NASM PES (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

NASM PES (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded




Which .component .of .an .integrated .sports .performance .program .is .concerned
.with .improving .muscular .coordination? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Balance .Training


What .does .altered .reciprocal .inhibition .lead .to? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Decreased .force .production .by .primary .movers

What .types .of .training .will .help .each .category? .
1) .Obtaining .maximum .primary .mover .strength
2) .Increase .stabilization .and .primary .mover .strength
3) .Increasing .joint .and .postural .stability
4) .Increase .the .speed .at .which .a .muscle .can .generate .force .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-1) .Maximal .strength .training
2) .strength .training .
3) .stabilization .training .
4) .power .training

Where .do .a .majority .of .athletic .injuries .occur? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Frontal
.and .transverse .plane


How .is .exercise .time .affected .if .one .wants .to .increase .power .output? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Exercise .time .decreases


Which .component .of .an .integrated .sports .performance .program .is .concerned
.with .improving .the .rate .of .force .production? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Plyometric
.training


what .is .posture? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-dynamic .control

What .controls .movement .patterns .within .the .body? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-CNS

During .what .state .of .the .OPT .model .is .one .concerned .with .correcting .muscle
.imbalances? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Stabilization .stage


what .is .agility? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-ability .to .change .direction .of .movement

How .will .training .with .poor .techniques .impact .an .athlete? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-development .of .poor .motor .patterns

,How .can .one .increase .power .output? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Increase .muscular
.work, .decrease .exercise .time


What .do .traditional .strength .and .conditioning .programs .primarily .focus .on? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-isolation .of .muscle .groups


What .type .of .training .will .improve .the .rate .of .force .production .within .muscles?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-plyometric .training


What .muscles .are .responsible .for .stabilizing .the .body .during .movement? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-synergists


Which .of .the .following .is .a .morphological .change .within .the .body? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-increase .hypertrophy


What .is .not .a .goal .of .sports .performance .training .program? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Training .within .uniplanar .movements


Which .phase .of .training .is .concerned .with .stabilization .strength? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-strength .endurance


How .does .one .increase .potential .energy .stores .for .concentric .force
.production? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Decrease .time .between .eccentric .and
.concentric .contractions .within .an .exercise


what .is .motor .learning? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Practice .leading .to .a .permanent
.change .in .skilled .movements


What .is .an .example .of .internal .feedback? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Length-tension
.relationship


What .is .a .force-couple? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Ability .of .muscles .working
.together .to .produce .movement .around .a .joint


Which .muscles .will .act .directly .opposite .of .prime .movers? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-antagonists


Flexion .at .the .ankle .is .more .accurately .termed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
dorsiflexion

______ .is .a .movement .away .from .the .midline .of .the .body, .or .similar .to
.extension, .an .increase .in .the .angle .between .two .adjoining .segments .only .in
.the .frontal .plane. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-abduction


Which .global .muscular .subsystem .is .of .prime .importance .for .rotational
.activities? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-posterior .oblique

, Which .sub-system .is .primarily .responsible .for .force .transmission .longitudinally
.from .the .trunk .to .the .ground? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Deep .longitudinal .sub-
system

what .is .biomechanics? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Study .of .how .forces .interact
.within .a .living .body


Which .plane .will .bisect .the .body .into .right .and .left .halves? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-sagittal


What .is .the .easiest .way .to .decrease .the .amount .of .torque .generated .at .a .joint?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Move .the .resistance .closer .to .the .point .of .rotation


What .type .of .contraction .acts .to .dynamically .stabilize .the .body .during .activity?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-isometric


What .motion .occurs .in .the .frontal .plane? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-eversion

what .is .proprioception? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Sensory .input .providing
.information .about .the .body's


What .type .of .contraction .is .occurring .if .the .contractile .force .is .less .than .the
.resistive .force? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-eccentric


A .(an) .________ .contraction .occurs .when .a .muscle .develops .tension .while
.lengthening; .the .muscle .lengthens, .because .the .contractile .force .is .less .than
.the .resistive .force. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Eccentric


Where .does .the .lateral .subsystem .control .movement? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
within .the .frontal .plane

T/F .Transitional .postural .assessments .are .concerned .with .limiting .an .athlete's
.risk .for .potential .injury .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-True


T/F .A .BMI .between .15-20 .has .been .linked .to .increase .risk .of .obesity-related
.problems .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-False


T/F .The .Harvard .step .test .will .measure .anaerobic .endurance. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-False


Which .of .the .following .criteria .will .not .alter .an .individual's .body .composition
.when .utilizing .skin .fold .calipers? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Their .sport


What .type .of .assessment .tests: .
1) .double .leg-lowering .test
2) .landing .error .scoring .system .
3) .push-ups
4) .single-leg .squat .assessment .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1) .core .stability .
2) .dynamic .postural .assessment .