NASM Flashcards

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1
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Name to power level exercises for the legs

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Squat jump and tuck jump

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Give three examples of shoulder power exercises.

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Front medicine ball oblique throw, overhead medicine ball throw, speed tubing shoulder press

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Give examples of total body strength exercises

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Lunch to two arm dumbbell press; squat curl to two arm press; step -up to overhead press: sagittal plane; Romanian deadlift shrug to Calf raise

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Name the structures that make up the lumbopelvic hip complex

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Lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, abdomen and hip joint

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This function within the connective tissue of the kinetic chain that is treated by the body as an injury initiating this repair process

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Cumulative injury cycle

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Name 4 core strength exercises

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Ball crunch, back extensions, reverse crunch, cable rotations

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The type of flexibility training that applies gentle force to an adhesion, altering the elastic muscle fibers from my bundled position to a straighter alignment with the direction of the muscle and/or fascia

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Self-myofascial release

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Based on the exercise selection continuum what exercises should be selected for the adaptation of stabilization

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Total body, multi joint or single joint, controlled unstable

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Give 4 examples of core stabilization exercises

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Marching, floor bridge, floor prone cobra, prone Iso-abs

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Give 4 example of core strength exercises

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Ball crunch, back extension, reverse crunch, cable rotation

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Body position progressions used for balance training

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2 leg stable, single leg stable, two legs unstable, single leg unstable

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Exercises in the core stabilization level are identified through these characteristics

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They involve little motion through the spine and pelvis

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Law stating that soft tissue models along the lines of stress

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Davis’s law

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14
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Referred to as a co-contraction of global muscles such as the rectus abdominis, external obliques and quadratus lumborum

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Bracing

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It is critical that the core training program is designed to achieve these three functional outcomes in the right order

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Inter-vertebral stability, Lumbo pelvic stability, movement efficiency

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What are the proper backside mechanics during sprinting

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Ankle plantar flexion, knee extension, hip extension and neutral pelvis

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What are the proper front side mechanics during sprinting

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Ankle dorsi flexion, knee flexion, hip flexion and neutral help us

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The ability to accelerate decelerate stabilize and change direction quickly while maintaining proper posture

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Agility

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The ability to react and change body position with maximum rate of force production in all planes of motion and from all body positions during functional activities

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Quickness

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The ability to move the body in one intended direction as fast as possible

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Speed

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21
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Name 4 core power exercises

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Rotation chest pass, ball medicine pullover overthrow, front medicine ball oblique throw, soccer throw

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The ability of the body to produce high levels of forced for prolonged periods of time

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Muscular endurance

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What is a component of core power exercises that makes it easy to identify

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Explosive movements with medicine balls

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Name five balance stabilization exercises

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Single leg balance, single leg balance reach, single leg hip internal and external rotation, single leg lift and chop, single leg throw and catch

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Name five balance strength exercises

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Single leg squat, single leg squat touchdown, single leg Romanian deadlift, step up to balance, multiplanar lunge to balance

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26
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Name three ballots power exercises

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Multiplanar hop with stabilization, Multiplanar single leg box hop up with stabilization, Multiplanar single leg box hop down with stabilization

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Name for plyometric strength exercises

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Squat jump, tuck jump, butt kick, power step up

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Name three plyometric power exercises

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Ice skater, single leg power step up, proprioceptive plyometrics

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Exercises that use quick powerful movement involving an eccentric action immediately followed by an explosive concentric contraction

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Plyometric training

30
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Body position progressions in balance training

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2 leg stable, Single leg stable, two legs unstable, single leg unstable

31
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Give examples of chest exercises used in the stabilization level of the OPT model

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Ball dumbbell chest press, push up, ball push-up: hands on the ball, standing cable chest press

32
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What are the two techniques used in corrective flexibility according to the integrative flexibility continuum

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SMR and static stretching

33
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Give examples of total body power exercises

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2 arm push press, barbell clean, dumbbell snatch, squat thrust, kettlebell hang, clean and jerk

34
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What is the minimum amount of time static stretches should be held

