NASM CPT Exam (Answered)
Name the structures that make up the
lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LPHC).
Lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, abdomen,
and hip joint
Dysfunction within the connective
tissue of the kinetic chain that is
treated by the body as an injury,
initiating this repair process.
Cumulative injury cycle
Name four core-strength exercises.
Ball Crunch, Back Extensions, Reverse
Crunch, Cable Rotations
The type of flexibility training that
applies gentle force to an adhesion,
altering the elastic muscle fibers from
a bundled position to a straighter
alignment with the direction of the
muscle and/or fascia.
Self-myofascial release
Exercises in the core-stabilization level
are identified through these
characteristics.
They involve little motion through the
spine and pelvis
What are four common ways a stressor
causes breakdown or injury?
Stress fractures, muscle strains, joint
pain, emotional fatigue
Name four core-stabilization exercises.
Marching, Floor Bridge, Floor Prone
Cobra, Prone Iso-abs
Law stating that soft tissue models
along the lines of stress.
Davis's law
Referred to as a co-contraction of
global muscles, such as the rectus
abdominis, external obliques, and
quadratus lumborum.
Bracing
It is critical that the core training
program is designed to achieve these
,three functional outcomes in the right
order.
1. Intervertebral stability, 2. Lumbo-pelvic stability, 3. Movement efficiency.
What are the proper backside
mechanics during sprinting?
Ankle plantar flexion, knee extension,
hip extension, and neutral pelvis
What are the proper frontside
mechanics during sprinting?
Ankle dorsiflexion, knee flexion, hip
flexion, and neutral pelvis
The ability to accelerate, decelerate,
stabilize, and change direction quickly,
while maintaining proper posture.
Agility
The ability to react and change body
position with maximum rate for force
production, in all planes of motion and
from all body positions, during
functional activities.
Quickness
The ability to move the body in one
intended direction as fast as possible.
Speed
Name four core-power exercises.
Rotation Chest Pass, Ball Medicine
Pullover Throw, Front Medicine Ball
Oblique Throw, Soccer Throw
The ability of the body to produce high
levels of force for prolonged periods of
time.
Muscular endurance
What is a component of core-power
exercises that make them easy to
identify?
Explosive movements with medicine
balls
Name five balance-stabilization
exercises.
Single-leg Balance, Single-leg Balance
Reach, Single-leg Hip Internal and
External Rotation, Single-leg Lift and
Chop, Single-leg Throw and Catch
Name five balance-strength exercises.
Single-leg Squat, Single-leg Squat
Touchdown, Single-leg Romanian
, Deadlift, Step-up to Balance,
Multiplanar Lunge to Balance
Name three balance-power exercises.
Multiplanar Hop with Stabilization,
Multiplanar Single-leg Box Hop-up with
Stabilization, Multiplanar Single-leg
Box Hop-down with Stabilization
What are four plyometric-stabilization
exercises?
SQUAT JUMP WITH STABILIZATION, BOX JUMP-UP WITH STABILIZATION, BOX
JUMP-DOWN WITH STABILIZATION, MULTIPLANAR JUMP WITH STABILIZATION.
Name four plyometric-strength
exercises.
Squat Jump, Tuck Jump, Butt Kick,
Power Step-up
Name three plyometric-power
exercises.
Ice Skater, Single-leg Power Step-up,
Proprioceptive Plyometrics
Exercises that use quick powerful
movements involving an eccentric
action immediately followed by an
explosive concentric contraction.
Plyometric training
Body position progressions in balance
training.
TWO-LEG STABLE, SINGLE-LEG STABLE, TWO-LEG UNSTABLE, SINGLE-LEG
Give examples of chest exercises used
in the Stabilization Level of the OPT
model.
Ball Dumbbell Chest Press, Push-up,
Ball Push-up: hands on the ball,
Standing Cable Chest Press
What are the two techniques used in
corrective flexibility according to the
integrated flexibility continuum?
SMR (self-myofascial release) and
static stretching
Give examples of total-body power
exercises
Two-arm Push Press, Barbell Clean,
Dumbbell Snatch, Squat Thrust,
Kettlebell Hang, Clean and Jerk
What is the minimum amount of time
static stretches should be held?
