Ch 9 - Core Training Concepts

Question 1

Which of the following has the objective of uniformly strengthening the deep and superficial muscles that stabilize, align, and move the trunk of the body?

Answer 1

Core training

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Avoid swinging the legs when performing the exercise.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Quadruped arm and opposite leg raise

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Help retrain motor control of local and global stabilization systems

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a core-power exercise?

Answer 5

Ball medicine ball pullover throw

Question 6

Which of the following is the appropriate tempo for a core exercise when training for hypertrophy?

Answer 6

Medium

Question 7

Bracing occurs when a person contracts the abdominal and buttock muscles at the same time as which of the following?

Answer 7

Lower back

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Transferring loads between the upper and lower extremities

Question 9

To which of the following do the local core stabilizers attach?

Answer 9

Vertebrae

Question 10

What technique uses a co-contraction of global muscles to enhance global trunk stability?

Answer 10

Bracing

Question 11

Which of the following training types involves little motion through the spine and pelvis?

Answer 11

Core stabilization

Question 12

In core-power training (Phase 5), what are exercises designed to improve?

Answer 12

Rate of force production of the core musculature

Question 13

A client is performing a prone iso-ab exercise. The trainer notices that he is not able to maintain proper alignment. How should the exercise be regressed?

Answer 13

Perform in a standard pushup position

Question 14

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 14

Reverse crunch

Question 15

Which of the following is a core-stabilization exercise?

Answer 15

Floor prone cobra

Question 16

Which of the following core exercises is appropriate for a client in Phase 1 of the OPT model?

Answer 16

Floor prone cobra

Question 17

Which of the following cues is appropriate to give a client who will be performing a floor bridge exercise?

Answer 17

Squeeze your glutes

Question 18

How many weeks should a client spend during the Stabilization Phase of core training?

Answer 18

4

Question 19

At what angle should the knees be when performing a ball crunch exercise?

Answer 19

90 degrees

Question 20

Which of the following exercises is most appropriate for the goal of improving neuromuscular efficiency and intervertebral stability?

Answer 20

Prone iso abs

Question 21

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 21

Latissimus dorsi

Question 22

Which level of core training exercise prepares an individual to dynamically stabilize and generate force at more functionally applicable speeds?

Answer 22

Core power

Question 23

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 23

Two leg floor bridge