Advanced Personal Training Practice Exam

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

True

False

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Moves the body toward the midline

Increases the angle at a joint

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

14 to 20%

19 to 24%

More than 25%

6 to 13%

Poor alignment between muscles, joints and ligaments

Poor diet

Having a bad attitude

Getting old

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

Sit and Reach

Muscular strength

Muscular endurance

Cooper test

Poor balance

Foot pain

Knee pain

All of the above

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Practice Exam

1. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

2. The levator lowers a body part.

3. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

4. 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?

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

6. What is the main problem with poor posture?

7. Which describes the joint movement of the flexor muscles?

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

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

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