Midterm Flashcards
A client performs two repetitions of a bench press exercise with 130 lb and gradually decreases the resistance with each set until he performs 10 reps with 100 lb on the last set. Which of the following resistance training systems is the client using?
a. Drop-set
b. Peripheral heart action
c. Pyramid
d. Split-routine
c.
During an overhead squat assessment, a client’s knees move inward. Which of the following exercises is the most appropriate to strengthen and activate the client’s underactive musculature?
a. Leg swings: side-to-side
b. Ice skaters
c. Tube walking: side-to-side
d. Proprioceptive plyometrics
c.
Which assessment should a personal trainer use to determine the heart rate zone a client should begin training at?
a. LEFT test
b. Shark skill test
c. YMCA step test
d. Davies test
c.
Which of the following is a balance-strength exercise that requires an individual to step forward with toes pointing straight ahead and then pushing off of the front foot through heel onto the back leg and maintain balance on the back leg?
a. Single-leg box hop-down with stabilization
b. Lunge to balance
c. Single-leg box hop-up with stabilization
d. Step-up to balance
b.
Performing the drawing-in maneuver or bracing can do what?
a. Cause narrowing of openings in the vertebrae
b. Affect posture and muscle balance
c. Result in lower endurance for stabilization
d. Help retrain motor control of local and global stabilization systems
d.
A seated cable row is an example of an exercise from which level in the OPT model?
a. Corrective
b. Power
c. Stabilization
d. Strength
d.
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?
a. Perform with one hip in full extension
b. Perform with hands on stability ball
c. Perform with feet elevated
d. Perform in a standard push-up position
d.
What is the balance-stabilization exercise that involves lifting one leg directly beside the balance leg while maintaining optimal alignment including level hips and shoulders and holding this position for 5-20 seconds?
a. Single-leg balance
b. Single-leg Romanian deadlift
c. Multiplanar step-up to balance
d. Multiplayer hop with stabilization
a.
What is the most accurate time of day to conduct a resting heart rate measurement?
a. Immediately after a workout
b. Upon waking in the morning
c. Immediately before a workout
d. Before going to bed at night
b.
What is the phenomenon called when prolonged Golgi tendon organ stimulation provides an inhibitory action to muscle spindles?
a. Autogenic inhibition
b. Override mechanism
c. Neural inhibition
d. Reciprocal inhibition
a.
Which of the following is considered objective information gathered during a fitness evaluation?
a. PAR-Q results
b. A client’s current injuries
c. If they wear shoes with elevated heels
d. Body composition testing results
d.
What is involved in the preparatory step for a multiplanar step-up, balance, curl to overhead press exercise?
a. Stand on a box with feet shoulder-width apart and pointed straight ahead
b. Stand on a box with feet in a staggered stance and pointed sideways
c. Standing in front of a box with feet in a staggered stance, pointed straight ahead
d. Stand in front of a box with feet shoulder-width apart
d.
Which of the following assessments can also be used to determine training intensities of the bench press?
a. Overhead squat assessment
b. Upper extremity strength assessment
c. Lower extremity strength assessment
d. Single-leg squat assessment
b.
How long does pressure need to be held on the tender spot while using SMR?
a. 25 sec
b. 30 sec
c. 20 sec
d. 15 sec
b.
While performing an overhead squat assessment, the personal trainer observes a client demonstrating a low back arch movement dysfunction. Which of the following muscles is probably overactive?
a. Rectus abdominus
b. Biceps femoris
c. Gluteus maximus
d. Latissimus dorsi
d.
Ice skaters are an example of what type of exercise?
a. Plyo-Stabilization
b. Plyo-Modification
c. Plyo-Power
d. Plyo-Acceleration
c.
During the overhead squat assessment, the client’s arms fall forward. Which of the following muscles are considered to be overactive?
a. Rotator cuff
b. Erector spinae
c. Pectoralis minor
d. Lower trapezius
c.
Which of the following assessments would be most important for a new client who recently recovered from a shoulder surgery?
a. Body composition
b. 1RM strength assessment
c. Shark skill test
d. Pushing/pulling assessments
d.
Maintenance of which of the following is an integrated process requiring optimal muscular balance, joint dynamics, and neuromuscular efficiency using visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive inputs?
a. Static equilibrium
b. Mechanical equilibrium
c. Dynamic equilibrium
d. Postural equilibrium
d.
Which of the following is a form of training in which an individual reacts to the ground surface in such a way that he or she develops larger than normal forces that can be used to project the body with a greater velocity or speed of movement?
a. High-intensity training
b. Hypopressive exercise
c. Vacuum exercise
d. Reactive training
d.
During a 40-yard dash, the hamstring complex begins to do most of the work for a weakened gluteus maximus. Which of the following describes this action?
a. Length-tension relationships
b. Arthrokinematic dysfunction
c. Synergistic dominance
d. Force-couple relationships
c.
To which of the following do the local core stabilizers attach?
a. Clavicle
b. Vertebrae
c. Femur
d. Humerus
b.
Which of the following is an example of a core-power exercise?
a. Back extension
b. Marching
c. Reverse crunch
d. Ball medicine ball pullover throw
d.
What is designed to increase joint range of motion (ROM), improve muscle imbalances, and correct altered joint motion, and is used in Phase 1 of the OPT model?
a. Active flexibility
b. Corrective flexibility
c. Relative flexibility
d. Functional flexibility
b.
