High Performance Core Conditioning Exam

The Fitter™ helps to develop_______.

Most Fitter™ exercises are performed_______.

Surfing uses primarily which reflex?

What modification could be made to a Swiss ball exercise to make it one that trains righting reflexes?

Where should core exercises be placed in a workout?

When should a client discontinue performing a high-performance core exercise?

Chop pattern exercises_______.

All of the following variables increase core demand except_______.

What abilities does Paul recommend you or your client possess prior to attempting the exercises in High Performance Core Conditioning?

Which exercises are predominantly transverse plane exercises?

_______plane dominant exercises are ideal for training a swimmer.

Sit-ups are the ideal abdominal exercise to train baseball pitchers.

What sport would sit-ups be well sited for?

Kneeling on a Swiss ball is an example of_______ reflexes.

Training on a Swiss ball primarily trains the righting reflexes.

Which of the following increases core demand for a firefighter?

The difference between skill and ability is that skill is something you are born with and ability is something you develop.

What must someone be able to do in order to perform the reverse wood chop properly?

According to the DVD, what weight distribution shift is recommended during the explosive wood chop exercise?

The prone ball roll works in which planes(s)?

While performing the integrated hanging leg raise, what does an excess lumbar lordosis indicate prior to hip flexion?

What sports would the drop and recover be good for?

What muscles aid in flexion when the tongue is placed on the roof of the mouth during exercises where the head is being pulled posteriorly against gravity?

Which exercise best trains the hip flexors for quick movement?

When setting up for the Swiss ball crunch, which two parts of the body should be touching the ball?

While performing the weighted Swiss ball crunch, how much weight should be anchoring the feet to the floor?

To isolate the lower abdominals when performing the hanging leg raise, you must_______.

How can the bilateral push be made into a transverse plane movement?

Transverse plane dominant exercises have a high carry over to which sport(s)?

Which of the following exercises predominantly train tilting reflexes?