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What is the general recommended rest between SAQ reps for intermediate clients? 90 to 120 seconds 60 to 90 seconds 120 to 180 seconds 0 to 60 seconds

0 to 60 seconds

What is the recommended number of SAQ sessions per week for weight-loss clients? 3 or 4 sessions per week 5 to 7 sessions per week 1 or 2 sessions per week 0 sessions per week

1 or 2 sessions per week

What is shortest time period per day that balance training should be conducted 3 times per week for 4 weeks in order to improve both static and dynamic balance ability in children? 10 minutes 2 minutes 5 minutes 35 minutes

10 minutes

What is the weekly total of time recommended for cardiorespiratory training if participating in moderate-intensity exercise like brisk walking? 125 minutes per week 75 minutes per week 300 minutes per week 150 minutes per week

150 minutes per week

A client is performing a push-up exercise with a 4-3-2-1 repetition tempo. For how many seconds is the concentric muscle contraction performed? 4 seconds 3 seconds 1 second 2 seconds

2 seconds

A client performs a heavy squat exercise followed by a set of squat jumps. What type of resistance training system is being used? Pyramid system Giant set Drop set Complex training

Complex training It alternates a heavy resistance exercise with an explosive power exercise that is biomechanically similar in movement.

Which statement best describes the local mechanical effect that occurs from myofascial rolling? Compression of the myofascia "tightens" the tissues by decreasing local blood flow, which increases myofascial restriction. Compression of the myofascia increases psychological alertness and stimulates release of growth hormones. Compression of the myofascia causes the delayed onset of muscle soreness within 48 hours of rolling. Compression to the local myofascia "relaxes" the tissues by increasing local blood flow and reducing myofascial restrictions and adhesions.

Compression to the local myofascia "relaxes" the tissues by increasing local blood flow and reducing myofascial restrictions and adhesions.

To increase the metabolic demand of SAQ exercises among weight-loss clients, which of the following adjustments to a workout session could be implemented? Increased complexity of exercises Decreased intensity Fewer exercises Decreased rest periods

Decreased rest periods

Which of these is considered the most advanced plyometric exercise? Single-leg hops Ice skaters Box jumps Depth jumps

Depth jumps

What type of exercise would be suggested to address overactive, shortened hamstrings? Strengthening exercises Balance exercises Plyometric exercises Flexibility exercises

Flexibility exercises

What is the primary function of the global muscles of the core? Limit excessive compression between vertebral segments Stabilize individual vertebral segments Force production during dynamic whole-body movements Limiting strain on the vertebral discs

Force production during dynamic whole-body movements

Which exercise would be most appropriate for the power movement of Phase 5 (Power Training) superset? Front medicine ball oblique throw Lat pulldown Stability ball push-up Dumbbell shoulder press

Front medicine ball oblique throw

What is the number one cause of death in the United States? Obesity Cancer Smoking Heart disease

Heart disease

Which of the following global muscles' primary action is hip flexion? Erector spinae Iliopsoas Rectus abdominis Latissimus dorsi

Iliopsoas

Which of the following should be considered when determining if a client is ready to undertake plyometric training? Injury history Body composition Height Sports skills

Injury history

Which term best describes core training's effect on decreasing the incidence of new injuries? Improved posture Rehabilitation Injury resistance Performance

Injury resistance

Which lower-body stretch is considered controversial and may be a risk for injury? Assisted supine hamstring stretch Inverted hurdler's stretch for hamstrings Standing hamstring stretch Supine hamstrings stretch

Inverted hurdler's stretch for hamstrings

What is one advantage of using the Karvonen method (heart rate reserve or HRR) to calculate training heart rates, versus percentage of maximal heart rate (HRmax)? It accommodates for discrepancies in resting heart rate. This formula focuses on age to calculate training based on heart rate. It does not use resting heart rate, so it is easier to estimate. It is performed simply on the fly, right in the gym.

It accommodates for discrepancies in resting heart rate. HRmax is considered inaccurate because it fails to consider differences in resting heart rate (RHR). Because the HRR method factor considers RHR, this makes the recommended intensity more accurate.

What type of movement happens during the concentric phase of plyometric exercise? Gait Stabilize Land Jump

Jump

Why is a jump-down exercise considered more advanced than a jump-up exercise? Jumping down lessens force deceleration. Jumping down requires more concentric force control. Jumping down limits eccentric contractions. Jumping down challenges landing mechanics.

Jumping down challenges landing mechanics.

