NASM CPT Exam Study (2025/2026)
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Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to the excessive forward trunk
lean during the overhead squat assessment? - //correct answer//Gluteus maximus
For a fitness professional using the OPT model, the goal of the Stabilization Endurance
phase is to focus on which of the following aspects? - //correct answer//Movement
quality
Balance is best described as which of the following? - //correct answer//The ability to
maintain control of the body while in a static position
What is a sufficient amount of time for a cardiorespiratory cool-down? - //correct
answer//c. 5 to 10 minutes
If a muscle is stretched too quickly, the muscle responds with an immediate contraction
to stop the stretch. What is this specific action called? - //correct answer//d. Stretch
reflex
Which vitamin has an increased risk of causing toxicity? - //correct answer//a. Vitamin A
What is the correct order of segments for the spine, starting at the top? - //correct
answer//b. Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
Which of the following is a question that may promote change? - //correct answer//b.
What might you want to change?
Which of the following exercises provides the most challenge for the antirotational
stabilizing muscles? - //correct answer//d. Kettlebell RDL
Which of the following is considered a component of NEAT? - //correct answer//c.
Walking
, The upper trapezius works with what muscle as a force couple to create upward rotation
of the scapula? - //correct answer//b. Serratus anterior
Why is it important for fitness professionals to pay attention to their personal grooming
when working in a fitness facility? - //correct answer//d. Personal trainers are
professionals. Having a professional appearance can help ensure that clients treat
personal trainers as the professionals they are.
If a Certified Personal Trainer helps a client make an action plan to enhance their
confidence that they can exercise on their own, what determinant of behavior are they
targeting? - //correct answer//a. Self-efficacy
The pathway for hormones secreted by the endocrine system may be described by
which of the following? - //correct answer//b. The gland secretes the hormone, which
travels through the bloodstream to reach a target cell, where it binds to a receptor and
influences a particular action.
Compared to water-soluble vitamins, which of the following is true about fat-soluble
vitamins? - //correct answer//b. Fat-soluble vitamins take longer to accumulate in and
deplete from the body.
What is a characteristic of type I muscle fibers? - //correct answer//c. Type I fibers are
"slow twitch."
Calcium is often associated with bone health, but why is it also important for muscular
function? - //correct answer//c. It stimulates actin and myosin activity.
Which is involved in frontside mechanics? - //correct answer//b. Lead leg
Which component of blood is primarily responsible for clotting mechanisms? - //correct
answer//a. Platelets
Which behavior change technique allows individuals to identify external triggers that
lead them to behave in certain ways? - //correct answer//c. Self-monitoring
Which exercise is categorized as a total-body movement? - //correct answer//a. Ball
squat, curl to press
Which exercise primarily strengthens the gastrocnemius and soleus? - //correct
answer//b. Calf raise
Which physiological systems comprise the human movement system (HMS)? - //correct
answer//c. The muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems
Which of the following modality/exercise combinations provides the most demands on
explosive power? - //correct answer//d. Medicine ball chest pass
provide guidelines to help ensure quality and purity of products
Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to the excessive forward trunk
lean during the overhead squat assessment? - //correct answer//Gluteus maximus
For a fitness professional using the OPT model, the goal of the Stabilization Endurance
phase is to focus on which of the following aspects? - //correct answer//Movement
quality
Balance is best described as which of the following? - //correct answer//The ability to
maintain control of the body while in a static position
What is a sufficient amount of time for a cardiorespiratory cool-down? - //correct
answer//c. 5 to 10 minutes
If a muscle is stretched too quickly, the muscle responds with an immediate contraction
to stop the stretch. What is this specific action called? - //correct answer//d. Stretch
reflex
Which vitamin has an increased risk of causing toxicity? - //correct answer//a. Vitamin A
What is the correct order of segments for the spine, starting at the top? - //correct
answer//b. Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
Which of the following is a question that may promote change? - //correct answer//b.
What might you want to change?
Which of the following exercises provides the most challenge for the antirotational
stabilizing muscles? - //correct answer//d. Kettlebell RDL
Which of the following is considered a component of NEAT? - //correct answer//c.
Walking
, The upper trapezius works with what muscle as a force couple to create upward rotation
of the scapula? - //correct answer//b. Serratus anterior
Why is it important for fitness professionals to pay attention to their personal grooming
when working in a fitness facility? - //correct answer//d. Personal trainers are
professionals. Having a professional appearance can help ensure that clients treat
personal trainers as the professionals they are.
If a Certified Personal Trainer helps a client make an action plan to enhance their
confidence that they can exercise on their own, what determinant of behavior are they
targeting? - //correct answer//a. Self-efficacy
The pathway for hormones secreted by the endocrine system may be described by
which of the following? - //correct answer//b. The gland secretes the hormone, which
travels through the bloodstream to reach a target cell, where it binds to a receptor and
influences a particular action.
Compared to water-soluble vitamins, which of the following is true about fat-soluble
vitamins? - //correct answer//b. Fat-soluble vitamins take longer to accumulate in and
deplete from the body.
What is a characteristic of type I muscle fibers? - //correct answer//c. Type I fibers are
"slow twitch."
Calcium is often associated with bone health, but why is it also important for muscular
function? - //correct answer//c. It stimulates actin and myosin activity.
Which is involved in frontside mechanics? - //correct answer//b. Lead leg
Which component of blood is primarily responsible for clotting mechanisms? - //correct
answer//a. Platelets
Which behavior change technique allows individuals to identify external triggers that
lead them to behave in certain ways? - //correct answer//c. Self-monitoring
Which exercise is categorized as a total-body movement? - //correct answer//a. Ball
squat, curl to press
Which exercise primarily strengthens the gastrocnemius and soleus? - //correct
answer//b. Calf raise
Which physiological systems comprise the human movement system (HMS)? - //correct
answer//c. The muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems
Which of the following modality/exercise combinations provides the most demands on
explosive power? - //correct answer//d. Medicine ball chest pass
