NASM Practice Exam Multiple Choice
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Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is incorrect?
Select one:
a. It can produce results in a compressed period of time with a smaller volume of work.
b. Intervals are performed at higher intensities and use longer recovery periods.
c. Measuring intensity by performance (objective measure) is an accurate measure of intensity.
d. Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of intensity. -
✔✔Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of intensity.
Which of the following muscle groups work both eccentrically and concentrically in the sagittal plane
during a squat?
Select one:
a. Quadriceps
b. Gluteus medius
c. Biceps brachii
d. Adductor longus - ✔✔Quadriceps
How should the back be positioned when performing a bird dog exercise?
Select one:
a. Anterior pelvic tilt
b. Kyphotic positioning
c. In a neutral position
d. Excessive lordotic position - ✔✔In a neutral position
What type of movement happens during the concentric phase of plyometric exercise?
Select one:
,a. Land
b. Jump
c. Gait
d. Stabilize - ✔✔Jump
What is the finished hand position when performing the ball cobra exercise?
Select one:
a. Thumbs pointing up
b. Palms facing down
c. Thumbs pointing down
d. Palms facing each other - ✔✔Thumbs pointing up
What muscles does the tubing (shoulder) external rotation exercise primarily target?
Select one:
a. Quadratus lumborum and erector spinae
b. Levator scapulae and sternocleidomastoid
c. Rectus femoris and biceps femoris
d. Infraspinatus and teres minor - ✔✔Infraspinatus and teres minor
Which sense provides information to the central nervous system about where the body is in space?
Select one:
a. Vestibular system
b. Hearing system
c. Somatosensory system
d. Visual system
Feedback - ✔✔Visual system
What might a Certified Personal Trainer do for someone in the precontemplation stage of change?
,Select one:
a. Provide them with education and knowledge
b. Tell them to exercise with a friend
c. Help them identify barriers to exercise
d. Encourage them to make plans to exercise - ✔✔Provide them with education and knowledge
Which three senses are involved in the balance system?
Select one:
a. Visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems
b. Visual, vestibular, and hearing systems
c. Visual, vestibular, and auditory systems
d. Vestibular, somatosensory, and auditory systems - ✔✔Visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems
A client is performing a push-up exercise with a 4-3-2-1 repetition tempo. For how many seconds is the
eccentric muscle action performed?
Select one:
a. 2 seconds
b. 1 second
c. 3 seconds
d. 4 seconds - ✔✔4 seconds
What type of client would ideally participate in stage 4 training?
Select one:
a. Advanced clients with moderate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking improvements in anaerobic
capacity and speed
b. Fitness enthusiasts with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking improvements in aerobic
capacity and power
c. Fitness enthusiasts with moderate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking improvements in aerobic
capacity and speed
, d. Advanced clients with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking improvements in anaerobic
capacity and power - ✔✔Advanced clients with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking
improvements in anaerobic capacity and power
What is the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible?
Select one:
a. Agility
b. Power
c. Speed
d. Quickness - ✔✔Speed
What is a proper regression if a client cannot perform the lunge exercise correctly?
Select one:
a. Barbell clean
b. Step-ups
c. Depth jump
d. Single-leg squat - ✔✔Step-ups
How is a general warm-up best defined?
Select one:
a. Low-intensity exercise consisting of movements that mimic those to be included in the more intense
exercise immediately following.
b. Low-intensity exercise consisting of movements that do not necessarily relate to the more intense
exercise immediately following.
c. High-intensity exercise consisting of movements that do not necessarily relate to the exercise
immediately following.
d. High-intensity exercise consisting of movements that mimic those to be included in the more intense
exercise immediately following.
Feedback - ✔✔Low-intensity exercise consisting of movements that do not necessarily relate to the
more intense exercise immediately following.
Questions | 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest 2024 Version
Which of the following statements pertaining to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is incorrect?
Select one:
a. It can produce results in a compressed period of time with a smaller volume of work.
b. Intervals are performed at higher intensities and use longer recovery periods.
c. Measuring intensity by performance (objective measure) is an accurate measure of intensity.
d. Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of intensity. -
✔✔Measuring intensity by one's "effort" (a subjective measure) is an accurate measure of intensity.
Which of the following muscle groups work both eccentrically and concentrically in the sagittal plane
during a squat?
Select one:
a. Quadriceps
b. Gluteus medius
c. Biceps brachii
d. Adductor longus - ✔✔Quadriceps
How should the back be positioned when performing a bird dog exercise?
Select one:
a. Anterior pelvic tilt
b. Kyphotic positioning
c. In a neutral position
d. Excessive lordotic position - ✔✔In a neutral position
What type of movement happens during the concentric phase of plyometric exercise?
Select one:
,a. Land
b. Jump
c. Gait
d. Stabilize - ✔✔Jump
What is the finished hand position when performing the ball cobra exercise?
Select one:
a. Thumbs pointing up
b. Palms facing down
c. Thumbs pointing down
d. Palms facing each other - ✔✔Thumbs pointing up
What muscles does the tubing (shoulder) external rotation exercise primarily target?
Select one:
a. Quadratus lumborum and erector spinae
b. Levator scapulae and sternocleidomastoid
c. Rectus femoris and biceps femoris
d. Infraspinatus and teres minor - ✔✔Infraspinatus and teres minor
Which sense provides information to the central nervous system about where the body is in space?
Select one:
a. Vestibular system
b. Hearing system
c. Somatosensory system
d. Visual system
Feedback - ✔✔Visual system
What might a Certified Personal Trainer do for someone in the precontemplation stage of change?
,Select one:
a. Provide them with education and knowledge
b. Tell them to exercise with a friend
c. Help them identify barriers to exercise
d. Encourage them to make plans to exercise - ✔✔Provide them with education and knowledge
Which three senses are involved in the balance system?
Select one:
a. Visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems
b. Visual, vestibular, and hearing systems
c. Visual, vestibular, and auditory systems
d. Vestibular, somatosensory, and auditory systems - ✔✔Visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems
A client is performing a push-up exercise with a 4-3-2-1 repetition tempo. For how many seconds is the
eccentric muscle action performed?
Select one:
a. 2 seconds
b. 1 second
c. 3 seconds
d. 4 seconds - ✔✔4 seconds
What type of client would ideally participate in stage 4 training?
Select one:
a. Advanced clients with moderate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking improvements in anaerobic
capacity and speed
b. Fitness enthusiasts with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking improvements in aerobic
capacity and power
c. Fitness enthusiasts with moderate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking improvements in aerobic
capacity and speed
, d. Advanced clients with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking improvements in anaerobic
capacity and power - ✔✔Advanced clients with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, seeking
improvements in anaerobic capacity and power
What is the ability to move the body in one direction as fast as possible?
Select one:
a. Agility
b. Power
c. Speed
d. Quickness - ✔✔Speed
What is a proper regression if a client cannot perform the lunge exercise correctly?
Select one:
a. Barbell clean
b. Step-ups
c. Depth jump
d. Single-leg squat - ✔✔Step-ups
How is a general warm-up best defined?
Select one:
a. Low-intensity exercise consisting of movements that mimic those to be included in the more intense
exercise immediately following.
b. Low-intensity exercise consisting of movements that do not necessarily relate to the more intense
exercise immediately following.
c. High-intensity exercise consisting of movements that do not necessarily relate to the exercise
immediately following.
d. High-intensity exercise consisting of movements that mimic those to be included in the more intense
exercise immediately following.
Feedback - ✔✔Low-intensity exercise consisting of movements that do not necessarily relate to the
more intense exercise immediately following.
