Client Assessment & Program Design Flashcards
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When designing a program for a client returning from a wrist fracture, which phase should come first?
Answer: Wrist rehabilitation and load tolerance rebuilding before any weight-bearing aerial work
Post-fracture return requires progressive load tolerance rehabilitation before reintroducing the compressive and tensile wrist demands of aerial work.
A client's program includes 'deload weeks.' What is the purpose of these weeks?
Answer: To intentionally reduce training stress to allow recovery and supercompensation
Deload weeks intentionally reduce volume and/or intensity to facilitate recovery and allow the body to supercompensate, leading to improved performance.
Which of the following is the correct order of a comprehensive aerial client assessment?
Answer: Health history → PAR-Q → fitness testing → goal setting → program design
Screening health history and PAR-Q first ensures safety before fitness testing, and goals inform the final program design.
A client reports chronic lower back pain that is currently managed and stable. The best approach to program design is to:
Answer: Obtain details about the condition, get medical clearance if needed, and include appropriate core stabilization exercises
Stable chronic conditions require informed programming — appropriate core stabilization often helps manage lower back pain rather than worsen it.
What does 'training volume' refer to in aerial program design?
Answer: The total amount of work performed, typically measured by sets × reps × load or time under tension
Training volume quantifies the total workload and is a key variable manipulated in periodization to drive adaptation.
A client wants to achieve a specific aerial skill (e.g., a straddle back balance) in 12 weeks. The instructor should:
Answer: Break the skill into prerequisite components and build progressively toward the goal
Complex aerial skills require prerequisite strength, flexibility, and technique components that must be developed systematically in a progressive program.
Which assessment best evaluates the scapular stability needed for safe aerial training?
Answer: Scapular wall slide and overhead reach quality observation
Scapular wall slides reveal the quality of scapular upward rotation and stability, critical for safe overhead aerial loading.