NASM CPT 2025 – Complete Study
Guide & Exam Review”
The human body is uniquely designed to respond to stress and, if necessary, make
changes to maintain optimal health and physiological functioning. What is this
process called? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The correct answer is: Homeostasis
Which statement about cancer is most accurate? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Cells in the body grow abnormally.
What advice would enable a client to breathe properly? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER-
---Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose while allowing your
stomach to expand.
If someone were performing repeated sprints with each sprint lasting between 30
and 90 seconds, which energy system would be contributing the most to ATP
production during this activity? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Glycolysis
,When a client's heart rate is raised during cardio activities, this is being caused by
which system? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Sympathetic nervous system
What surrounds the skeletal muscles and connects them to other surrounding
muscles? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Fascia
What type of input may provide a runner with a cue to contract the evertor muscles
to avoid an inversion injury? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Proprioception
What is it called when a ligament is overstretched or torn? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----A sprain
What is the correct order of fascia, starting with the most superficial? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----epimysium, perimysium, endomysium
Which of the following muscle groups work eccentrically in the sagittal plane
during the lowering phase of the squat? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Quadriceps
Which of the following protein structures is important for muscular contractions by
providing a binding site? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Troponin
Improved performance during a plyometric jump is dependent upon which of the
following? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Rapid amortization phase
,What is the concept used to describe the action of muscles that have the ability to
contract automatically in anticipation of movement? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Feed-forward
What anatomical heart structure is referred to as "the pacemaker of the heart"? - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----sinoatrial node
From the list of assessments provided, which should be conducted first to preserve
its validity? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----body composition
Which muscles are typically underactive when the feet turn out? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Anterior and posterior tibialis
What is the primary function of the global muscles of the core? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Force production during dynamic whole-body movements
What is the shortest time period per day that balance training should be conducted
3 times per week for 4 weeks in order to improve both static and dynamic balance
ability in children? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----10 minutes
Which term best describes the ability to contract muscles of the core with force in
an effort to flex the trunk during a slow controlled movement? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----core strength
, During what phase of the stretch-shortening cycle is stored elastic energy
converted to explosive force production? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
amortization
Which of the following does not meet the criteria for exercise or activity to be
considered aerobic? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The exercise is intense.
Which of the following has been used specifically as part of a protocol to improve
balance? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----biomechanical ankle platform system
Which phase of training would be the best option for someone who is looking to
improve their physique in a way similar to that of a bodybuilder? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Muscular Development Training
The lengthening reaction is often seen with what type of flexibility technique? - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----static stretching
Which synergist would assist the upper-body pectoral muscles to enhance chest
stabilization, strength, or power? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----triceps brachii
What are the recommended training variables for self-myofascial rolling? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----1 to 3 sets, hold each tender area for 30 seconds
Guide & Exam Review”
The human body is uniquely designed to respond to stress and, if necessary, make
changes to maintain optimal health and physiological functioning. What is this
process called? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The correct answer is: Homeostasis
Which statement about cancer is most accurate? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Cells in the body grow abnormally.
What advice would enable a client to breathe properly? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER-
---Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose while allowing your
stomach to expand.
If someone were performing repeated sprints with each sprint lasting between 30
and 90 seconds, which energy system would be contributing the most to ATP
production during this activity? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Glycolysis
,When a client's heart rate is raised during cardio activities, this is being caused by
which system? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Sympathetic nervous system
What surrounds the skeletal muscles and connects them to other surrounding
muscles? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Fascia
What type of input may provide a runner with a cue to contract the evertor muscles
to avoid an inversion injury? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Proprioception
What is it called when a ligament is overstretched or torn? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----A sprain
What is the correct order of fascia, starting with the most superficial? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----epimysium, perimysium, endomysium
Which of the following muscle groups work eccentrically in the sagittal plane
during the lowering phase of the squat? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Quadriceps
Which of the following protein structures is important for muscular contractions by
providing a binding site? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Troponin
Improved performance during a plyometric jump is dependent upon which of the
following? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Rapid amortization phase
,What is the concept used to describe the action of muscles that have the ability to
contract automatically in anticipation of movement? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Feed-forward
What anatomical heart structure is referred to as "the pacemaker of the heart"? - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----sinoatrial node
From the list of assessments provided, which should be conducted first to preserve
its validity? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----body composition
Which muscles are typically underactive when the feet turn out? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Anterior and posterior tibialis
What is the primary function of the global muscles of the core? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Force production during dynamic whole-body movements
What is the shortest time period per day that balance training should be conducted
3 times per week for 4 weeks in order to improve both static and dynamic balance
ability in children? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----10 minutes
Which term best describes the ability to contract muscles of the core with force in
an effort to flex the trunk during a slow controlled movement? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----core strength
, During what phase of the stretch-shortening cycle is stored elastic energy
converted to explosive force production? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
amortization
Which of the following does not meet the criteria for exercise or activity to be
considered aerobic? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The exercise is intense.
Which of the following has been used specifically as part of a protocol to improve
balance? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----biomechanical ankle platform system
Which phase of training would be the best option for someone who is looking to
improve their physique in a way similar to that of a bodybuilder? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Muscular Development Training
The lengthening reaction is often seen with what type of flexibility technique? - --
-✔✔✔ANSWER----static stretching
Which synergist would assist the upper-body pectoral muscles to enhance chest
stabilization, strength, or power? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----triceps brachii
What are the recommended training variables for self-myofascial rolling? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----1 to 3 sets, hold each tender area for 30 seconds
