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Personal Training Final Exam Questions
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What are the exercise considerations for people w/ cardiac conditions? - Answer✔1. emphasize
self-monitoring for intensity
2. avoid rapid change from laying down to standing
3. avoid valsalva maneuver
4. avoid isometric exercises(rise in BP)
What is the first objective in phase 1 for stability and mobility training in programming? -
Answer✔To reestablish appropriate levels of stability and mobility
What is center of mass(COM) - Answer✔point where weight is evenly distributed
For the first phase, what should be the first region prioritized? - Answer✔The lumbar region
What other regions should be then focused on after the lumbar spine? - Answer✔Lumbar
spine--->pelvis and thoracic spine--->scapulothoracic spine--->glenohumeral joint
Lumbar-stable
Pelvis and thoraci-Mobile
Scapulothoracic- stable
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Glenohumeral-Mobile
Then DISTAL regions
What is the importance of improving the three regions first before going to distal regions? -
Answer✔Compromises existing stability; when a joint lacks stability, many muscles normally
mobilize that joint may need to alter their true functions to provide stability which leads to
increase the potential for dysfunctional movement and injury
Type 1 muscles - Answer✔stability
Type 2 muscles - Answer✔mobility
What is self-myofascial release? - Answer✔stretching of the muscle with a foam roller
What exercises make up the proximal stability: core function for lumbar area? - Answer✔1.
Supine drawing in
2. Quadruped Drawing-in with extremity movement
mobility or stability? glenohumeral - Answer✔mobility
mobility or stability? scapulothoracic - Answer✔stability
mobility or stability? thoracic spine - Answer✔mobility
mobility or stability? lumbar spine - Answer✔stability
mobility or stability? hip - Answer✔mobility
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mobility or stability? knee - Answer✔stability
mobility or stability? ankle - Answer✔mobility
mobility or stability? foot - Answer✔stability
As the agonist muscle shortens, what does the antagonist muscle do? - Answer✔lengthen
What is a sarcomere? - Answer✔the basic functioning unit of the myofibril that contains the
contractile proteins that generate skeletal muscle movements
What is myofibril? - Answer✔portion of muscle that gives the striated appearance to skeletal
muscle
How is a neutral pelvis achieved? - Answer✔by opposing force couples between 4 muscle
groups
In neutral pelvis, rectus abdominis is opposite of - Answer✔hip flexors
In neutral pelvis, hamstrings are opposite of - Answer✔erector spinae
At the glenhumeral joint, what is a force-couple? - Answer✔deltoid and rotator cuff muscles
during abduction
What is reciprocal inhibition? - Answer✔when hypertonic muscles decrease the neural drive to
the opposing muscle
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what can a tight hip flexor do? - Answer✔inhibit and weaken the butt so that the hamstrings try
to help and can get injured in hip extension
What is synergistic dominance? - Answer✔ex: when the hamstrings try to help with hip
abduction because the glutes are weakened from tight hip flexors; the hamstrings become the
prime mover
What proximal region of the body encompasses the body's COM and core? (center of mass) -
Answer✔lumbar spine
What is the order of phase 1: stability and mobility training? - Answer✔start with core and
lumbar spine, then pelvic and thoracic and scapulae and eventually when stable, extremities
Proximal stability facilitates what? - Answer✔distal stability
If a client shows a lack of trunk stability during hurdle step test, what is the problem? -
Answer✔lack of core function
If a client shows anterior pelvic tilt, what may be the problem? - Answer✔tight hip flexors
What are is part of collecting forms that are health-history documents that are typically
collected at the initiation of enrollment. - Answer✔Pre-Participation Screening
what is a written statement signed by a participant prior to testing that informs him or her of
testing purposes, process and all potential risks and discomforts? - Answer✔Informed Consent
what is considered legal responsibility? - Answer✔Liability
What are conditions are coronary heat disease and hypertension? - Answer✔Cardiac Conditions
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Personal Training Final Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
What are the exercise considerations for people w/ cardiac conditions? - Answer✔1. emphasize
self-monitoring for intensity
2. avoid rapid change from laying down to standing
3. avoid valsalva maneuver
4. avoid isometric exercises(rise in BP)
What is the first objective in phase 1 for stability and mobility training in programming? -
Answer✔To reestablish appropriate levels of stability and mobility
What is center of mass(COM) - Answer✔point where weight is evenly distributed
For the first phase, what should be the first region prioritized? - Answer✔The lumbar region
What other regions should be then focused on after the lumbar spine? - Answer✔Lumbar
spine--->pelvis and thoracic spine--->scapulothoracic spine--->glenohumeral joint
Lumbar-stable
Pelvis and thoraci-Mobile
Scapulothoracic- stable
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Glenohumeral-Mobile
Then DISTAL regions
What is the importance of improving the three regions first before going to distal regions? -
Answer✔Compromises existing stability; when a joint lacks stability, many muscles normally
mobilize that joint may need to alter their true functions to provide stability which leads to
increase the potential for dysfunctional movement and injury
Type 1 muscles - Answer✔stability
Type 2 muscles - Answer✔mobility
What is self-myofascial release? - Answer✔stretching of the muscle with a foam roller
What exercises make up the proximal stability: core function for lumbar area? - Answer✔1.
Supine drawing in
2. Quadruped Drawing-in with extremity movement
mobility or stability? glenohumeral - Answer✔mobility
mobility or stability? scapulothoracic - Answer✔stability
mobility or stability? thoracic spine - Answer✔mobility
mobility or stability? lumbar spine - Answer✔stability
mobility or stability? hip - Answer✔mobility
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mobility or stability? knee - Answer✔stability
mobility or stability? ankle - Answer✔mobility
mobility or stability? foot - Answer✔stability
As the agonist muscle shortens, what does the antagonist muscle do? - Answer✔lengthen
What is a sarcomere? - Answer✔the basic functioning unit of the myofibril that contains the
contractile proteins that generate skeletal muscle movements
What is myofibril? - Answer✔portion of muscle that gives the striated appearance to skeletal
muscle
How is a neutral pelvis achieved? - Answer✔by opposing force couples between 4 muscle
groups
In neutral pelvis, rectus abdominis is opposite of - Answer✔hip flexors
In neutral pelvis, hamstrings are opposite of - Answer✔erector spinae
At the glenhumeral joint, what is a force-couple? - Answer✔deltoid and rotator cuff muscles
during abduction
What is reciprocal inhibition? - Answer✔when hypertonic muscles decrease the neural drive to
the opposing muscle
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what can a tight hip flexor do? - Answer✔inhibit and weaken the butt so that the hamstrings try
to help and can get injured in hip extension
What is synergistic dominance? - Answer✔ex: when the hamstrings try to help with hip
abduction because the glutes are weakened from tight hip flexors; the hamstrings become the
prime mover
What proximal region of the body encompasses the body's COM and core? (center of mass) -
Answer✔lumbar spine
What is the order of phase 1: stability and mobility training? - Answer✔start with core and
lumbar spine, then pelvic and thoracic and scapulae and eventually when stable, extremities
Proximal stability facilitates what? - Answer✔distal stability
If a client shows a lack of trunk stability during hurdle step test, what is the problem? -
Answer✔lack of core function
If a client shows anterior pelvic tilt, what may be the problem? - Answer✔tight hip flexors
What are is part of collecting forms that are health-history documents that are typically
collected at the initiation of enrollment. - Answer✔Pre-Participation Screening
what is a written statement signed by a participant prior to testing that informs him or her of
testing purposes, process and all potential risks and discomforts? - Answer✔Informed Consent
what is considered legal responsibility? - Answer✔Liability
What are conditions are coronary heat disease and hypertension? - Answer✔Cardiac Conditions
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