PT Test 4 Flashcards
What is a result of resistance training in adolescents?
It promotes muscular strength
A 35 year-old male client has a goal of completing a sprint distance triathlon. The certified
Personal Trainer prescribes an exercise regimen of swimming 2 days per week, running 3 days
per week, and bicycling 2 days per week. What training principle is being used?
Specificity
What are the FITTE Factors?
Frequency, intensity, time, type, enjoyment
Why is a cool-down period important?
Returns pooled blood back to central circulation
Which of the following is NOT a principle of training?
Concentration
What is the first phase of an annual training cycle?
Preparatory
What is a function of the hamstring muscles?
Hip extensors
What method of training combines a routine of alternating cardiovascular exercises with resistance
training exercises?
Circuit training
What resistance training method is described by a light to heavy or heavy to light progression of
sets?
Pyramid
What resistance training method is being used when the client is performing a set of bicep curls
immediately followed by triceps pushdowns?
Supersets
Together, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports
Medicine recommend that every US adult should accumulate _____ minutes or more of moderateintensity
physical activity on most, preferably all days of the week.
30
What is the predominant factor causing increases in strength during the initial weeks of training?
Improvements in neuromuscular adaptation
Which of the following exercise program variables describes a change in intensity?
Increasing a treadmill incline by five degrees.
What happens to the muscle during isometric tension development?
No change in the length of the muscle
Which of the following is the most important exercise to include in an overall training plan for an
apparently healthy automobile mechanic who performs daily overhead movements?
Shoulder press
A client’s workout record shows changes in exercise volume and intensity over time. What training
concept is being demonstrated?
Periodization
When performing a seated leg extension, which muscle group is the primary antagonist during the
concentric phase?
Hamstrings
What position should women in their second or third trimester of pregnancy avoid when performing
exercise?
Supine
What is the suggested order of an exercise session?
Warm-up, endurance phase, cool-down, stretch
What does it mean if a specific activity is contraindicated?
Do not perform at all
