NASM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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Which of the following tests should a trainer use in his cardiorespiratory assessment to
determine in which heart rate training zone the training should begin?
Select one:
a. Shark skill test
b. Davies test
c. YMCA step test
d. L.E.F.T. test - Answer-YMCA step test
The Durnin-Womersley formula's four sites of skinfold measurement include which of
the following anatomic locations?
Select one:
a. Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
b. Chest, midaxillary, abdominal, and thigh
c. Calf, gluteal, adductor, and oblique
d. Supraspinale, anterior deltoid, thoracolumbar fascia, and hamstring
Check - Answer-Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) is primarily aimed at identifying
an individual's
Select one:
a. level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
b. level of motivation to begin an exercise program.
c. level of readiness for participation in sports competitions.
d. level of available social support to aid in weight loss endeavors.
Check - Answer-level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
Which of the following methods uses a percentage of a client's estimated maximal heart
rate to calculate target heart rate?
Select one:
a. Peak VO2
b. Peak maximal heart rate
c. Heart rate reserve
d. VO2 reserve - Answer-Peak maximal heart rate
Which of the following is the best example of an exercise that predominately uses the
ATP-PC pathway for energy?
,Select one:
a. A set of three barbell cleans
b. A 10-exercise circuit training workout
c. 20-repetition body squats exercise
d. 30 minutes of walking on a treadmill - Answer-A set of three barbell cleans
If a client demonstrates an excessive forward lean during the overhead-squat
assessment, which of the following muscles should be stretched during the client's
warm-up?
Select one:
a. Hip flexor complex
b. Anterior tibialis
c. Hamstring complex
d. Posterior tibialis - Answer-Hip flexor complex
Which of the following would be most useful in determining shoulder complex
compensations?
Select one:
a. Shark skill test, anterior view
b. Overhead squat assessment, anterior view
c. Pushing assessment, lateral view
d. L.E.F.T. test, lateral view
Check - Answer-Pushing assessment, lateral view
Which of the following assessments measures muscular endurance of the upper body?
Select one:
a. Push-up
b. Pushing
c. Pulling
d. Bench press - Answer-Push-up
The Rockport Walk Test is used to determine which of the following?
Select one:
a. VO2 reserve
b. Estimated oxygen consumption
c. Metabolic equivalent (MET)
d. Heart rate reserve (HRR - Answer-Estimated oxygen consumption
During a static postural assessment, a personal trainer observes that a client has
protracted shoulders and a forward head. Which of the following muscles would he
expect to be shortened?
, Select one:
a. Lower trapezius and rhomboids
b. Teres minor and posterior deltoid
c. Serratus anterior and infraspinatus
d. Sternocleidomastoid and pectoralis major - Answer-Sternocleidomastoid and
pectoralis major
During a pulling assessment, a personal trainer observes that a client's shoulders
elevate. Which of the following muscles is most likely underactive?
Select one:
a. Lower trapezius
b. Sternocleidomastoid
c. Levator scapulae
d. Scalenes
Check - Answer-Lower trapezius
While observing a pulling assessment, a personal trainer notices a client's shoulders
elevating. Which of the following exercises is appropriate to strengthen the client's
underactive muscles?
Select one:
a. Standing shoulder shrug
b. Seated shoulder press
c. Ball cobra
d. Ball bridge - Answer-Ball cobra
While performing the overhead squat assessment, the personal trainer observes a client
demonstrating a low back arch movement dysfunction. Which of the following muscles
is probably overactive?
Select one:
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Rectus abdominis
c. Biceps femoris
d. Gluteus maximus - Answer-Latissimus dorsi
During a single-leg squat assessment, a personal trainer notices his client's knee
drifting inward. Which of the following muscles is probably underactive?
Select one:
a. Adductor brevis
b. Gluteus medius
c. Biceps femoris
d. Vastus lateralis - Answer-Gluteus medius
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Which of the following tests should a trainer use in his cardiorespiratory assessment to
determine in which heart rate training zone the training should begin?
