NASM CPT LATEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2024
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: A sprain
7. Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval
training (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.: Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective
measure) is an accurate measure of intensity.
8. What is the primary purpose of the peripheral nervous system?
a. To coordinate the activity of all parts of the body
b. To transmit nervous impulses from neuron to neuron
c. To transmit impulses between afferent and efferent neurons
d. To connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body: To connect the
central nervous system to the rest of the body
9. Asking a client to close their eyes during a balance exercise would challenge
which system?
a. Somatosensory system
b. Visual system
c. Auditory system
, d. Vestibular system: Visual system
10. What is the corresponding heart rate for an intensity scored as 14 on the
original Borg 6 to 20 scale of exertion?
a. 140 beats per minute
b. Unable to estimate because RPE does not correlate with heart rate
c. Unable to estimate because the Borg 6 to 20 scale applies only to vigorous
exercise
d. 120 beats per minute: 140 beats per minute
11. You are training a youth client. What is the best choice for number of SAQ
drills per workout for this athlete?
a. 4 to 8 drills per workout
b. 2 or 3 drills per workout
c. 1 or 2 drills per workout
d. 9 or 10 drills per workout: 4 to 8 drills per workout
12. Which exercise primarily targets the transverse abdominis? a.
Bracing
b. Medicine ball throw
c. Drawing-in maneuver
d. Back squat: Drawing-in maneuver
13. What are the three branched chain amino acids (BCAAs)?
a. Valine, leucine, and isoleucine
b. Methionine, tryptophan, and lysine
c. Histidine, threonine, and phenylalanine
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2024
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: A sprain
7. Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval
training (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.: Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective
measure) is an accurate measure of intensity.
8. What is the primary purpose of the peripheral nervous system?
a. To coordinate the activity of all parts of the body
b. To transmit nervous impulses from neuron to neuron
c. To transmit impulses between afferent and efferent neurons
d. To connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body: To connect the
central nervous system to the rest of the body
9. Asking a client to close their eyes during a balance exercise would challenge
which system?
a. Somatosensory system
b. Visual system
c. Auditory system
, d. Vestibular system: Visual system
10. What is the corresponding heart rate for an intensity scored as 14 on the
original Borg 6 to 20 scale of exertion?
a. 140 beats per minute
b. Unable to estimate because RPE does not correlate with heart rate
c. Unable to estimate because the Borg 6 to 20 scale applies only to vigorous
exercise
d. 120 beats per minute: 140 beats per minute
11. You are training a youth client. What is the best choice for number of SAQ
drills per workout for this athlete?
a. 4 to 8 drills per workout
b. 2 or 3 drills per workout
c. 1 or 2 drills per workout
d. 9 or 10 drills per workout: 4 to 8 drills per workout
12. Which exercise primarily targets the transverse abdominis? a.
Bracing
b. Medicine ball throw
c. Drawing-in maneuver
d. Back squat: Drawing-in maneuver
13. What are the three branched chain amino acids (BCAAs)?
a. Valine, leucine, and isoleucine
b. Methionine, tryptophan, and lysine
c. Histidine, threonine, and phenylalanine
