NASM CPT STUDY GUIDE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Why is the hurdler's stretch considered to be a controversial lower-body stretch? a.
The stretch is too advanced for the average person. b. The stretch is too complicated
for the new client. c. The stretch provides excessive stress to the hamstring muscles. d.
The stretch provides excessive stress to the inside of the knee. - ✔✔The stretch
provides excessive stress to the inside of the knee.
✔✔Which of the following tests is used to measure lower-extremity power? a. Vertical
jump b. Pro shuttle c. Lower extremity functional test (LEFT) d. 40-yard dash -
✔✔Vertical jump
✔✔Which feature of a food label would enable a client to assess the nutrient
composition of a food product?a. The percent reference intake b. The ingredients list c.
The nutrition facts panel d. The nutrient-to-ingredient ratio - ✔✔The nutrition facts panel
✔✔Which of the following is considered one of the Four Horsemen of Fitness? a.
Medicine ball b. Kettlebell c. VIPR d. Sandbag - ✔✔Medicine ball
✔✔Which resistance training system is most appropriate for hypertensive clients? a.
Pyramid system b. Complex training c. Drop set d. Peripheral heart action system -
✔✔Peripheral heart action system
✔✔What are the building blocks of body proteins? a. Triglycerides b. Amino acids c.
Glucose d. Ketone bodies - ✔✔Amino acids
✔✔This is a conversational technique that helps the listener express the supposed
meaning of what was just heard. a. Open-ended questions b. Active listening c. Closed-
ended questions d. Reflections - ✔✔Reflections
✔✔How many calories are in 1 gram of protein? a) 6 b) 9 c) 4 d) 2 - ✔✔4
✔✔Which of the following global muscles' primary action is hip flexion? a. Latissimus
dorsi b. Rectus abdominis c. lliopsoas d. Erector spinae - ✔✔lliopsoas (it is primary hip
flexor)
✔✔Jane is a high school hockey goalie. Which type of SAQ training best relates to the
physical skills needed at her position? a. Speed training b. Quickness training c.
Olympic weightlifting d. Powerlifting - ✔✔Quickness training
✔✔Which of the following effects may be experienced with overtraining? a. Lower levels
of cortisol, which lead to an anabolic environment b. Low levels of cortisol, which lead to
, an environment that is catabolic c. High levels of cortisol, which lead to a catabolic
environment d. Elevated levels of cortisol, which lead to an anabolic environment -
✔✔c) High levels of cortisol, which lead to a catabolic environment
✔✔What type of flexibility training is most likely to use instruments or equipment to help
the body improve range of motion? a. Dynamic stretching b. Static stretching c. Self-
myofascial techniques d. Active stretching - ✔✔Self-myofascial techniques
✔✔Squat, push, pull, press, hip hinge, and multiplanar movement are all known as
what? a. Sports skills b. Phases c. Exercises d. Movement patterns - ✔✔Movement
patterns
✔✔What is a drop set? a. A progressive or regressive step approach that either
increases weight with each set or decreases weight with each set b. An approach that
involves performing a set to failure, then removing a small percentage of the load and
continuing with the set c. A system that consists of a series of exercises that an
individual performs one after the other, with minimal rest between each exercise d. A
system that alternates a heavy resistance exercise with an explosive power exercise
that is biomechanically similar in movement - ✔✔b)An approach that involves
performing a set to failure, then removing a small percentage of the load and continuing
with the set
✔✔What are the three types of muscles in the body? a. Actin, myosin, and sarcomere
b. Somatic, autonomic, and peripheral c. Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar d. Skeletal,
cardiac, and smooth - ✔✔: Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
✔✔Which type of muscle fiber is predominantly used during movements that require
high levels of force and power, such as a sprint? a) Type I b) Type Il c) Type IIa d) Тype
la - ✔✔Type I|
✔✔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?
a. The electron transport chain b. Glycolysis c. The ATP-PC system
d. Oxidative phosphorylation - ✔✔Glycolysis
✔✔Before amino acids can be used to make ATP, what process do they have to go
through? a. Gluconeogenesis b. Glycolysis c. Oxidation d. Oxidative phosphorylation -
✔✔Gluconeogenesis
✔✔For someone training in the Muscular Development phase, which of the following
changes would be optimal? a. Body fat loss b. Muscle mass increase with no body fat
loss c. Muscle mass atrophy
d. Decreased volume and intensity - ✔✔Body fat loss
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Why is the hurdler's stretch considered to be a controversial lower-body stretch? a.
