NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
Exam 185 Questions and Answers (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
WITH RATIONALES ALREADY GRADED A
1. If forward head posture is permitted during the drawing-in maneuver, what muscle
may be preferentially activated, leading to poor muscle balance throughout the spine?
a. Rhomboids
b. Sternocleidomastoid
c. Upper trapezius
d. Diaphragm
ANS Sternocleidomastoid
2. Which hip muscle helps maintain a level pelvis in the frontal plane?
,a. Erector spinae
b. Gluteus medius
c. Gluteus maximus
d. Hip flexor
ANS Gluteus medius
3. Circuit training is best described as what?
a. A system of handing straps that allows the user to use their own body weight to load
exercise movements
b. Taking two modalities and combining them into one exercise movement, such as
placing the hands on a balance tool while performing a suspended crunch
c. A full-body program that incorporates high-intensity aerobic conditioning, muscular
strength, and endurance training movements
d. Exercises that are performed back-to-back with no rest between each move- ment
ANS A full-body program that incorporates high-intensity aerobic conditioning, muscular
strength, and endurance training movements
4. Which of the following is considered a deep muscle of the core?
,a. Rotatores
b. Latissimus dorsi
c. Rectus abdominis
d. Iliopsoas
ANS Rotatores
5. If your client is working in Phase 1 of the OPT model, what type of flexibility training
should they utilize?
a. SMR/active stretching
b. SMR/ballistic stretching
c. SMR/dynamic stretching
d. SMR/static stretching
ANS SMR/static stretching
, 6. What is it called when a ligament is overstretched or torn?
a. A pull
b. A twist
c. A strain
d. A sprain
ANS A sprain
7. Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval train- ing (HIIT)
is incorrect?
a. It can produce results in a compressed period of time with a smaller volume of work.
b. Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of
intensity.
c. Intervals are performed at higher intensities and use longer recovery peri- ods.
d. Measuring intensity by performance (objective measure) is an accurate measure of
intensity
.
ANS Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of
intensity.
Exam 185 Questions and Answers (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
WITH RATIONALES ALREADY GRADED A
1. If forward head posture is permitted during the drawing-in maneuver, what muscle
may be preferentially activated, leading to poor muscle balance throughout the spine?
a. Rhomboids
b. Sternocleidomastoid
c. Upper trapezius
d. Diaphragm
ANS Sternocleidomastoid
2. Which hip muscle helps maintain a level pelvis in the frontal plane?
,a. Erector spinae
b. Gluteus medius
c. Gluteus maximus
d. Hip flexor
ANS Gluteus medius
3. Circuit training is best described as what?
a. A system of handing straps that allows the user to use their own body weight to load
exercise movements
b. Taking two modalities and combining them into one exercise movement, such as
placing the hands on a balance tool while performing a suspended crunch
c. A full-body program that incorporates high-intensity aerobic conditioning, muscular
strength, and endurance training movements
d. Exercises that are performed back-to-back with no rest between each move- ment
ANS A full-body program that incorporates high-intensity aerobic conditioning, muscular
strength, and endurance training movements
4. Which of the following is considered a deep muscle of the core?
,a. Rotatores
b. Latissimus dorsi
c. Rectus abdominis
d. Iliopsoas
ANS Rotatores
5. If your client is working in Phase 1 of the OPT model, what type of flexibility training
should they utilize?
a. SMR/active stretching
b. SMR/ballistic stretching
c. SMR/dynamic stretching
d. SMR/static stretching
ANS SMR/static stretching
, 6. What is it called when a ligament is overstretched or torn?
a. A pull
b. A twist
c. A strain
d. A sprain
ANS A sprain
7. Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval train- ing (HIIT)
is incorrect?
a. It can produce results in a compressed period of time with a smaller volume of work.
b. Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of
intensity.
c. Intervals are performed at higher intensities and use longer recovery peri- ods.
d. Measuring intensity by performance (objective measure) is an accurate measure of
intensity
.
ANS Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of
intensity.
