NASM CPT FINAL EXAM| NASM CPT FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE ALL COMBINED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED EXAM 2025/2026
NEW UPDATE
With SAQ training, what is the recommended number of sets of each drill for young athletes
to perform?
Select one:
a. 5 or 6 sets
b. 0 sets
c. 7 to 9 sets
d. 1 to 4 sets --CORRECT ANSWER--d. 1 to 4 sets
Which of the following statements would be accurate with regard to muscle force and
velocity during an eccentric muscle action?
Select one:
a. As the contraction velocity increases, the ability to develop force decreases.
b. As the contraction velocity increases, the ability to develop force also increases.
c. As the contraction velocity decreases, the ability to develop force increases.
d. As the contraction velocity decreases, the force remains constant. --CORRECT ANSWER-
-B. As the contraction velocity increases, the ability to develop force also increases.
pg. 1
,What best describes the all-or-nothing principle?
Select one:
a. All muscle fibers contract, or none at all do.
b. A motor unit will either contract maximally or not at all.
c. The switch from type IIa to type IIx muscle fibers
d. The switch from type I to type II muscle fibers --CORRECT ANSWER--b. A motor unit
will either contract maximally or not at all.
Where in the heart is the sinoatrial node located?
Select one:
a. Left atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Right atrium --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Right atrium
Core and balance exercises are a component of which part of an OPT workout?
Select one:
a. Resistance training
b. Client's choice
c. Activation
d. Skill development --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Activation
What is the recommended number of SAQ sessions per week for weight-loss clients?
pg. 2
,Select one:
a. 3 or 4 sessions per week
b. 1 or 2 sessions per week
c. 5 to 7 sessions per week
d. 0 sessions per week --CORRECT ANSWER--b. 1 or 2 sessions per week
What advice would enable a client to breathe properly?
Select one:
a. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your mouth while allowing your chest to expand.
b. Sit with an increased kyphosis and slowly breathe in through your nose while minimizing
abdominal movement.
c. Sit with an increased kyphosis and slowly breathe in through your nose while allowing
your stomach to expand.
d. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose while allowing your stomach to
expand. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose
while allowing your stomach to expand.
Which of the following does plyometric training help increase?
Select one:
a. Core stability
b. Overall base strength
c. Balance
d. Motor unit recruitment --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Motor unit recruitment
pg. 3
, What muscles does the tubing (shoulder) internal rotation exercise primarily target?
Select one:
a. Subscapularis
b. Scalenes
c. Infraspinatus
d. Anterior tibialis --CORRECT ANSWER--a. Subscapularis
Which hip muscle helps maintain a level pelvis in the frontal plane?
Select one:
a. Gluteus medius
b. Hip flexor
c. Erector spinae
d. Gluteus maximus --CORRECT ANSWER--a. Gluteus medius
How is an isokinetic muscle contraction best described?
Select one:
a. A contraction that occurs when muscle tension is developed and movement occurs through
a given range of motion at a speed that may vary
b. A contraction that occurs when the speed of movement is fixed and the resistance varies
with the force exerted
pg. 4
EXAM STUDY GUIDE ALL COMBINED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED EXAM 2025/2026
NEW UPDATE
With SAQ training, what is the recommended number of sets of each drill for young athletes
to perform?
Select one:
a. 5 or 6 sets
b. 0 sets
c. 7 to 9 sets
d. 1 to 4 sets --CORRECT ANSWER--d. 1 to 4 sets
Which of the following statements would be accurate with regard to muscle force and
velocity during an eccentric muscle action?
Select one:
a. As the contraction velocity increases, the ability to develop force decreases.
b. As the contraction velocity increases, the ability to develop force also increases.
c. As the contraction velocity decreases, the ability to develop force increases.
d. As the contraction velocity decreases, the force remains constant. --CORRECT ANSWER-
-B. As the contraction velocity increases, the ability to develop force also increases.
pg. 1
,What best describes the all-or-nothing principle?
Select one:
a. All muscle fibers contract, or none at all do.
b. A motor unit will either contract maximally or not at all.
c. The switch from type IIa to type IIx muscle fibers
d. The switch from type I to type II muscle fibers --CORRECT ANSWER--b. A motor unit
will either contract maximally or not at all.
Where in the heart is the sinoatrial node located?
Select one:
a. Left atrium
b. Left ventricle
c. Right ventricle
d. Right atrium --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Right atrium
Core and balance exercises are a component of which part of an OPT workout?
Select one:
a. Resistance training
b. Client's choice
c. Activation
d. Skill development --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Activation
What is the recommended number of SAQ sessions per week for weight-loss clients?
pg. 2
,Select one:
a. 3 or 4 sessions per week
b. 1 or 2 sessions per week
c. 5 to 7 sessions per week
d. 0 sessions per week --CORRECT ANSWER--b. 1 or 2 sessions per week
What advice would enable a client to breathe properly?
Select one:
a. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your mouth while allowing your chest to expand.
b. Sit with an increased kyphosis and slowly breathe in through your nose while minimizing
abdominal movement.
c. Sit with an increased kyphosis and slowly breathe in through your nose while allowing
your stomach to expand.
d. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose while allowing your stomach to
expand. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose
while allowing your stomach to expand.
Which of the following does plyometric training help increase?
Select one:
a. Core stability
b. Overall base strength
c. Balance
d. Motor unit recruitment --CORRECT ANSWER--d. Motor unit recruitment
pg. 3
, What muscles does the tubing (shoulder) internal rotation exercise primarily target?
Select one:
a. Subscapularis
b. Scalenes
c. Infraspinatus
d. Anterior tibialis --CORRECT ANSWER--a. Subscapularis
Which hip muscle helps maintain a level pelvis in the frontal plane?
Select one:
a. Gluteus medius
b. Hip flexor
c. Erector spinae
d. Gluteus maximus --CORRECT ANSWER--a. Gluteus medius
How is an isokinetic muscle contraction best described?
Select one:
a. A contraction that occurs when muscle tension is developed and movement occurs through
a given range of motion at a speed that may vary
b. A contraction that occurs when the speed of movement is fixed and the resistance varies
with the force exerted
pg. 4
