NASM Chapter 6

Question 1

Radial Pulse

Answer 1

Thumb side

Question 2

PAR Q

Answer 2

Physical readiness questionnaire.

Question 3

Karvonen Formula

Answer 3

Max heart rate calculated by 220-age.

Question 4

Pronation distortion Syndrome

Answer 4

A postural syndrome characterized by foot pronation, flat feet and adducted inertly rotated knees

Question 5

Lower Crossed Syndrome

Answer 5

A postural distortion syndrome characterized by an anterior tilt to the pelvic (arched lower back)

Question 6

Upper Crossed Syndrome

Answer 6

A postural distortion syndrome characterized by a forward head and rounded shoulders.

Question 7

Five Kinetic Chain Points

Answer 7

Foot ankle, knee, limbo pelvic hip complex, head and cervical spine

Question 8

Davies Test

Answer 8

Measure upper body agility and stabilization. Push up position with hands 36 inches apart and perform alternating touches for 15 seconds.

Question 9

Shark Skill Test

Answer 9

designed to asses lower body agility.

add .10 seconds for each of the following faults

1. non hopping leg touches the ground
2. hands come off hips
3. foot goes in wrong square
4. foot does not return to center square

Question 10

Rock Port Cardio Test

Answer 10

Designed to assess a clients starting point. Next, have the client walk a mile as fast as he or she can control, on a treadmill to complete the walk. Immediately record the client’s heart rates at the 1 mile mark. Use the following formula to determine oxygen consumption.