NFPT

one of the most valuable tools a trainer uses. Highlights physical background information in order to see if client is ready to exercise without a doctors consent. - What is a Par-q? 100 compressions per minute (approximatley). PUSH FAST - What is the child and infant compression rate? During CPR with adults to compression the chest as hard as we can, we infant/child we push with enough force to depress the chest approx. 1/3-1/2 diameter of the chest. - What is the difference between child...

A performance based test that is specifically looking at the number of pull-ups, push-ups and crunches that your client is able to repeatedly perform would be an assessment of: a. Functional ability b. Muscular endurance c. Plyometric ability d. Muscular strength - answer-B The girth of a muscle is its ________, while the fine ridges and bumps formed by the muscle being close to the skin, without subcutaneous fat in-between, is its ____________. a. strength; size b. size; strength c....

What does a "UUN" test stand for? - answer-Urinary Urea Nitrogen What does a UUN test measure? - answer-Amount of nitrogen in the urine What percentage of protein is nitrogen? - answer-16% Two potential consequences of high protein intake are: - answer-Liver Disorder, Kidney Disorder / Excessive Urea found in the Urine When you are excreting more nitrogen than you are ingesting, you are doing what? - answer-Decreasing Lean Tissue What is the only form of energy, manufactured by ...

List & Describe 6 Components of Wellness (Spices) - answer-Social Physical Intellectual Cognitive Emotional Spiritual List the 5 components of fitness - answer-cardio respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition _______ IS The condition of your current state of being, related to the absence of disease or injury - answer-Health ADLs stands for what? - answer-Activities of Daily Living Which of the following exercise concern/s...

Ballistic Training - answer--High force, short training, low duration Plyometric training - answer-utilizes the tension in the tendon to cause a more forceful muscle contraction and an increase in tendon strength. This also develops an increased capacity for transition between movements. cross training - answer-When conditioning in one sport trains muscles used in another FITT principle - answer-Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type. The Specificity of Training Principle (S.A.I.D.) - answ...

Tubercles - answer-Small, rounded processes that provide the attachment for tendons and muscles. Blood path - answer-The blood that enters the right side of the heart is dark red (bluish) and is low in oxygen; this blood travels from the right side of the heart along pulmonary arteries to the lungs, where it receives fresh supplies of oxygen and becomes bright red. It then flows along pulmonary veins to the heart's left side pump. Blood then leaves the left side of the heart and travels to ...

What type of joint is the elbow considered? - answer-Pivot joint The type of joint that is found in both the elbow and knee is referred to as a - answer-Hinge joint A one leg squat should focus mainly on activating and strengthening the: - answer-Gluteus Maximus This muscle fiber type contracts quickly (in short durations) and is associated with performance in an activity like basketball. - answer-Red fast twitch The sternoclavicular (SC) joint is a synovial joint that occurs between...

If you want to build new mitochondria (to improve the endurance capability of the working muscles by increasing energy storage capacity) while also purposely expending as much stored glycogen as possible (in order to maximize fat mobilization during recovery), you should stay in which rep range? - answer-20-25 Water content of muscle is about {74%} of its weight. - answer-74-76% List and briefly describe the six (6) components of wellness, using the acronym mnemonic, "SPICES" - answer-1)...

"Spices" mnemonic - answer-Social health, Physical, Intellectual, Cognitive, Emotional and Spiritual Health Benefits to exercise - answer-Weight control, reduced cholesterol, improved joint function, blood content, decreased tissue inflamation, increased energy etc. Tendons - answer-connects muscle to bone, contracts bone to pull on muscle Muscle Origin V. Insertion - answer-stationary point closest to the body v. where muscle joins moving bone (contraction = insertion moves towards o...

Documents need to obtained b4 starting an exercise program DON'T include what? - answer-- Waiver of Liability - Release & Hold Harmless Agreement - Certified Personal Trainer & Client Contract Prior to administrating pre-exercise evaluations/diagnostic tests, the trainer should do what? - answer-- Receive written informed consent from the client Which is commonly known as the prime mover in a Concentric muscle Contraction? - answer-- Agonist Which repetition ranges optimizes growth...