The first step in dealing with any client is to establish yourself as a professional. In order to find out what is best for your client, you need to find out more about them, such as some of their personal life and what they intend to do (or what they want to accomplish) in the gym. Developing a positive relationship as well as a client rapport is imperative to any personal trainer. The personal trainer should also know his or her craft, be sincere, lead with integrity, show enthusiasm, and use sound ethics when working with clients (do not form intimate relationships with them). The next step is to collect as much data as you can from the client, such as medical health, training progress, consent forms, etc. The next couple of steps are designed …show more content…
Because Diana Prince is under the age of 40 and does not display symptoms of cardiovascular disease, she doesn’t have coronary risk factors, and doesn’t have any physical findings (murmurs, tumors), she does not have to take the GXT (graded exercise test) before starting her exercise regimen. Next, I want to find Mrs. Prince’s resting heart rate in order to see what her target exercise heart rate is is going to want to work out at an intensity of 60-80 percent of her VO2 max. As a trainer and based on her goals, I want her to workout at an intensity of 70%. Using the Karvonen Formula, I can calculate her target heart rate in beats per minute. (220-age (37)-resting heart rate (75) multiply by .70 (exercise intensity) + 75(add heart rate in). I found her target heart rate to be 150.6(or about 151 beats per minute) if she workout at an intensity of 70%. (While doing cardio use the hand sensors to track heart rate and adjust as necessary. There are a couple different tests I will give my client to establish her cardiovascular endurance. I will perform the 12-Minute Run-Walk test. In 12 minutes, if her distance is under .95 miles, she has very poor cardiovascular endurance (.95-1.14 miles is poor; 1.15-1.39 is fair; 1.40-1.64 is good and over 1.64 is excellent). Just to make sure this test wasn’t wrong: I will also have her perform the Step Test. This test only lasts for three minutes therefore only …show more content…
Since she doesn’t have any medical conditions, she can perform the one rep max test. In order to find her 1 rep max, multiply her weight (165) by .49 (minimum value for fair for her age group)- her one rep bench test should be around 80 lbs. If she can do more than this, then move to the max value of fair (do not push your client to far as injury could occur- only increase in slow increments). The next test would be the lower body test (one rep max for leg press). Find your clients one rep max (through trial and error) and divide by her weight to come up with a value. Assess from there. Her flexibility would be testing next through the zipper stretch (take right hand over right shoulder and bring left hand up the back. Measure the distance between the two hands…. Switch arms and repeat) and the sit and reach (sit on the floor with legs out straight. Shoes off. Feet are placed flat against a box with both knees held flat against the floor as far as possible and holds the greatest stretch for two seconds… no jerky movements… and measure). Muscular endurance tests are next. Pushups (on knees if Diana so chooses) are the measurement for this (less than 4 is very poor; 8-11 is poor; 14-19 is fair; 20-24 is good; 26-31 is excellent; 33-56 and beyond is superior). The sit up test is next (11 and below is very poor; 15-20 is poor; 21-25 is fair; 26-29 is good; 30-35 is excellent; 38 and above is
It doesn’t take time to perform all the individual needs to be is sit down legs touching the front of the box and stretch as far as possible without bending the legs to see how far the individual can reach. The test requires an assistant to make sure that the individual is performing the workout properly to reduce any risk of getting injured and also to read the results. The disadvantages of doing the sit and reach test is that it is related to muscle pain due to the tightness in the lower back and hamstrings it can help to determine a person’s risks of injury and future pain (32). There are variations in length of arms and legs so comparisons between individuals can be misleading and not accurate, it also doesn’t measure flexibility in other parts of the body except for the lower back and the hamstrings. The test can’t be done in all environments because equipment is needed to perform the
To test the athletes' strength, they will be required to perform 1 repetition max on the bench press, squat, dead lift, clean and vertical leap. To test the athletes speed they will be tested by performing a forty-yard dash. To test the athlete's agility, they will be required to perform out the t-test, hexagon test and pro agility, for time. To test endurance, the athlete will be required to perform a mile run for time. At the end of the third cycle of the off-season, the athlete will be tested again to perceive how much strength gain, increase speed, agility and endurance was achieved and it will determine the changes should be made for
P1 describe one test for each component of physical fitness, including advantages and disadvantages Agility Illinois Agility Run Test – this fitness test tests a person agility. To do this the equipment that you will need is; a flat surface with a fair amount of grip, a stopwatch so you can record your time and an assistant. During this test you have to run along the red route in the picture as fast as you can. Before doing this test the athlete needs to warm up. The person undergoing the test starts on their front, the assistant will say go and start the stopwatch as the participant gets to their feet and does the course as quickly as possible.