30 seconds
Name the structures that make up the
lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LPHC).
Lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, abdomen,
and hip joint
Dysfunction within the connective
tissue of the kinetic chain that is
treated by the body as an injury,
initiating this repair process.
Cumulative injury cycle
Name four core-strength exercises.
Ball Crunch, Back Extensions, Reverse
Crunch, Cable Rotations
The type of flexibility training that
applies gentle force to an adhesion,
altering the elastic muscle fibers from
a bundled position to a straighter
alignment with the direction of the
muscle and/or fascia.
Self-myofascial release
Exercises in the core-stabilization level
are identified through these
characteristics.
They involve little motion through the
spine and pelvis
What are four common ways a stressor
causes breakdown or injury?
Stress fractures, muscle strains, joint
pain, emotional fatigue
Name four core-stabilization exercises.
Marching, Floor Bridge, Floor Prone
Cobra, Prone Iso-abs
Law stating that soft tissue models
along the lines of stress.
Davis's law
Referred to as a co-contraction of
global muscles, such as the rectus
abdominis, external obliques, and
quadratus lumborum.
Bracing
It is critical that the core training
program is designed to achieve these
,three functional outcomes in the right
order.
1. Intervertebral stability, 2. Lumbo-pelvic stability, 3. Movement efficiency.
What are the proper backside
mechanics during sprinting?
Ankle plantar flexion, knee extension,
hip extension, and neutral pelvis
What are the proper frontside
mechanics during sprinting?
Ankle dorsiflexion, knee flexion, hip
flexion, and neutral pelvis
The ability to accelerate, decelerate,
stabilize, and change direction quickly,
while maintaining proper posture.
Agility
The ability to react and change body
position with maximum rate for force
production, in all planes of motion and
from all body positions, during
functional activities.
Quickness
The ability to move the body in one
intended direction as fast as possible.
Speed
Name four core-power exercises.
Rotation Chest Pass, Ball Medicine
Pullover Throw, Front Medicine Ball
Oblique Throw, Soccer Throw
The ability of the body to produce high
levels of force for prolonged periods of
time.
Muscular endurance
What is a component of core-power
exercises that make them easy to
identify?
Explosive movements with medicine
balls
Name five balance-stabilization
exercises.
Single-leg Balance, Single-leg Balance
Reach, Single-leg Hip Internal and
External Rotation, Single-leg Lift and
Chop, Single-leg Throw and Catch
Name five balance-strength exercises.
Single-leg Squat, Single-leg Squat
Touchdown, Single-leg Romanian
, Deadlift, Step-up to Balance,
Multiplanar Lunge to Balance
Name three balance-power exercises.
Multiplanar Hop with Stabilization,
Multiplanar Single-leg Box Hop-up with
Stabilization, Multiplanar Single-leg
Box Hop-down with Stabilization
What are four plyometric-stabilization
exercises?
SQUAT JUMP WITH STABILIZATION, BOX JUMP-UP WITH STABILIZATION, BOX
JUMP-DOWN WITH STABILIZATION, MULTIPLANAR JUMP WITH STABILIZATION.
Name four plyometric-strength
exercises.
Squat Jump, Tuck Jump, Butt Kick,
Power Step-up
Name three plyometric-power
exercises.
Ice Skater, Single-leg Power Step-up,
Proprioceptive Plyometrics
Exercises that use quick powerful
movements involving an eccentric
action immediately followed by an
explosive concentric contraction.
Plyometric training
Body position progressions in balance
training.
TWO-LEG STABLE, SINGLE-LEG STABLE, TWO-LEG UNSTABLE, SINGLE-LEG
Give examples of chest exercises used
in the Stabilization Level of the OPT
model.
Ball Dumbbell Chest Press, Push-up,
Ball Push-up: hands on the ball,
Standing Cable Chest Press
What are the two techniques used in
corrective flexibility according to the
integrated flexibility continuum?
SMR (self-myofascial release) and
static stretching
Give examples of total-body power
exercises
Two-arm Push Press, Barbell Clean,
Dumbbell Snatch, Squat Thrust,
Kettlebell Hang, Clean and Jerk
What is the minimum amount of time
static stretches should be held?
30 seconds
