Primal Pattern® Movements Correspondence Course Exam

Rehabilitation specialists (i.e. professionals who specialize in knee or shoulder therapy) would be most appropriate for a client who_______.

It is important to create_______muscles.

To correct muscular imbalances, you must_______.

In McCarrison’s second study, the rats fed the_______diet grew very well.

As presented on the video, stress fractures can be correlated with_______.

If a young athlete presents with a spine that looks like a 70 year old spine, this could be a sign of_______.

Good quality supplements can make up for any nutritional deficiencies caused by a poor diet.

An athlete who has recently recovered from a knee injury comes to you for an off-season training pro- gram. What phase will you begin this athlete’s program with?

Allopathic is defined as an_______approach to rehabilitation and exercise. 


What is a motor engram?

Your body’s “software” is comprised of the following systems:

The knee is part of your software system.

Motor engrams that are performed repetitively are progressively stored_______.

Correcting a faulty engram may take up to:

An extrinsic load is generated from inside the body.

What is the dominant reflex profile for climbing a ladder?

What is the dominant reflex profile for wakeboarding?

What is the dominant reflex profile for tennis?

What is the dominant reflex profile for trail running

What is the dominant reflex profile for mountain biking through gravel?

When training a furniture mover, which exercises would be most appropriate in the base conditioning program?

Our core stabilizer system is_______.

An individual with poor dynamic posture_______.

How many reps does it take to develop a new engram?

When catching a basketball there should be a feed forward recruitment sequence to which core muscles?

Which push exercise is highly integrated?

The legs in throwing take place in predominately what type of environment?

Hiking takes place in predominately what type of environment?

Lifting an object from the ground takes place in predominately what type of environment?

The arms in a golf swing takes place in predominately what type of environment?

Half a teaspoon of soil contains about_______ living organisms.

What variables can be changed for a generalized motor program to make it more specific, without actually changing the template for that pattern?

Which muscles are parts of the Inner unit?

Which exercise would be most likely to improve the performance of a motor cross rider?

Which of the following sports requires the most agility and coordination?

In order to progress from static to dynamic integration, which of the following exercise sequences is appropriate?

Which exercise is most appropriate for improving jumping ability?

When throwing a javelin, which primal movement patterns are being used?

A squat is an example of a closed-chain exercise.

A golfer would require more _______than _______.