COMPREHENSIVE TEST OUT FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ To adjust the Ladder Barrel for a shorter client, move the barrel:
closer to the ladder or farther away from the ladder. Answer: Closer
to the ladder
◉ Name 2 Step Barrel exercises that can be used to work the spine
in each of the following movements:
1. Spinal flexion
2. Spinal extension
3. Spinal lateral strength and flexion
4. Spinal rotation. Answer: **ANSWERS VARY**
1. rolling in & out, teaser (front & back), lip abdominal series, well
abdominal series
2. well abdominal series (extending back fully), swimming, swan,
grasshopper, reach, "back arch & bridge"
3. oblique well roll downs, side sit ups
4. mermaid (side sit ups), oblique well roll downs, corkscrew
◉ Name 5 leg and hip stretches that can be performed on the Ladder
Barrel.. Answer: 1. Hamstring Stretch
,2. Piriformis/Posterior Hip Stretch
3. Quadriceps Stretch
4. Adductor & Hamstring Stretch
5. (extra) Lateral Hip/Tensor Fascia Lata Stretch
◉ Name 2 Ladder Barrel exercises that can be used to work the
spine in each of the following movements.
1. Spinal Flexion
2. Spinal Extension
3. Spinal lateral flexion
4. Spinal rotation. Answer: **ANSWERS VARY**
1. short box abdominals on the barrel, climb a tree, advanced
abdominals
2. Swan Dive, Grasshopper, Lay Backs
3. Side Sit-Ups (1. standing on floor 2. advanced version 3. both feet
on bottom rung), Lateral Hip/TFL Stretch
4. Lateral Hip/TFL Stretch (with rotation), Swan Dive (adding
rotation at top), oblique abdominals (around the worlds Short Box
Abs)
◉ Name 6 exercises on the Step Barrel and/or the Ladder Barrel
that are contraindicated for osteoporosis.. Answer: **ANSWERS
VARY**
1. Advanced Abdominals
, 2. Climb a tree
3. Short box abdominals
4. Well abdominal series
5. Teaser (front & back)
6. Roll over/Overhead stretch
7. Rolling in & out
◉ Design a program using the Step Barrel and Ladder Barrel that
provides a balanced workout for the core. 6-10 exercises. Answer: 1.
lip abdominal series
2. well abdominal series
3. Reach
3. flat back Low Bridging (for pelvic floor/TVA)
4. Rolling in & out
5. Roll Over/Overhead Stretch
6. Back Arch & Bridge
7. Side Stretch, Side Sit-ups (Mermaid)
8. Swimming & Swan
9. Swandive on Ladder Barrel
10. Short Box Abs-Advanced Abdominals
COMPLETE ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ To adjust the Ladder Barrel for a shorter client, move the barrel:
closer to the ladder or farther away from the ladder. Answer: Closer
to the ladder
◉ Name 2 Step Barrel exercises that can be used to work the spine
in each of the following movements:
1. Spinal flexion
2. Spinal extension
3. Spinal lateral strength and flexion
4. Spinal rotation. Answer: **ANSWERS VARY**
1. rolling in & out, teaser (front & back), lip abdominal series, well
abdominal series
2. well abdominal series (extending back fully), swimming, swan,
grasshopper, reach, "back arch & bridge"
3. oblique well roll downs, side sit ups
4. mermaid (side sit ups), oblique well roll downs, corkscrew
◉ Name 5 leg and hip stretches that can be performed on the Ladder
Barrel.. Answer: 1. Hamstring Stretch
,2. Piriformis/Posterior Hip Stretch
3. Quadriceps Stretch
4. Adductor & Hamstring Stretch
5. (extra) Lateral Hip/Tensor Fascia Lata Stretch
◉ Name 2 Ladder Barrel exercises that can be used to work the
spine in each of the following movements.
1. Spinal Flexion
2. Spinal Extension
3. Spinal lateral flexion
4. Spinal rotation. Answer: **ANSWERS VARY**
1. short box abdominals on the barrel, climb a tree, advanced
abdominals
2. Swan Dive, Grasshopper, Lay Backs
3. Side Sit-Ups (1. standing on floor 2. advanced version 3. both feet
on bottom rung), Lateral Hip/TFL Stretch
4. Lateral Hip/TFL Stretch (with rotation), Swan Dive (adding
rotation at top), oblique abdominals (around the worlds Short Box
Abs)
◉ Name 6 exercises on the Step Barrel and/or the Ladder Barrel
that are contraindicated for osteoporosis.. Answer: **ANSWERS
VARY**
1. Advanced Abdominals
, 2. Climb a tree
3. Short box abdominals
4. Well abdominal series
5. Teaser (front & back)
6. Roll over/Overhead stretch
7. Rolling in & out
◉ Design a program using the Step Barrel and Ladder Barrel that
provides a balanced workout for the core. 6-10 exercises. Answer: 1.
lip abdominal series
2. well abdominal series
3. Reach
3. flat back Low Bridging (for pelvic floor/TVA)
4. Rolling in & out
5. Roll Over/Overhead Stretch
6. Back Arch & Bridge
7. Side Stretch, Side Sit-ups (Mermaid)
8. Swimming & Swan
9. Swandive on Ladder Barrel
10. Short Box Abs-Advanced Abdominals
