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NASM CPT FINAL EXAM 2026 | 600+ Q&A | OPT
MODEL & BIOMECHANICS MASTERY | GRADED A+
For which of the following are Stage I cardiorespiratory training programs designed?
a. To help improve cardiorespiratory fitness levels in apparently healthy sedentary clients
b. To help clients improve anaerobic power and sprinting capabilities
c. For clients with low-to-moderate cardiorespiratory fitness levels who are ready to begin
training at higher intensity levels
d. For advanced clients who have a moderately high cardiorespiratory fitness level base
a. To help improve cardiorespiratory fitness levels in apparently healthy sedentary clients
A waist-to-hip ratio over which of the following puts a female client at risk for a number of
diseases?
Select one:
a. 0.2
b. 0.60
c. 0.80
d. 0.40
c. 0.80
When performing the static latissimus dorsi ball stretch, which of the following is a correct
body position?
Select one:
a. 90° horizontally abducted humerus
b. Anteriorly rotated pelvis
c. Posteriorly rotated pelvis
d. 90° internally rotated humerus
c. Posteriorly rotated pelvis
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At what angle should the knees be when performing a ball crunch exercise?
Select one:
a. 45-degree
b. 90-degree
c. 60-degree
d. 120-degree
b. 90-degree
Which scenario demonstrates a personal trainer correctly assessing a first-time client?
Select one:
a. Assess the client's cardiorespiratory fitness after reviewing a current health-history
questionnaire.
b. Refer the client to a health care professional if he answers "no" to one or more questions
on the PAR-Q.
c. Have the client fill out a PAR-Q medical history after the overhead squat assessment is
performed.
d. Avoid movement assessments if a client has been diagnosed with hypertension.
a. Assess the client's cardiorespiratory fitness after reviewing a current health-history
questionnaire.
Reactive training improves neuromuscular efficiency and improves the range of speed set
by which of the following systems?
Select one:
a. Enteric nervous system
b. Sympathetic nervous system
c. Autonomic nervous system
d. Central nervous system
d. Central nervous system
Which of the following is a balance-strength exercise that requires an individual to lift one
leg directly beside the balance leg and then bend from waist to slowly reach hand toward
the toes of the balance leg?
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Select one:
a. Single-leg squat touchdown
b. Single-leg squat
c. Single-leg Romanian deadlift
d. Single-leg balance reach
c. Single-leg Romanian deadlift
Which of the following represents the pressure within the arterial system when the heart is
resting and filling with blood?
Select one:
a. Systolic
b. Diastolic
c. Distal
d. Medial
b. Diastolic
Which of the following exercise techniques involves lying on one's back and raising the hips
off a bench?
Select one:
a. The floor cobra
b. The squat curl
c. The inverted row
d. The reverse crunch
d. The reverse crunch
During a standing pulling assessment, a client compensates by moving his head forward.
Which of the following static stretches would be appropriate for this client?
Select one:
a. Erector spinae
b. Piriformis
c. Latissimus dorsi
d. Levator scapulae
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d. Levator scapulae
Shortly after starting his new job as an editor and writer, Mark begins to complain of pain
in the neck and shoulders. Which of the following postures are most likely to have led to his
discomfort?
Select one:
a. Arms fallen forward
b. Excessive forward lean
c. Knees caved in and feet turned out
d. Forward head and shoulder elevation
d. Forward head and shoulder elevation
What effect do beta-blockers have on a client?
Select one:
a. Decrease blood pressure
b. Has no effect
c. Blocks mechanoreceptors from overstimulating muscles
d. Increase blood pressure
a. Decrease blood pressure
When training for speed, agility, and quickness, the foot and ankle complex should be in
which of the following positions when it hits the ground?
Select one:
a. Pointing straight ahead and dorsiflexed
b. Internally rotated and plantar flexed
c. Externally rotated and dorsiflexed
d. Pointing straight ahead and plantar flexed
a. Pointing straight ahead and dorsiflexed
Ryan is performing static stretching on a client's calves after an overhead squat assessment.
Which of the following is most likely to have prompted him to perform this procedure?
