Group Personal Training Flashcards
How many participants are in a large group?
10+
How many participants are in a midsize group?
5-10
What level of the OPT Model develops the speed of movement at maximal force production?
Power Level
What is a benefit of Group Personal Training for Club Operator?
Revenue
How many participants are in a small group?
2-4
What is a benefit for group personal training for the client?
Social Engagement
What is a benefit for group personal training for the Fitness Professional?
Retention
What level of the OPT™ Model lays the groundwork for the development of a functional mobile person?
Stabalization Level
What is one obstacle to overcome in Group Personal Training?
Scheduling
What level of the OPT™ Model focuses on three specific areas of muscular development?
Strength Level
1.Strength Endurance Level
2. Hypertrophy
3. Maximal Strength
A key characteristic of midsize group training is that it fosters a ________ amongst the participants.
competitive, yet fun environment
Studies have shown that when supervised or observed in a group personal training environment, individuals
experience greater overall benefits than when they exercise independently.
Which is NOT ideal for participants looking to enroll in a mid-sized group personal training session?
Requires one-on-one personal training frequently
Which is NOT an attribute of group personal training?
Ability to conduct several one-on-one personal training sessions every week
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of group personal training?
Group programs are proven to lower absenteeism rates amongst participants compared to clients that use a personal trainer.
Which is NOT ideal for participants looking to join a small group personal training session?
Has anxiety when exercising around large groups
Choose the correct statement regarding the increase in group personal training demand.
The demand for group personal training has increased in results of participants looking for more social interaction during strength and sports conditioning style trainings.
Which of the following are considered obstacles faced by group fitness professionals compared to personal training?
Managing multiple clients and accommodating for different abilities
As stated by the Health and Fitness Association’s Annual Fitness Programs and Equipment Trends Report that group personal training has increased from ______in 2007 to _______in 2013.
44%, 85%
Personal Group Training format sizes range from semiprivate (___ clients), mid-size (___ clients), and large (___ clients).
2-4, 5-10, >10
Proper Alignment Static Posture - 5 things
- Feet
- Knees
- Pelvic
- Shoulders
- Head
Arthrokinematics
Joint motion or the motions of joints in the body.
Kinetic Chain
The combination and interrelation of the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems
Overload
A training simulus that exceeds the current capabilities of the kinetic chain
Blood Pressure
The pressure of the blood against the arterial walls
Cardiorespiratory
a combination of two systems within the body- cardio and respiratory systems
Cardiovascular system
a system of the body composed of the heart, blood, and blood vessels
Adenosine Triphosphate
Energy storage and transfer unit within the cells of the body
During exercise, what percentage of the oxygen carrying blood will be directed towards the contracting skeletal muscle?
80-85%
A condition that appears with exercise that results in a reversible narrowing of the airways during exercise is
exercise-induced asthma
The study and science behind the use of energy in a living system is called
bioenergetics
During rest, what percentage of the oxygen carrying blood will be directed towards the contracting skeletal muscle?
15-20%
The primary function of the _________ is to supply nutrients and oxygen to the body’s working tissues in addition to removing CO2 and other waste products.
Cardiovascular System
The heart and blood vessels’ ability to transport and deliver oxygenated blood to the working muscles so that the muscles can then produce energy is called
VO2 max
The cardiovascular system is comprised of what?
Blood, blood vessels, heart
The ________ and the _________ are often called ___________ because of their relationship with each other.
cardiovascular system, respiratory system, cardiorespiratory system
The energy system used by the body that is the primary energy system for moderate to high–intensity activities lasting no more than 120 seconds is the
Glycolytic System
What is the enlargement of blood vessels due to rising body temperature called?
VasoDILATION
What exercise equipment, used in group personal training, creates an offset center of mass and allows for more integrated exercises and movements that are found in nature?
Kettlebells
The term “training age” refers to what?
The number of years an athlete has been training
Which group personal training location often requires a permit to use prior to conducting a session?
Recreation park
Using PHA programming is recommended for participants that
have cardiovascular disease
What exercise equipment in group personal training is easily adapted for partner work and requires little to no previous experience to use?
Medicine balls
What exercise equipment requires the movement for most exercises to come from the shoulders?
Ropes
What exercise equipment in group personal training is extremely mobile but requires a large area to utilize?
Ladders
A simple progression of a push-up includes:
Having the participant perform the exercise on a medicine ball
What patterns occur when the participant is turning through a given range of motion, requiring integration of the extremities through the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex?
Rotational patterns
How many basic techniques are used for functional movements that can be addressed using kinetic chain checkpoints?
5
Which of the following is a Fitness-Based Assessment:
Mile Run
What type of stretching seeks to improve muscle extensibility?