Select one:
a. Shark skill test
b. Davies test
c. YMCA step test
d. L.E.F.T. test - Answer-YMCA step test
The Durnin-Womersley formula's four sites of skinfold measurement include which of
the following anatomic locations?
Select one:
a. Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
b. Chest, midaxillary, abdominal, and thigh
c. Calf, gluteal, adductor, and oblique
d. Supraspinale, anterior deltoid, thoracolumbar fascia, and hamstring
Check - Answer-Biceps, triceps, subscapular, and iliac crest
The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) is primarily aimed at identifying
an individual's
Select one:
a. level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
b. level of motivation to begin an exercise program.
c. level of readiness for participation in sports competitions.
d. level of available social support to aid in weight loss endeavors.
Check - Answer-level of risk for cardiovascular disease.
Which of the following methods uses a percentage of a client's estimated maximal heart
rate to calculate target heart rate?
Select one:
a. Peak VO2
b. Peak maximal heart rate
c. Heart rate reserve
d. VO2 reserve - Answer-Peak maximal heart rate
Which of the following is the best example of an exercise that predominately uses the
ATP-PC pathway for energy?
,Select one:
a. A set of three barbell cleans
b. A 10-exercise circuit training workout
c. 20-repetition body squats exercise
d. 30 minutes of walking on a treadmill - Answer-A set of three barbell cleans
If a client demonstrates an excessive forward lean during the overhead-squat
assessment, which of the following muscles should be stretched during the client's
warm-up?
Select one:
a. Hip flexor complex
b. Anterior tibialis
c. Hamstring complex
d. Posterior tibialis - Answer-Hip flexor complex
Which of the following would be most useful in determining shoulder complex
compensations?
Select one:
a. Shark skill test, anterior view
b. Overhead squat assessment, anterior view
c. Pushing assessment, lateral view
d. L.E.F.T. test, lateral view
Check - Answer-Pushing assessment, lateral view
Which of the following assessments measures muscular endurance of the upper body?
Select one:
a. Push-up
b. Pushing
c. Pulling
d. Bench press - Answer-Push-up
The Rockport Walk Test is used to determine which of the following?
Select one:
a. VO2 reserve
b. Estimated oxygen consumption
c. Metabolic equivalent (MET)
d. Heart rate reserve (HRR - Answer-Estimated oxygen consumption
During a static postural assessment, a personal trainer observes that a client has
protracted shoulders and a forward head. Which of the following muscles would he
expect to be shortened?
, Select one:
a. Lower trapezius and rhomboids
b. Teres minor and posterior deltoid
c. Serratus anterior and infraspinatus
d. Sternocleidomastoid and pectoralis major - Answer-Sternocleidomastoid and
pectoralis major
During a pulling assessment, a personal trainer observes that a client's shoulders
elevate. Which of the following muscles is most likely underactive?
Select one:
a. Lower trapezius
b. Sternocleidomastoid
c. Levator scapulae
d. Scalenes
Check - Answer-Lower trapezius
While observing a pulling assessment, a personal trainer notices a client's shoulders
elevating. Which of the following exercises is appropriate to strengthen the client's
underactive muscles?
Select one:
a. Standing shoulder shrug
b. Seated shoulder press
c. Ball cobra
d. Ball bridge - Answer-Ball cobra
While performing the overhead squat assessment, the personal trainer observes a client
demonstrating a low back arch movement dysfunction. Which of the following muscles
is probably overactive?
Select one:
a. Latissimus dorsi
b. Rectus abdominis
c. Biceps femoris
d. Gluteus maximus - Answer-Latissimus dorsi
During a single-leg squat assessment, a personal trainer notices his client's knee
drifting inward. Which of the following muscles is probably underactive?
Select one:
a. Adductor brevis
b. Gluteus medius
c. Biceps femoris
d. Vastus lateralis - Answer-Gluteus medius