Select one:
NASM CPT FINAL EXAM 2026 | 600+ Q&A | OPT
MODEL & BIOMECHANICS MASTERY | GRADED A+
For which of the following are Stage I cardiorespiratory training programs designed?
a. To help improve cardiorespiratory fitness levels in apparently healthy sedentary clients
b. To help clients improve anaerobic power and sprinting capabilities
c. For clients with low-to-moderate cardiorespiratory fitness levels who are ready to begin
training at higher intensity levels
d. For advanced clients who have a moderately high cardiorespiratory fitness level base
a. To help improve cardiorespiratory fitness levels in apparently healthy sedentary clients
A waist-to-hip ratio over which of the following puts a female client at risk for a number of
diseases?
Select one:
a. 0.2
b. 0.60
c. 0.80
d. 0.40
c. 0.80
When performing the static latissimus dorsi ball stretch, which of the following is a correct
body position?
Select one:
a. 90° horizontally abducted humerus
b. Anteriorly rotated pelvis
c. Posteriorly rotated pelvis
d. 90° internally rotated humerus
c. Posteriorly rotated pelvis
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At what angle should the knees be when performing a ball crunch exercise?
Select one:
a. 45-degree
b. 90-degree
c. 60-degree
d. 120-degree
b. 90-degree
Which scenario demonstrates a personal trainer correctly assessing a first-time client?
Select one:
a. Assess the client's cardiorespiratory fitness after reviewing a current health-history
questionnaire.
b. Refer the client to a health care professional if he answers "no" to one or more questions
on the PAR-Q.
c. Have the client fill out a PAR-Q medical history after the overhead squat assessment is
performed.
d. Avoid movement assessments if a client has been diagnosed with hypertension.
a. Assess the client's cardiorespiratory fitness after reviewing a current health-history
questionnaire.
Reactive training improves neuromuscular efficiency and improves the range of speed set
by which of the following systems?
Select one:
a. Enteric nervous system
b. Sympathetic nervous system
c. Autonomic nervous system
d. Central nervous system
d. Central nervous system
Which of the following is a balance-strength exercise that requires an individual to lift one
leg directly beside the balance leg and then bend from waist to slowly reach hand toward
the toes of the balance leg?
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Select one:
a. Single-leg squat touchdown
b. Single-leg squat
c. Single-leg Romanian deadlift
d. Single-leg balance reach
c. Single-leg Romanian deadlift
Which of the following represents the pressure within the arterial system when the heart is
resting and filling with blood?
Select one:
a. Systolic
b. Diastolic
c. Distal
d. Medial
b. Diastolic
Which of the following exercise techniques involves lying on one's back and raising the hips
off a bench?
Select one:
a. The floor cobra
b. The squat curl
c. The inverted row
d. The reverse crunch
d. The reverse crunch
During a standing pulling assessment, a client compensates by moving his head forward.
Which of the following static stretches would be appropriate for this client?
Select one:
a. Erector spinae
b. Piriformis
c. Latissimus dorsi
d. Levator scapulae
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d. Levator scapulae
Shortly after starting his new job as an editor and writer, Mark begins to complain of pain
in the neck and shoulders. Which of the following postures are most likely to have led to his
discomfort?
Select one:
a. Arms fallen forward
b. Excessive forward lean
c. Knees caved in and feet turned out
d. Forward head and shoulder elevation
d. Forward head and shoulder elevation
What effect do beta-blockers have on a client?
Select one:
a. Decrease blood pressure
b. Has no effect
c. Blocks mechanoreceptors from overstimulating muscles
d. Increase blood pressure
a. Decrease blood pressure
When training for speed, agility, and quickness, the foot and ankle complex should be in
which of the following positions when it hits the ground?
Select one:
a. Pointing straight ahead and dorsiflexed
b. Internally rotated and plantar flexed
c. Externally rotated and dorsiflexed
d. Pointing straight ahead and plantar flexed
a. Pointing straight ahead and dorsiflexed
Ryan is performing static stretching on a client's calves after an overhead squat assessment.
Which of the following is most likely to have prompted him to perform this procedure?
Select one:
