NASM CSNC
Intervention correct answers What is an action taken to change or improve something
or a situation?
Training volume correct answers What is one of the main reasons why
elite/professional athletes require different nutrition than amateur or novice athletes?
The Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport Chain correct answers Which two components
make up the aerobic system?
The Phosphagen System correct answers Which of the following is considered one of
the energy systems?
Higher correct answers Athletes under the age of 20 tend to show what type of energy
expenditure compared to older athletes?
Nutrition periodization correct answers What tool may be used when working with
professional/elite athletes to help match nutrition across training and performance
cycles?
Joule correct answers The standard international (SI) unit of energy is known as what?
3 correct answers How many phosphates are located in a single ATP molecule?
Basal metabolic rate correct answers Which of the following terms refers to the
minimum amount of energy required to sustain life?
120 grams correct answers How much creatine is stored in the human body?
Glycolysis correct answers Which of the following energy systems is providing the
majority of the energy requirements at 60 seconds?
Glycogen correct answers Which of the following is the primary fuel for exercise?
Clinical correct answers A number less than 30 would be considered what based on
the energy availability categories for both males and females?
Resting metabolic rate correct answers Which of the following components contributes
the most to energy expenditure?
8% correct answers What percent of high school male athletes regularly skip meals to
lose weight?
, Amenorrhea correct answers Which of the following terms describes the absence of
menstruation?
The side chain correct answers What portion of the amino acid allows it to have such
diverse structure and function in the human body?
Tertiary correct answers Which level of protein structure refers to the full, three-
dimensional structure of a single chain of amino acids?
Low-carbohydrate diets correct answers What type of diet increases the utilization of
amino acids for energy production?
Casein correct answers Which type of protein is considered slow digesting?
Essential correct answers What type of amino acids are ones that are required to be
consumed through the human diet?
SGLT-1 correct answers Which transporter helps absorb glucose?
1.2 to 1.5 g/kg/hr correct answers How many grams of carbohydrates should be
consumed within a few hours of finishing exercise?
Oligosaccharides correct answers What type of carbohydrate most often functions as a
prebiotic?
5-7 g/kg/day correct answers How many grams of carbohydrates per day should an
athlete who engages in moderate exercise 1 hour per day consume?
Metabolic demands of the athlete's sport correct answers What is the first consideration
the Sports Nutrition Coach should make when determining carbohydrate
recommendations?
30 to 40% correct answers A meal containing fat increases vitamin D absorption by
approximately how much?
65% correct answers At what percentage of exercise intensity does total fat oxidation
peak?
Hydrocarbons correct answers What are lipids primarily made of?
Lipoproteins correct answers What are molecular structures, mostly found in
circulation, that consist of proteins, cholesterol, triglycerides, and phospholipids?
Walnuts correct answers Which of the following is a good source of omega-6 fatty
acids?
Intervention correct answers What is an action taken to change or improve something
or a situation?
Training volume correct answers What is one of the main reasons why
elite/professional athletes require different nutrition than amateur or novice athletes?
The Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport Chain correct answers Which two components
make up the aerobic system?
The Phosphagen System correct answers Which of the following is considered one of
the energy systems?
Higher correct answers Athletes under the age of 20 tend to show what type of energy
expenditure compared to older athletes?
Nutrition periodization correct answers What tool may be used when working with
professional/elite athletes to help match nutrition across training and performance
cycles?
Joule correct answers The standard international (SI) unit of energy is known as what?
3 correct answers How many phosphates are located in a single ATP molecule?
Basal metabolic rate correct answers Which of the following terms refers to the
minimum amount of energy required to sustain life?
120 grams correct answers How much creatine is stored in the human body?
Glycolysis correct answers Which of the following energy systems is providing the
majority of the energy requirements at 60 seconds?
Glycogen correct answers Which of the following is the primary fuel for exercise?
Clinical correct answers A number less than 30 would be considered what based on
the energy availability categories for both males and females?
Resting metabolic rate correct answers Which of the following components contributes
the most to energy expenditure?
8% correct answers What percent of high school male athletes regularly skip meals to
lose weight?
, Amenorrhea correct answers Which of the following terms describes the absence of
menstruation?
The side chain correct answers What portion of the amino acid allows it to have such
diverse structure and function in the human body?
Tertiary correct answers Which level of protein structure refers to the full, three-
dimensional structure of a single chain of amino acids?
Low-carbohydrate diets correct answers What type of diet increases the utilization of
amino acids for energy production?
Casein correct answers Which type of protein is considered slow digesting?
Essential correct answers What type of amino acids are ones that are required to be
consumed through the human diet?
SGLT-1 correct answers Which transporter helps absorb glucose?
1.2 to 1.5 g/kg/hr correct answers How many grams of carbohydrates should be
consumed within a few hours of finishing exercise?
Oligosaccharides correct answers What type of carbohydrate most often functions as a
prebiotic?
5-7 g/kg/day correct answers How many grams of carbohydrates per day should an
athlete who engages in moderate exercise 1 hour per day consume?
Metabolic demands of the athlete's sport correct answers What is the first consideration
the Sports Nutrition Coach should make when determining carbohydrate
recommendations?
30 to 40% correct answers A meal containing fat increases vitamin D absorption by
approximately how much?
65% correct answers At what percentage of exercise intensity does total fat oxidation
peak?
Hydrocarbons correct answers What are lipids primarily made of?
Lipoproteins correct answers What are molecular structures, mostly found in
circulation, that consist of proteins, cholesterol, triglycerides, and phospholipids?
Walnuts correct answers Which of the following is a good source of omega-6 fatty
acids?