Scoring procedures: Remain standing after exercise. Beginning 5 sec after the cessation of exercise, take a
The makers of the P90X suggest users do a pre P90X fitness test. Doing this will help participants determine their fitness level as well as strengths and weaknesses. Pull-ups, squats and bicep curls are just a few of the things assessed. There is also a day one and day ninety comparison/progress checker.
In this lab, the focus was to study muscular fitness. In muscular fitness, there are two main components of measurements that are being taken, which are muscular strength and muscular endurance. Muscular strength is an individual’s ability to exert their maximum force. To test muscular strength, there are multiple tests such as 1 RM , Static Handgrip Strength, and Back Strength Dynamometer test. Muscular endurance is an individual’s ability to sustain prolonged muscular contractions. Tests that reveal results about an individual’s muscular endurance would be tests such as YMCA Submaximal Bench Press, Push-Up, and Plank test. It is important to remember that there is no single test for endurance and strength that will tell an
For a novice weight lifter, I would use the 1-RM test on the client to test muscular strength. 1 RM is considered the gold standard to measure muscular strength. The 1 RM test can be used with any muscular group. It can be tested either by using a free weight or machine. To test muscular endurance I would use the push-up test. Endurance tests are specific to the muscle group. The push-up test is simple and does not require much equipment to be performed.
To take her heart rate we will find Eva's pulse and count how many times is pulses for 30 seconds and then multiplying this by 2 to find the heart rate per minute. We will do a similar thing when finding her breathing rate but instead of counting the number of pulses we will be counting the amount of breaths she is taking for 30 seconds and multiplying this by 2. To compare her heart and breathing rate we will measure both before and after to find the difference between the two rates. Using the very first measurements as our two baselines. Exercise's: Basic-20-star jumps Moderate-30 squats Extreme-3
I started by adjusting her chair to help encourage blood flow throughout her legs. To adjust the chair to the appropriate height I had to adjust the height of the dual computer monitors.
Method Firstly gather the equipment needed to complete the test. Begin by finding the first part of the body which needs measuring. Pinch the skin and the skinfold of the athlete with the index finger and thumb, this is important as it includes the skin and fat of the athlete. Then use the callipers one centimetre from the fingers at a depth equal to the thickness. Record the same area of the body three times and then take an average of the three by dividing the total of the number by three.
Out of all the submaximal exercise tests listed, I would prefer to use the treadmill, cycle, or step test protocols over the field test methods. Submaximal testing is an effective way to gauge an individual’s physical fitness level. While maximal fitness tests possess greater risks for injury, submaximal tests have lower injury rates and are more efficient in several different areas. Submaximal testing protocols include lower testing costs, allow more participants to be tested at once, and do not need medical supervision (Bishop, 2014). Overall, submaximal exercise testing seems to be more beneficial for nonathletic populations compared to maximal exercise testing.
What I learned taking this test was that about a half of a mile in my knee started to hurt, so I had to slow down. My slowing down it was hard for me to get my momentum to build back up to the speed I had which made to take longer then what I actually should have. I also learned that I need to get back in to shape with my pushups. I ended up doing the modern pushups (on my knees), and that is because I have not done pushups for a while, and also because I do not like them. I did not really learn anything about curl-ups besides I have never done curl-ups this way before, so this was new. Another thing that I learned was that after all these years of gymnastics and being out of doing gymnastics I still have some flexibility. That partly might
This test measures leg strength and endurance which heavily comes into play with maintaining balance. The procedure for this requires the chair to be against the wall to prevent slipping. You would want to begin with the individual sitting in the chair. You would then instruct the individual to cross their arms across their chest, the individual will stand completely up, then proceed to sit back down. This procedure should be repeated for 30 seconds, and the repetitions should be counted. The score should be noted as depending on the individual, their gender, and age, the average will fluctuate (Heyward, V. H., & Gibson, A. L.
Personal trainers are responsible for training individuals and developing a healthy workout regimen for all their clients. They often work with different muscle groups and combine this knowledge with cardiovascular training to provide their clients with the best exercise program possible. They may demonstrate various exercises and improve their client's technique. They work either in a client's home or a gym. Personal trainers conduct fitness consultations and assessments. Develop unique programs that ensure client safety and enhancement of personal fitness goals to members and guests throughout the club. They also assist club members in understanding how to operate the weight resistance and cardiovascular
The fundamental purpose of fitness testing is an evaluation of an individual’s baseline physical fitness capabilities through a series of testing done for each health and fitness related components of an athlete, fitness testing is the starting point for the designing of fitness program for their specific sport to have desired goals to monitor their improvement and to identify the strength and weaknesses. Physical testing is having many benefits for athletes as it gives an inside of their individualistic abilities for their specific sport. Many of the benefits of fitness testing include;