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30 seconds

35
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Name two different leg stabilization exercises

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Ball squat and multiplanar step up to balance

36
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What are three things that a client should have established prior to incorporating a dynamic stretching program

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Good levels of tissue extensibility core stability and balance capabilities

37
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Three types of core systems

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Local stabilization system, global stabilization system and movement system

38
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What is the minimum duration pressure should be sustained on adhesions while performing SMR

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30 seconds

39
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What are some methods for prescribing exercise intensity

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Talk test, VO2 reserve, heart rate reserve peak metabolic equivalent

40
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The cumulative sensory input to the central nervous system from all mechanoreceptors that sense position and limb movements

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Proprioception

41
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What are the acute variables for static stretching

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One – two sets hold each stretch for 30 seconds

42
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What is the mechanism of action that occurs in active isolated stretching

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Reciprocal inhibition

43
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When is the appropriate time to utilize dynamic stretching

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After SMR release when training phase 5

44
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How long should cardiorespiratory portion of the warm up last

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5-10 minutes

45
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What does FITTE stand for

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Frequency, intensity, type, type, enjoyment

46
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Example of a zone One cardiorespiratory activity and intensity level.

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Walking or jogging at 65-75% of maximal heart rate

47
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Example of a zone to cardiorespiratory activity and intensity level.

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Group exercise classes or spinning at 76-85% of maximum heart rate

48
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Example of a zone three cardiorespiratory activity and intensity level.

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Sprinting at 86-95% of maximum heart rate

49
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Type of training that has been found to be as beneficial as traditional forms of cardiorespiratory training.

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Circuit training

50
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Name the structures that make up the core.

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Lumbo-pelvic-hip complex, pelvic girdle, abdomen, and hip joint

51
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Name the five muscles of the local stabilization system of the court.

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Transversus abdominis, internal oblique, lumbar multifidus, pelvic floor muscles and diaphragm

52
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Name the four muscles of the movement system of the core.

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Lats, hip flexors, hamstrings, quadriceps

53
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The normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows the full range of motion of a joint.

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Flexibility

54
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The tendency of the body to seek the path of least resistance during functional movement patterns.

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Relative flexibility

55
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What are the benefits of a warm-up?

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Increased heart rate and respiratory rate, increased tissue temperature, and increased psychological preparation for bouts of exercise

56
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The concept of muscle inhibition, caused by a tight agonist, which inhibits it’s functional antagonist.

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Altered reciprocal inhibition

57
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The principle that states the body will adapt to the specific demands that are placed on it.

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SAID principle or principle of specificity

58
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What does the acronym capital SAID stand for?

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Specific adaptation to impose demands

59
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What genetic change of deviations must a certified personal trainer Watch for in cardiorespiratory portion of the work out for clients who possess rounded shoulders?

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On steppers and treadmills watch for the grasping of the handles; on stationary bikes, treadmills and elliptical trainers watch for rounding of the shoulders.

60
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Feedback used after the completion of a movement to help inform clients about the outcome of their performance.

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Knowledge of results

61
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Four performance adaptive benefits from resistance training.

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Increased strength, increased power, increased endurance, increased neuromuscular control

62
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SAQ training can be used with what three nonathletic population?

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Youth, weight-loss clients and seniors

63
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What is the drawing-in maneuver?

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A maneuver that is used to recruit the local core stabilizers by drawing the naval towards the spine.

64
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Benefits of a cool-doubt include the following:

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Reduced heart rate and breathing rates, gradually cools body temperature, returns muscles to their optimal length-tension relationships, prevents venous pooling of blood in the lower extremities, restores physiological systems close to baseline.

65
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The type of specificity that refers to the weight and movements placed on the body.

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Mechanical specificity

66
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Feedback that provides information about the quality of the movement during exercise.

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Knowledge of performance

67
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The state where there is an elevation of the body’s metabolism after exercise.

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Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)

68
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The three stages in the General adaptation syndrome

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Alarm reaction, resistance development, exhaustion

69
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True strength level exercises for the legs

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Like press and barbell squat