Static Stretching
What type of Plyometric training focuses the development of force production and eccentric strength?
Plyometric Power
Which of the following exercises could be used in a Resistance strength workout?
Military Press
What group arrangement provides a central point of focus?
Circular forward inward-facing formation
What group arrangement may provide obstructed views for the participants?
U formation
What formation allows the Fitness Professional to easily float through the participants?
Line formation
Circuits can be set-up by:
Time
Sessions that are themed based upon specific outcomes are:
Boot Camps
The structure of Tabatta workouts is a work to rest ratio of:
20s: 10s
The principle that states the body will adapt to the demands that are placed on it
Specificity
A term used to describe how the body responds and adapts to stress.
General Adaption Syndrome
The principle that implies that there must be a stimulus provided that exceeds current capabilities.
Overload
After an overhead squat assessment is completed, the group personal trainer will know
the movement dysfunctions of the participant and the equipment considerations necessary based off the dysfunctions.
Which types of assessments should be conducted before progressing to physiological measurements and performance tests?
Subjective assessments
What is the spatial arrangement in a group personal training session where participants are aligned in a staggered formation in front of the instructor?
Offset-line formation
Regardless of the group size, which type of assessments should occur prior to the participant engaging in the group personal training program?
Baseline assessments
Which of the following evaluates dynamic flexibility, core stability, balance, and overall neuromuscular control?
Overhead Squat Assessment
The objective behind balance training is to
improve movement quality, help prevent injury, and strengthen the stabilizer muscles of the ankles, knees, and hips.
When a fitness professional implements a series of single-leg movement patterns as part of the session warm-up, he/she is attempting to
disguise the use of movement screens and postural assessments.
Which programming set up alternates body parts trained from set to set, starting from the upper extremity and moving to the lower extremity?
Vertical loading
Health Risk Appraisal
Vital first step in preparticipation screening process and and provied inofmration existing risks and medical clearance beforehand
Within group personal training, what is the first step in pre-participation screening process?
Conducting a health risk appraisal
Establishing a long-term goal should be obtainable within what time frame?
3-6 months
PAR-Q
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire - preexercise screnning tool for low to moderate excercise training
Static Assessment
Identify muscle imbalances
Lower Cross Syndrome
At lumbo-pelvic- hip complex. Tightness of hip flexors, latissimus dorsi and lower back. Underactivity of abdominals, gluteus maximus and gluteus medius. Extended time sitting.
Upper Cross Syndrome
Shoulder and head. Tightness in chest region and certival extensors. Weakiening of upper back muscles and cervical flexors. Caused by sitting at computer
Pronation Distortion Syndrome
Tightness in calf musculature, handstrings, thigs, hip flexors. Weakening that invert the foot and hip external rotators. High heels or flat foot
Overhead Squat Assessment
Dynamic movement assessment. Learns excersize choices, limitations, injuries, and modality choices.
Fitness-Based Assessment
Starting point for participants. Set performance-based goals that alighn with current levels of fitness. Push up test (one min), Pull up (one min), Mile run, Wall sit
Sequence of Assessments
- Review Health Risk Appraisal
- Biometric Measures (heart rates, blood pressure)
- Anthropometrical Measurements (circumference, body fat)
- Static Postural Assessment
- Static Balance
- Overhead Squat Assessment
- Balance
- Fitness- Based Assessment
- Perforamce Assessment
AMRAP
As Many Rounds/Reps As Possible
Plyometric Training
Uses explosive movements, such as bounding, hopping and jumping to develop muscular power
OPT Model
- Strength
- Stabalization
- Power
Circut Workouts
Most Common
Timed work and active or passive recovery intervals while moving participants
Vertical Loading
Alternates body parts trained from set to set. Starting from upper moving to lower
Horizontal Loading
Performas all sets of an excercise or body part before moving in to the next excersize or body part
Boot Camps
Outdoor setting that participants may attend several times a week. Generally themed to achieve specific outcomes and operated in a closed manner.
Metabolic Resistance Training
High work-rate resistance activities coupled with little to no recovery intervals
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
All out effor (100%) followed by recovery
Tabatta Training
20s all out, 10s recovery. repeated 8 times
Principle of Specificity
Principle that states the body will adapt to the specific demands that are placed on it
Principle of Overload
Principle that implies there must by a training stimulus provided that exceeds the curret capablitieis of the kinetic chain
General Adaptation Syndrome
How the body responds and adapts to stress
Cumulative Injury Cycle
An injury will induce inflammation, muscle spasm, adhesions, altered neuromuscular control and muscle imbalances.
Homeostasis
Ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiologic process.