Practice Exam

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





2. Your client is feeling a sharp pain in her knee during exercise. What should you do?





3. Breathing should be performed as inhaling as the muscles lengthen and exhaling as the muscles contract.



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





5. 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?





6. When deciding exercise volume for a new client, how many sets are recommended for muscle endurance?





7. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?





8. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?





9. What is your most important role as a personal trainer?





10. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into left and right?






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