The stretch is too advanced for the average person. b. The stretch is too complicated
for the new client. c. The stretch provides excessive stress to the hamstring muscles. d.
The stretch provides excessive stress to the inside of the knee. - ✔✔The stretch
provides excessive stress to the inside of the knee.
✔✔Which of the following tests is used to measure lower-extremity power? a. Vertical
jump b. Pro shuttle c. Lower extremity functional test (LEFT) d. 40-yard dash -
✔✔Vertical jump
✔✔Which feature of a food label would enable a client to assess the nutrient
composition of a food product?a. The percent reference intake b. The ingredients list c.
The nutrition facts panel d. The nutrient-to-ingredient ratio - ✔✔The nutrition facts panel
✔✔Which of the following is considered one of the Four Horsemen of Fitness? a.
Medicine ball b. Kettlebell c. VIPR d. Sandbag - ✔✔Medicine ball
✔✔Which resistance training system is most appropriate for hypertensive clients? a.
Pyramid system b. Complex training c. Drop set d. Peripheral heart action system -
✔✔Peripheral heart action system
✔✔What are the building blocks of body proteins? a. Triglycerides b. Amino acids c.
Glucose d. Ketone bodies - ✔✔Amino acids
✔✔This is a conversational technique that helps the listener express the supposed
meaning of what was just heard. a. Open-ended questions b. Active listening c. Closed-
ended questions d. Reflections - ✔✔Reflections
✔✔How many calories are in 1 gram of protein? a) 6 b) 9 c) 4 d) 2 - ✔✔4
✔✔Which of the following global muscles' primary action is hip flexion? a. Latissimus
dorsi b. Rectus abdominis c. lliopsoas d. Erector spinae - ✔✔lliopsoas (it is primary hip
flexor)
✔✔Jane is a high school hockey goalie. Which type of SAQ training best relates to the
physical skills needed at her position? a. Speed training b. Quickness training c.
Olympic weightlifting d. Powerlifting - ✔✔Quickness training
✔✔Which of the following effects may be experienced with overtraining? a. Lower levels
of cortisol, which lead to an anabolic environment b. Low levels of cortisol, which lead to
, an environment that is catabolic c. High levels of cortisol, which lead to a catabolic
environment d. Elevated levels of cortisol, which lead to an anabolic environment -
✔✔c) High levels of cortisol, which lead to a catabolic environment
✔✔What type of flexibility training is most likely to use instruments or equipment to help
the body improve range of motion? a. Dynamic stretching b. Static stretching c. Self-
myofascial techniques d. Active stretching - ✔✔Self-myofascial techniques
✔✔Squat, push, pull, press, hip hinge, and multiplanar movement are all known as
what? a. Sports skills b. Phases c. Exercises d. Movement patterns - ✔✔Movement
patterns
✔✔What is a drop set? a. A progressive or regressive step approach that either
increases weight with each set or decreases weight with each set b. An approach that
involves performing a set to failure, then removing a small percentage of the load and
continuing with the set c. A system that consists of a series of exercises that an
individual performs one after the other, with minimal rest between each exercise d. A
system that alternates a heavy resistance exercise with an explosive power exercise
that is biomechanically similar in movement - ✔✔b)An approach that involves
performing a set to failure, then removing a small percentage of the load and continuing
with the set
✔✔What are the three types of muscles in the body? a. Actin, myosin, and sarcomere
b. Somatic, autonomic, and peripheral c. Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar d. Skeletal,
cardiac, and smooth - ✔✔: Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
✔✔Which type of muscle fiber is predominantly used during movements that require
high levels of force and power, such as a sprint? a) Type I b) Type Il c) Type IIa d) Тype
la - ✔✔Type I|
✔✔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?
a. The electron transport chain b. Glycolysis c. The ATP-PC system
d. Oxidative phosphorylation - ✔✔Glycolysis
✔✔Before amino acids can be used to make ATP, what process do they have to go
through? a. Gluconeogenesis b. Glycolysis c. Oxidation d. Oxidative phosphorylation -
✔✔Gluconeogenesis
✔✔For someone training in the Muscular Development phase, which of the following
changes would be optimal? a. Body fat loss b. Muscle mass increase with no body fat
loss c. Muscle mass atrophy
d. Decreased volume and intensity - ✔✔Body fat loss
