Advanced Personal Training Practice Exam

Upper back pain

Neck pain

Forward head jut

All of the above

Poor balance

Foot pain

Knee pain

All of the above

Poor balance

Weight gain

Hip pain

Shoulder pain

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Hip Adductor

Gastrocnemius

Triceps

Hamstrings

Shoulders rounded

Head too far forward

Both A and B

Ears are above the shoulder line

Isokinetic

Isotonic

Isometric

None of the above

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

Upper Trapezius

Pectoralis Major

Deep Abs

A and B only

Spine appears in good alignment

Hips are above the heels

Both A and B

Head is tilted to one side

Practice Exam

1. A person with rounded shoulders is likely to experience what issues?

2. A person with elevated hips is likely to experience what issues?

3. A person with a flattened back is likely to experience what issues?

4. If the hip adductor is the prime mover in an exercise, what is the antagonist?

5. Quadriceps are a primary mover (agonist) in a leg extension. What is the antagonist muscle?

6. Which of the following are characteristics of bad posture?

7. Which contraction involves muscle length variations with no change in tension?

8. Some muscles are named after the function they perform in the body. As an example, forearm muscles are called flexors because they perform this action?

9. Which of the following muscles typically tighten?

10. Which of the following factors are important for proper body alignment?