NASM CPT (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
b .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .the .following .is .a .function .of .the .respiratory
.system?
a) .Carrying .out .processes .that .help .a .body .fight .pathogens, .viruses, .and
.parasitic .worms
b) .Bringing .oxygen .into .the .lungs .and .removing .carbon .dioxide .from .the .lungs
c) .Protecting .the .body .from .excessive .loss .of .water .and .abrasions
d) .Coordinating .a .body's .voluntary .and .involuntary .actions .and .helping .with .the
.transmission .of .signals
a .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Identify .a .characteristic .of .muscle .spindles.
a) .They .are .sensitive .to .change .in .length .of .muscle .and .the .rate .of .that .change.
b) .They .remain .unaffected .even .when .the .muscle .within .which .they .are .present
.is .stretched.
c) .They .transmit .nerve .impulses .from .one .neuron .to .another.
d) .They .provide .the .ability .to .sense .the .relative .position .of .adjacent .parts .of
.the .body.
a .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .Physical .Activity .Readiness .Questionnaire .(PAR-Q)
.is .primarily .aimed .at .identifying .an .individual's:
a) .Level .of .risk .for .cardiovascular .disease
b) .Level .of .motivation .to .begin .an .exercise .program
c) .Level .of .readiness .for .participation .in .sports .competitions
d) .Level .of .available .social .support .to .aid .in .weight .loss .endeavors
b .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The ._____ .is .an .example .of .a .strength .exercise .during
.resistance .training .workouts.
a) .Step-up .to .balance
b) .Bench .press
c) .Squat .jump
d) .Medicine .ball .chest .pass
d .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .order .to .develop .maximal .strength .or .power, .training
.will .require ._____.
, a) .Energy .via .aerobic .pathways
b) .Short .bouts .of .exercise
c) .Low .intensity .workouts
d) .A .series .of .exercises, .one .after .the .other, .with .minimal .rest .periods .in
.between
c .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Why .should .fitness .professionals .set .a .session .plan
.before .beginning .training .sessions .for .clients?
a) .It .helps .fitness .professionals .ensure .that .the .goals .are .not .readjusted .at .a
.later .point .in .time.
b) .It .makes .clients .feel .less .dependent .on .their .fitness .coaches.
c) .It .helps .fitness .professionals .keep .track .of .a .client .when .they .have .several
.clients.
d) .It .makes .clients .assess .the .influences .that .are .affecting .their .goals.
d .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-While .performing .a .squat, .lowering .the .body .towards
.the .ground .is .considered .a(n) ._____ .action .of .the .muscle.
a) .Concentric
b) .Isometric
c) .Auxotonic .
d) .Eccentric
d .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Identify .a .feature .of .the .exercises .in .the .power .level .of
.reactive .training.
a) .They .do .not .improve .rate .of .force .production .by .muscles.
b) .They .do .not .improve .reactive .strength.
c) .They .help .improve .reactive .neuromuscular .efficiency.
d) .They .help .improve .dynamic .neuromuscular .efficiency.
c .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .eccentric .motion .is .synonymous .with ._____.
a) .Acceleration
b) .Constant .force
c) .Deceleration
d) .Constant .length
d .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .the .following .constitutes .the .local
.stabilization .system?
a) .Type .IIx .muscle .fibers
b) .Type .II .muscle .fibers
c) .Type .IIa .muscle .fibers
d) .Type .I .muscle .fibers
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
b .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .the .following .is .a .function .of .the .respiratory
.system?
a) .Carrying .out .processes .that .help .a .body .fight .pathogens, .viruses, .and
.parasitic .worms
b) .Bringing .oxygen .into .the .lungs .and .removing .carbon .dioxide .from .the .lungs
c) .Protecting .the .body .from .excessive .loss .of .water .and .abrasions
d) .Coordinating .a .body's .voluntary .and .involuntary .actions .and .helping .with .the
.transmission .of .signals
a .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Identify .a .characteristic .of .muscle .spindles.
a) .They .are .sensitive .to .change .in .length .of .muscle .and .the .rate .of .that .change.
b) .They .remain .unaffected .even .when .the .muscle .within .which .they .are .present
.is .stretched.
c) .They .transmit .nerve .impulses .from .one .neuron .to .another.
d) .They .provide .the .ability .to .sense .the .relative .position .of .adjacent .parts .of
.the .body.
a .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .Physical .Activity .Readiness .Questionnaire .(PAR-Q)
.is .primarily .aimed .at .identifying .an .individual's:
a) .Level .of .risk .for .cardiovascular .disease
b) .Level .of .motivation .to .begin .an .exercise .program
c) .Level .of .readiness .for .participation .in .sports .competitions
d) .Level .of .available .social .support .to .aid .in .weight .loss .endeavors
b .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The ._____ .is .an .example .of .a .strength .exercise .during
.resistance .training .workouts.
a) .Step-up .to .balance
b) .Bench .press
c) .Squat .jump
d) .Medicine .ball .chest .pass
d .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-In .order .to .develop .maximal .strength .or .power, .training
.will .require ._____.
, a) .Energy .via .aerobic .pathways
b) .Short .bouts .of .exercise
c) .Low .intensity .workouts
d) .A .series .of .exercises, .one .after .the .other, .with .minimal .rest .periods .in
.between
c .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Why .should .fitness .professionals .set .a .session .plan
.before .beginning .training .sessions .for .clients?
a) .It .helps .fitness .professionals .ensure .that .the .goals .are .not .readjusted .at .a
.later .point .in .time.
b) .It .makes .clients .feel .less .dependent .on .their .fitness .coaches.
c) .It .helps .fitness .professionals .keep .track .of .a .client .when .they .have .several
.clients.
d) .It .makes .clients .assess .the .influences .that .are .affecting .their .goals.
d .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-While .performing .a .squat, .lowering .the .body .towards
.the .ground .is .considered .a(n) ._____ .action .of .the .muscle.
a) .Concentric
b) .Isometric
c) .Auxotonic .
d) .Eccentric
d .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Identify .a .feature .of .the .exercises .in .the .power .level .of
.reactive .training.
a) .They .do .not .improve .rate .of .force .production .by .muscles.
b) .They .do .not .improve .reactive .strength.
c) .They .help .improve .reactive .neuromuscular .efficiency.
d) .They .help .improve .dynamic .neuromuscular .efficiency.
c .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .eccentric .motion .is .synonymous .with ._____.
a) .Acceleration
b) .Constant .force
c) .Deceleration
d) .Constant .length
d .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Which .of .the .following .constitutes .the .local
.stabilization .system?
a) .Type .IIx .muscle .fibers
b) .Type .II .muscle .fibers
c) .Type .IIa .muscle .fibers
d) .Type .I .muscle .fibers
