EXOS PILLAR PREPARATION EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is Pillar Strength? - Answer-is the blend of mobility and stability through the hips
torso and shoulders
What is the pillar paradigm shift? - Answer-The trunk is less likely to be a structure that
generates force and more likely a structure that tolerates/conducts force
List the 2 main functions of the pillar - Answer-1. Mobility and Stability
2. Breathing
Is the Pillar Static or Dynamic? - Answer-Both
What are the components of the pillar anatomy? - Answer-1. shoulder/scap,
2. thoracic spine
3. lumbar spine
4. pelvis hips
What joints provide stability? - Answer-1. shoulder/scap,
2. lumbar spine
3. knee
4. foot
What joints provide mobility? - Answer-1. thoracic spine
2. pelvis hips
3. ankle
What is the role of the nervous system in relation with movement? - Answer-to
coordinate movement through muscle recruitment and managing that movement based
on sensory feedback.
What is our goal as a Trainers regarding the athlete's / client nervous system? -
Answer-to prime the nervous system so it can perform optimally and utilize the full
mobility and potential of the body.
What is Proximal Stability for Distal Mobility? - Answer-In order to have proper
functioning and mobility in distal structures (legs and arms) we must first make sure
we're stable at proximal structures (pillar)
Define the Kinetic link principle - Answer-Franz Reuleaux proposed that rigid,
overlapping segments were connected via joints and this created a system whereby
movement at one joint produced or affected movement at another joint in the kinetic
link.
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