Ch 9,11,14,18,19,20,21 Flashcards
Which of the following cues is appropriate to give a client who will be performing a floor bridge exercise?
a. “Squeeze your glutes.”
b. “Raise hips up as high as possible to activate erector spinae.”
c. “Press your lower back onto the floor.”
d. “Lay prone on the floor and retract your shoulder blades.”
a. “Squeeze your glutes.”
Which of the following are core-stabilization exercises designed to improve?
a. Maximal strength of the rectus abominis and external obliques
b. Rate of force production of the core musculature
c. Neuromuscular efficiency and intervertebral stability Correct
d. Anaerobic capacity of movement system muscles
c. Neuromuscular efficiency and intervertebral stability Correct
A client experiences difficulty in performing the prone iso-abs exercise. Which of the following should be suggested as an regression?
a. Cable chop
b. Cable rotation Incorrect
c. Quadruped arm and opposite leg raise
d. Rolling active resistance row
c. Quadruped arm and opposite leg raise
d. Rolling active resistance row
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?
a. Dumbbell snatch
b. Prone iso-abs Incorrect
c. Reverse crunch
d. Supported dumbbell row
c. Reverse crunch
At what angle should the knees be when performing a ball crunch exercise?
a. 90-degree
b. 60-degree
c. 120-degree
d. 45-degree
a. 90-degree
What are the muscles of the global stabilization system primarily responsible for?
a. Concentric force production of the thoracic and cervical spine
b. Intravertebral stability from vertebra to vertebra
c. Enhancing pelvic floor function and diaphragmatic breathing
d. Transferring loads between the upper and lower extremities
d. Transferring loads between the upper and lower extremities
Which of the following core exercises is appropriate for a client in Phase 1 of the OPT model?
a. Reverse crunch Incorrect
b. Cable rotation
c. Ball crunch
d. Floor prone cobra
d. Floor prone cobra
Bracing occurs when a person contracts the abdominal and buttock muscles at the same time as which of the following?
a. Neck
b. Left shoulder
c. Lower back
d. Forearm
c. Lower back
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?
a. Gluteus maximus Incorrect
b. Longus colli
c. Latissimus dorsi
d. Quadratus lomborum
c. Latissimus dorsi
During the butt kick exercise, a personal trainer notices a client arching his low back at the height of the jump. Which of the following muscle groups are most likely tight?
a. Hamstrings
b. Quadriceps
c. Abdominals
d. Gluteals
b. Quadriceps
What exercise requires that the knees always stay in line with the toes during the takeoff and landing components?
Power step-up
How long should a client hold the landing position in a squat jump with stabilization exercise?
3–5 seconds
Which of the following is a form of training in which an individual reacts to the ground surface in such a way that he or she develops larger than normal ground forces that can be used to project the body with a greater velocity or speed of movement?
Reactive training
When performed as fast and as explosively as possible, ice skaters are categorized in which of the following phases?
Power
During which of the following are optimal landing mechanics first established?
Balance-stabilization training
