NSCA-CPT Practice Questions with Answers 100% Accurate.
The optimal area for body weight training in a gym is which of the following? correct answers
49 sq ft.
A personal trainer was asked to help design a home gym. Where should the personal trainer
recommend the mirrors be placed? correct answers Position bottom edge at a minimum of 20in
(51cm) off the floor
Which of the following muscle groups are concentrically involved during the upward movement
phase of the lead leg of the step-up exercise? correct answers Quadriceps
Which of the following joint actions occurs during the concentric phase of the front squat?
correct answers Hip Extension
Which of the following identifies the change in biomechanics from walking to running? correct
answers Foot strikes shifts from being in front of the body while walking to under the hips while
running
Which method of stretching will improve end range of motion through activation of the Golgi
tendon organ? correct answers PNF Stretching
When training a client to use a stair stepper, which of the following recommendations should be
made? correct answers Stand up-right and take deep steps (4 - 8in or 10 - 20cm)
Which of the following actions is most appropriate when performing a back hyperextension
exercise on a stability ball? correct answers Clasp the hands behind the head.
Which of the following best describes proper technique when using skipping as a plyometric
activity? correct answers Drive the toes of the lead leg in a dorsiflexed position while raising the
leg forward and up to 90 degrees of hip and knee flexion
What plane of motion is a wide grip pull up performed in? correct answers Frontal
Which of the following best describes proper technique when instructing a client to perform
preacher curls? correct answers Keep the upper torso against the pad and perpendicular to the
floor.
When performing the bench press, the anterior deltoid acts in which manner? correct answers
Synergist
Performance of which of the following exercises will result in the greatest activation of the
erector spinae? correct answers Supine hip lift on a ball
A client's excessive posterior pelvic tilt has been linked to their low back pain. A stretching
program should focus on which of the following musculature? correct answers Hamstrings
, Which of the following exercises is most appropriate to include for a client beginning a
plyometric program for the first time? correct answers Jump to box
Which of the following drills would be best for improving stride frequency? correct answers
Ankling
What motivational technique is practiced when a client states "I enjoy doing squats"? correct
answers Positive self talk
Which of the following training loads and volumes would be most appropriate for a 45-year-old
client who has been training 3 days per week for approximately 6 months and wishes to develop
muscular hypertrophy? correct answers Performing 3 sets of 10-12 repetitions at 70%-75% of the
1RM
Which of the following best describes the concentric force-velocity relationship of skeletal
muscle during maximal effort? correct answers Velocity increases, concentric force decreases
Which of the following identifies why a client's foot strike lands in front of their center of
gravity? correct answers Overstriding
Which stretching technique most closely stimulates movements that occur in activities in daily
living? correct answers Dynamic Stretching
If an athlete is performing a movement commonly referred to as a "negative"; they are
employing which of the following muscle actions? correct answers Eccentric
Which of the following physiological adaptations is most likely to occur in response to an
aerobic endurance training program? correct answers Enhanced ventricular hypertrophy
Which of the following is an example of a closed kinetic chain exercise? correct answers Push-
up
Which of the following is classified as a high intensity plyometric drill? correct answers Depth
Jump
Which of the following guidelines are appropriate for a personal trainer to follow when training a
pregnant client? correct answers Avoid exercises while lying on the back after the first trimester
Which of the following decreases with chronic resistance training and increases with chronic
aerobic capacity? correct answers Mitochondrial density
Which of the following medications may affect a normal increase in heart rate during exercise?
correct answers Beta Blockers
The optimal area for body weight training in a gym is which of the following? correct answers
49 sq ft.
A personal trainer was asked to help design a home gym. Where should the personal trainer
recommend the mirrors be placed? correct answers Position bottom edge at a minimum of 20in
(51cm) off the floor
Which of the following muscle groups are concentrically involved during the upward movement
phase of the lead leg of the step-up exercise? correct answers Quadriceps
Which of the following joint actions occurs during the concentric phase of the front squat?
correct answers Hip Extension
Which of the following identifies the change in biomechanics from walking to running? correct
answers Foot strikes shifts from being in front of the body while walking to under the hips while
running
Which method of stretching will improve end range of motion through activation of the Golgi
tendon organ? correct answers PNF Stretching
When training a client to use a stair stepper, which of the following recommendations should be
made? correct answers Stand up-right and take deep steps (4 - 8in or 10 - 20cm)
Which of the following actions is most appropriate when performing a back hyperextension
exercise on a stability ball? correct answers Clasp the hands behind the head.
Which of the following best describes proper technique when using skipping as a plyometric
activity? correct answers Drive the toes of the lead leg in a dorsiflexed position while raising the
leg forward and up to 90 degrees of hip and knee flexion
What plane of motion is a wide grip pull up performed in? correct answers Frontal
Which of the following best describes proper technique when instructing a client to perform
preacher curls? correct answers Keep the upper torso against the pad and perpendicular to the
floor.
When performing the bench press, the anterior deltoid acts in which manner? correct answers
Synergist
Performance of which of the following exercises will result in the greatest activation of the
erector spinae? correct answers Supine hip lift on a ball
A client's excessive posterior pelvic tilt has been linked to their low back pain. A stretching
program should focus on which of the following musculature? correct answers Hamstrings
, Which of the following exercises is most appropriate to include for a client beginning a
plyometric program for the first time? correct answers Jump to box
Which of the following drills would be best for improving stride frequency? correct answers
Ankling
What motivational technique is practiced when a client states "I enjoy doing squats"? correct
answers Positive self talk
Which of the following training loads and volumes would be most appropriate for a 45-year-old
client who has been training 3 days per week for approximately 6 months and wishes to develop
muscular hypertrophy? correct answers Performing 3 sets of 10-12 repetitions at 70%-75% of the
1RM
Which of the following best describes the concentric force-velocity relationship of skeletal
muscle during maximal effort? correct answers Velocity increases, concentric force decreases
Which of the following identifies why a client's foot strike lands in front of their center of
gravity? correct answers Overstriding
Which stretching technique most closely stimulates movements that occur in activities in daily
living? correct answers Dynamic Stretching
If an athlete is performing a movement commonly referred to as a "negative"; they are
employing which of the following muscle actions? correct answers Eccentric
Which of the following physiological adaptations is most likely to occur in response to an
aerobic endurance training program? correct answers Enhanced ventricular hypertrophy
Which of the following is an example of a closed kinetic chain exercise? correct answers Push-
up
Which of the following is classified as a high intensity plyometric drill? correct answers Depth
Jump
Which of the following guidelines are appropriate for a personal trainer to follow when training a
pregnant client? correct answers Avoid exercises while lying on the back after the first trimester
Which of the following decreases with chronic resistance training and increases with chronic
aerobic capacity? correct answers Mitochondrial density
Which of the following medications may affect a normal increase in heart rate during exercise?
correct answers Beta Blockers
