NASM Physique and Bodybuilding Coach with
questions and well verified answers actual
exam!!! 2026
Evidence-based practice - ANSWER -An approach to practice where decisions are based
on (a) the best available research, (b) the unique context, preferences, and values of the client,
and (c) the experiences of the practitioner.
Physical culture - ANSWER -A 19th century cultural movement in Europe and the United
States that preceded organized strength and physique sport which promoted health via regular
training, typically including weight lifting.
Physique athlete - ANSWER -Anyone who trains regularly for the primary purpose of
developing a muscular physique, whether they compete in physique sport or not.
Symmetry - ANSWER -The physique quality of muscular balance and proportionality,
from top to bottom, back to front, and left to right.
X-frame - ANSWER -The appearance of one's physique being x-shaped due to having a
small waist, wide shoulders, and sweeping quadriceps. Having an x-frame is a large part of
symmetry.
Disordered eating - ANSWER -Distressing eating behaviors which don't meet diagnostic
criteria for eating disorders; also describes behaviors associated with eating disorders in
research when diagnoses aren't made.
, Orthorexia nervosa - ANSWER -A not yet officially classified pathological focus on
healthy eating that causes anxiety when dietary rules cannot be followed, which negatively
impacts psychosocial and physical health.
Binge eating disorder - ANSWER -Recurring episodes of uncontrolled eating where an
unusually large amount of food is consumed in a discrete period of time, often resulting in
feelings of guilt or shame.
Hypertrophy - ANSWER -The process of muscle growth, specifically skeletal muscle in the
context of bodybuilding.
Contest preparation - ANSWER -The process of dieting to extremely low body fat levels,
over multiple months, while maintaining as much muscle as possible to be competitive in
physique sport.
Bulimia nervosa - ANSWER -Regular episodes of binge eating frequently followed by
compensatory behavior such as excessive exercise, extreme dieting or fasting, laxative use, or
self-induced vomiting.
Muscle dysmorphia - ANSWER -A subset of body dysmorphic disorder where a
distressing belief that one is not muscular enough, despite reality, causes obsessive training,
eating, and performance-enhancing drug use.
Causation - ANSWER -A change in a variable causing a change in an outcome. Controlled
trials in research isolate variables to determine if changing one variable causes a change in an
outcome.
Motor - ANSWER -A nerve that carries information away from the central nervous
system to the muscles to signal contraction.
Sensory - ANSWER -A nerve that carries information away from the body about various
senses to the central nervous system about the sensory information.
Central nervous system (CNS) - ANSWER -The nervous system involving the brain and
spinal cord.
questions and well verified answers actual
exam!!! 2026
Evidence-based practice - ANSWER -An approach to practice where decisions are based
on (a) the best available research, (b) the unique context, preferences, and values of the client,
and (c) the experiences of the practitioner.
Physical culture - ANSWER -A 19th century cultural movement in Europe and the United
States that preceded organized strength and physique sport which promoted health via regular
training, typically including weight lifting.
Physique athlete - ANSWER -Anyone who trains regularly for the primary purpose of
developing a muscular physique, whether they compete in physique sport or not.
Symmetry - ANSWER -The physique quality of muscular balance and proportionality,
from top to bottom, back to front, and left to right.
X-frame - ANSWER -The appearance of one's physique being x-shaped due to having a
small waist, wide shoulders, and sweeping quadriceps. Having an x-frame is a large part of
symmetry.
Disordered eating - ANSWER -Distressing eating behaviors which don't meet diagnostic
criteria for eating disorders; also describes behaviors associated with eating disorders in
research when diagnoses aren't made.
, Orthorexia nervosa - ANSWER -A not yet officially classified pathological focus on
healthy eating that causes anxiety when dietary rules cannot be followed, which negatively
impacts psychosocial and physical health.
Binge eating disorder - ANSWER -Recurring episodes of uncontrolled eating where an
unusually large amount of food is consumed in a discrete period of time, often resulting in
feelings of guilt or shame.
Hypertrophy - ANSWER -The process of muscle growth, specifically skeletal muscle in the
context of bodybuilding.
Contest preparation - ANSWER -The process of dieting to extremely low body fat levels,
over multiple months, while maintaining as much muscle as possible to be competitive in
physique sport.
Bulimia nervosa - ANSWER -Regular episodes of binge eating frequently followed by
compensatory behavior such as excessive exercise, extreme dieting or fasting, laxative use, or
self-induced vomiting.
Muscle dysmorphia - ANSWER -A subset of body dysmorphic disorder where a
distressing belief that one is not muscular enough, despite reality, causes obsessive training,
eating, and performance-enhancing drug use.
Causation - ANSWER -A change in a variable causing a change in an outcome. Controlled
trials in research isolate variables to determine if changing one variable causes a change in an
outcome.
Motor - ANSWER -A nerve that carries information away from the central nervous
system to the muscles to signal contraction.
Sensory - ANSWER -A nerve that carries information away from the body about various
senses to the central nervous system about the sensory information.
Central nervous system (CNS) - ANSWER -The nervous system involving the brain and
spinal cord.