Which is involved in frontside mechanics? Lead leg Ankle plantar flexion Rear leg Knee extension

Knee extension

Posture of the spine is primarily controlled by which muscles of the core? Global muscles Local and global muscles Local muscles Back muscles only

Local muscles

Which is a power-focused exercise for the back musculature? Overhead medicine ball throw Front medicine ball oblique throw Medicine ball chest pass Medicine ball pullover throw

Medicine ball pullover throw

Individuals with low-back pain have decreased activation of which local muscle of the core? Multifidus Latissimus dorsi Iliopsoas Pectoralis major

Multifidus

What is a progression for the box jump-down with stabilization? Box jump-up with stabilization Tuck jump with stabilization Multiplanar jump with stabilization Squat jump with stabilization

Multiplanar jump with stabilization

Which type of nerve receptor senses pain? Mechanoreceptor Neurotransmitter Nociceptor Action potential

Nociceptor

What is the correct position of the hands during the standing hammer curl exercise? Palms facing down Palms facing up Palms facing outward away from each other Palms facing inward toward each other

Palms facing inward toward each other

Which of the following would not be an example of core musculature to stabilize the trunk and pelvis? Obliques Quadratus lumborum Pectoral group Gluteal complex

Pectoral group

Which term describes the act of lightly pushing on a client's shoulders when they are balancing on one foot so they can learn to maintain or recover balance? Neuromuscular control Sensorimotor function Somatosensation Perturbation

Perturbation

What area of the body is most targeted during the single-leg squat to row exercise? Intrinsic core musculature Posterior chain Deep cervical flexors Anterior chain

Posterior chain

Contraction of the hamstring and rectus abdominis muscles create what motion of the pelvis in the sagittal plane? Lateral pelvic tilt Medial pelvic tilt Anterior pelvic tilt Posterior pelvic tilt

Posterior pelvic tilt

What are two contraindications for self-myofascial techniques? Young children and older adults Cancer and bleeding disorders Hypertension that is controlled and varicose veins Pregnancy and diabetes

Pregnancy and diabetes

The body can adapt to new demands while becoming stronger and more resilient through which exercise programming approach? Systematic approach All-or-nothing principle SAID principle Progressive overload

Progressive overload

What is defined as the awareness of the positioning and movement of body segments? Kinesthetic awareness Biomechanics Proprioception Kinesiology

Proprioception

What is the best type of plyometric exercise for a beginner client? Fast, powerful movements Dynamic motion Explosive jumps Small jumps

Small jumps

Receptors involved with this sense are specifically responsible for determining foot position while standing on an unstable surface. Vision Sensorimotor function Somatosensation Vestibular

Somatosensation

Which of the fundamental movement patterns is a lower-body compound exercise? Pulling Pushing Hip hinge Squatting

Squatting

When progressing a client to more-dynamic plyometric exercises, what is the first element that should be increased? Stabilization, form, and mechanics during landing Speed Explosiveness Rate of force production

Stabilization, form, and mechanics during landing

Which of the following defines the center of gravity of the body? The highest elevation of the body in space when walking The area beneath a person that consists of all points of contact between the body and the support surface The approximate midpoint of the body The area within which an individual can move their center of gravity without changing the base of support

The approximate midpoint of the body

Which physiological systems comprise the human movement system (HMS)? These are not the physiological systems that comprise the HMS. The vision, vestibular, and somatosensory systems The sight, hearing, and taste systems The muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems

The muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems

What is an example of an individual in the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome? The person is experiencing delayed-onset muscle soreness. The person has suffered an ACL sprain. The person is experiencing an increase in muscular power. The person is experiencing improvement in muscular strength.

The person has suffered an ACL sprain.

Why is the shoulder stand yoga pose considered to be a controversial upper-body stretch? This stretch provides excessive stress to the neck, shoulders, and spine. This stretch is too complicated for the older client. This stretch provides excessive stress to the hamstring muscles. This stretch is too advanced for the average person.

This stretch provides excessive stress to the neck, shoulders, and spine.

Which regions of the spine demonstrate kyphotic curves? Thoracic and lumbar Cervical and thoracic Cervical and sacral Thoracic and sacral

Thoracic and sacral

Which of the following is characterized as a local muscle of the core? Rectus abdominis Transverse abdominis Latissimus dorsi Erector spinae

Transverse abdominis

Receptors involved with this sense are specifically responsible for determining angular accelerations of the head while bending over to pick something up off the ground. Visual Vestibular Sensorimotor function Somatosensory

Vestibular

Which of the following is considered a component of NEAT? Sleeping Structured exercise Walking Eating

Walking

How is ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1) best defined? An exercise training method defined by intervals of near-maximal intensity, broken up by relatively short rest periods The point at which the body uses an equal mix of carbohydrate and fat as fuel sources The point during graded exercise in which ventilation increases disproportionately to oxygen uptake An aerobic test that measures the participant's ability to talk or hold a conversation during an activity at various intensity levels

An exercise training method defined by intervals of near-maximal intensity, broken up by relatively short rest periods

What is pertinent information for the fitness professional to consider before prescribing flexibility exercises? Any medical precautions or contraindications Client lifestyle and PAR-Q results PAR-Q and overhead squat assessment results Cardiovascular testing and overhead squat assessment results

Any medical precautions or contraindications

Which term best describes motion at the joint surface? Osteokinematics Biomechanics Kinesiology Arthrokinematics

Arthrokinematics

What is considered to be the mechanism of action with self-myofascial rolling? Autogenic inhibition Altered reciprocal inhibition Synergistic dominance Reciprocal inhibition

Autogenic inhibition