Advanced Personal Training Practice Exam

Sit and Reach

Muscular strength

Muscular endurance

Cooper test

Hip Adductor

Gastrocnemius

Triceps

Hamstrings

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Spine appears in good alignment

Hips are above the heels

Both A and B

Head is tilted to one side

14 to 20%

19 to 24%

More than 25%

6 to 13%

Shoulders rounded

Head too far forward

Both A and B

Ears are above the shoulder line

True

False

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Injuries

Poor form

Poor posture

All of the above

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

Practice Exam

1. When performing push ups and pull ups, what are you evaluating?

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

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

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

5. What body fat percentage is considered obese for men?

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

7. Tonic muscles respond by shortening and tightening.

8. Which muscle is the prime mover in spine/trunk flexion?

9. If your muscles are not in balance, you what is the potential outcome?

10. 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?