball (MB) pullover throw exercise, in order to decrease stress to the low back and shoulders?

Answer 2

Latissimus dorsi

Question 3

Performing the drawing-in maneuver or bracing can do what?

Answer 3

Help retrain motor control of local and global stabilization systems

Question 4

Which of the following is a precaution that should be taken while performing the reverse crunch exercise?

Answer 4

Avoid swinging the legs when performing the exercise.

Question 5

What are the muscles of the global stabilization system primarily responsible for?

Answer 5

Transferring loads between the upper and lower extremities

Question 6

A client experiences difficulty in performing the prone iso-abs exercise. Which of the following should be suggested as an regression?

Answer 6

Quadruped arm and opposite leg raise

Question 7

Which of the following exercise techniques involves lying on one’s back and raising the hips off a bench?

Answer 7

The reverse crunch

Question 8

Which of the following exercises is the most effective at improving dynamic stabilization, concentric strength, eccentric strength, and neuromuscular efficiency of the entire kinetic chain?

Answer 8

Reverse crunch