d4 Flashcards
If a client exhibits arms falling forward during an overhead squat assessment, which activity should be avoided?
Treadmill
A client is able to successfully reach their shins when performing the single-leg squat touchdown. What is the next progression this client should work toward for this exercise?
Reaching all the way to the foot.
A personal trainer is working with a client who is having trouble performing a single-leg balance on a foam pad. Which of the following balance training modalities is appropriate for this client?
A half foam roll
Which of the following involves the entire muscle action spectrum and contraction-velocity spectrum used during integrated, functional movements?
Plyometric-power training
Which of the following training types involves little motion through the spine and pelvis?
Core-stabilization
Resistance should be positioned to resist shoulder horizontal adduction during which of the following exercises?
Standing cable chest press
Which of the following is true about dynamic stretching?
It should be performed at a controlled speed.
What is the next immediate progression for the ball two-arm dumbbell chest press?
Alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest press
When selecting a balance exercise, which of the following is the most appropriate progression?
Floor, balance beam, half foam roll, foam pad, balance disc
Which of the following is a balance-strength exercise that requires an individual to lift one leg directly beside the balance leg and then bend from waist to slowly reach hand toward the toes of the balance leg?
Single-leg Romanian deadlift
hen performed at an appropriate tempo, which of the following exercises would offer the best improvement of the power of a client’s pectoralis major?
Medicine ball rotation chest pass
Shortly after starting his new job as an editor and writer, Mark begins to complain of pain in the neck and shoulders. Which of the following postures are most likely to have led to his discomfort?
Forward head and shoulder elevation
When performing the static latissimus dorsi ball stretch, which of the following is a correct body position?
Posteriorly rotated pelvis
A client experiences difficulty in performing the prone iso-abs exercise. Which of the following should be suggested as an regression?
Quadruped arm and opposite leg raise
Which of the following is a technique used to express or validate how a client feels when he or she is working during exercise?
Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) method
