NASM CPT Final Exam Questions and Answers (2024 /
2025) (Verified Answers)
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?
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
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
c. A contraction that occurs when a muscle is exerting force
greater than the resistive force, resulting in a shortening of the
muscle
d. A contraction that occurs when muscle tension is created
without a change in length and no visible movement of the joint -
CORRECT ANSWER B. A contraction that occurs when the
speed of movement is fixed and the resistance varies with the
force exerted
How is heart rate collected during the YMCA 3-minute step test to
evaluate the cardiorespiratory fitness level of an individual?
Select one:
a. It is measured over a 60-second count immediately following
the test.
b. It is measured over a 10-second count during the last 30
seconds of the test.
c. It is measured over a 30-second count during the last minute of
the test.
d. It is measured over a 20-second count immediately following
the test. - CORRECT ANSWER a. It is measured over a 60-
second count immediately following the test.
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.
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
2025) (Verified Answers)
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?
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
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
c. A contraction that occurs when a muscle is exerting force
greater than the resistive force, resulting in a shortening of the
muscle
d. A contraction that occurs when muscle tension is created
without a change in length and no visible movement of the joint -
CORRECT ANSWER B. A contraction that occurs when the
speed of movement is fixed and the resistance varies with the
force exerted
How is heart rate collected during the YMCA 3-minute step test to
evaluate the cardiorespiratory fitness level of an individual?
Select one:
a. It is measured over a 60-second count immediately following
the test.
b. It is measured over a 10-second count during the last 30
seconds of the test.
c. It is measured over a 30-second count during the last minute of
the test.
d. It is measured over a 20-second count immediately following
the test. - CORRECT ANSWER a. It is measured over a 60-
second count immediately following the test.
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.
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
