Class 12

Question 1

All are correct cues for the sit-up hold, except _____.

1. keeping the head in line with your spine, with no cervical flexion or extension
2. breathing continuously
3. leaning back 80-degrees while maintaining a neutral spine
4. keeping the spine, torso, and pelvis squared with no twisting

Answer 1

c

Question 2

Which person doesn’t need exercise form correction?

1. 1 and 4
2. 2 and 3
3. 2 and 4
4. all need correction

Answer 2

d

Question 3

Which is not a target muscle for the sit-up hold exercise?

Answer 3

d

Question 4

What helps to activate the hip flexor muscles during the sit-up hold exercise?

1. maintaining a neutral spine
2. fixed and immovable femurs
3. elevating the legs
4. all the above

Answer 4

d

Question 5

Which two clients demonstrate neutral lumbar and thoracic spine curvatures?

a. 1 and 4
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 2 and 4

Answer 5

b

Question 6

Which participant may not be ready for a sit-up hold progression?

Answer 6

a

Question 7

All are correct cues for the supine bridge hold, except _____.

1. positioning the feet hip-width apart with the knees lined up with the hip and ankle joints
2. placing the heels of the feet farther from the buttocks
3. keeping the knees in line with the feet during the exercise with no inward knee collapse
4. holding the pelvis and shoulders square and level with the floor when in the “up” position with no torso twisting

Answer 7

b

Question 8

What miscue is shown in this supine bridge example?

1. non-neutral spine
2. hyperextended lumbar spine
3. hyperextended hip joints
4. all the above

Answer 8

d

Question 9

When doing a 90/90 single-leg supine bridge, what prevents a person from bridging too high?

1. the hip flexors in the stance leg are in a fixed shortened position
2. the hip flexors in the raised leg are in a fixed shortened position
3. the hip flexors in both legs are in a fixed shortened position
4. the exercise is too hard to bridge any higher

Answer 9

b

Question 10

What might help this person prevent hyperextension of the lumbar spine during the supine bridge?

1. set the non-stance leg at 90/90
2. maintain a neutral lumbar spine by keeping the erector spinae muscles relaxed
3. regress to the bilateral (two-leg) supine bridge and maintain a neutral spine
4. all the above

Answer 10

d

Question 11

Which is not a target muscle for the supine bridge exercise?

Answer 11

b

Question 12

Which mini-movement was not discussed for supine bridge pyramid training?

1. hip march
2. hip pop
3. hip swivel
4. wide-knee hip pop

Answer 12

a

Question 13

What is a potential problem illustrated in this example?

1. lumbar hyperextension
2. erector spinae overactivation
3. hamstring overactivation
4. all the above

Answer 13

d

Question 14

Which of these supine bridge examples help remedy the problem of knee valgus (knees caving inward)?

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 1, 2, 3
3. 2 and 3
4. 1 and 4

Answer 14

c

Question 15

Which person demonstrates the highest quality of spinal dissociation (with the spine remaining stable as a given leg moves)? See class 12, question 15 gifs.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

Answer 15

c

Question 16

Along with the hamstrings, what other muscle can extend the hip and cause the glute max to not work as hard?

1. adductor brevis
2. adductor longus
3. adductor magnus
4. none of the above

Answer 16

c

Question 17

Which is not a step-up progression for this supine bridge example?

1. lifting more weight
2. doing a single-leg 90/90
3. lifting one dumbbell instead of two
4. all are step-up examples

Answer 17

d