Chapter 11 - Fitness Testing Protocols & Norms Flashcards
Personal trainers must choose _______ and _______ tests that are suitable for an individual client.
- valid
- reliable
Personal trainers must administer tests _______ and _______ and _______ the results.
- accurately
- record
- interpret
Vital sign testing protocols can include the following: _______ and _______.
- heart rate
- blood pressure
Body composition testing protocols can include the following: _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______.
- body mass index
- anthropometry
- height
- weight
- skinfolds
- BIA and NIR techniques
- waist-to-hip-girth ratio
Cardiovascular endurance testing protocols can include the following: _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______.
- general procedures for cycle ergometer testing
- YMCA cycle ergometer test
- astrand-rhyming cycle ergometer test
- YMCA step test
- distance run and walk test
- 12-minute run/walk
- 1.5 mile run
- rockport walking test
- 1-mile run
- non-exercise-based estimation of VO2max
Muscular strength testing protocols can include the following: _______, _______, _______
- 1 repetition maximum bench press
- 1 repetition maximum leg press
- estimating a 1-repetion maximum
Muscular endurance testing protocols can include the following: _______, _______, _______
- YMCA bench press test
- partial curl-up test
- prone double straight-leg raise test
Flexibility testing protocols can include the _______.
- sit and reach test
Many of the assessments that a personal trainer performs during a fitness evaluation involve two basic tasks: _______ and _______.
- taking the clients pulse
- blood pressure
Monitoring _______ and _______ changes with exercise.
- heart rate
- blood pressure
_______ is an effective method to determine appropriate exercise intensity.
- Aerobic exercise
Most adults have a resting heart rate or pulse between _______ and _______.
- 60
- 80 beats/min.
The average HR for females is _______ to _______ than for males.
- 7
- 10 beats/min. greater
A normal resting heart rate can be anywhere between _______ and _______.
- 60
- 100 beats/min.
Those slower than 60 beats/min. are classified as _______ and those higher than 100 beats/min as _______.
- bradycardia
- tachycardia
Three commonly used field techniques for assessing HR that may be particularly useful for personal trainers: _______, _______, and the use of _______.
- palpation
- auscultation
- heart rate monitors
Equipment to measure HR can include any one or a combination of the following devices: _______, _______, _______.
- stopwatch
- stethoscope
- heart rate monitor
_______ is the most common and certainly the most cost effective method for assessing both resting and exercise HR.
- Palpation
Use the _______ and _______ to palpate the pulse.
- tips of the index
- middle fingers
When palpating the pulse avoid using the _______, because its inherent pulse may be confusing and potentially confounding.
- thumb
Any on of the following land marks can be used to palpate the pulse: _______, _______, _______, and _______.
- brachial artery
- carotid artery
- radial artery
- temporal artery
The _______ is located at the anterior medial aspect of the arm just distal to the belly of the biceps brachia muscle, 1 inch superior to the antecubital fossa.
- brachial artery
The _______ is located on the anterior surface of the neck just lateral to the larynx.
- carotid artery
Baroreceptors located in the arch of the aorta and the carotid sinuses can sense increases in applied pressure and will feed back to the medulla to _______ HR.
- decrease