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NASM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERSLATEST
UPDATE WITH 150 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A
Which of the following is true of reciprocal inhibition?
a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take
place.
b. It is caused by a tight agonist muscle decreasing the neural drive to
its functional antagonist.
c. It alters force-couple relationships and produces synergistic
dominance.
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d. It leads to the development of faulty movement patterns and
arthrokinetic dysfunction.
✓✓~ a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take
place. *check answer. not (b)
In which of the following cases should a fitness professional correct a
client who performs the machine chest press?
a. When the client moves his or her head forward
b. When the client performs it while seated
c. When the client draws in the belly button
d. When the client extends his or her arms and elbows
✓✓~ a. When the client moves his or her head forward
The drawing-in maneuver is a maneuver used to recruit the local core
stabilizers by drawing the _____ in toward the spine.
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a. shoulder
b. chest
c. navel
d. pelvis
✓✓~ c. navel
Identify an example of a core-stabilization exercise.
a. Rotation chest pass
b. Cable rotation
c. Ball crunch
d. Floor prone cobra
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✓✓~ d. Floor prone cobra
What is the immediate progression of an alternating-arm ball dumbbell
chest press?
a. Two-arm ball dumbbell chest press
b. Barbell bench press
c. Alternating-arm dumbbell chest press on bench
d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press
✓✓~ d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press
*check for answer. Not (a)
Identify an example of an eccentric motion.
a. Jumping upward
NASM FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERSLATEST
UPDATE WITH 150 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A
Which of the following is true of reciprocal inhibition?
a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take
place.
b. It is caused by a tight agonist muscle decreasing the neural drive to
its functional antagonist.
c. It alters force-couple relationships and produces synergistic
dominance.
,2
d. It leads to the development of faulty movement patterns and
arthrokinetic dysfunction.
✓✓~ a. It is a naturally occurring phenomenon that allows movement to take
place. *check answer. not (b)
In which of the following cases should a fitness professional correct a
client who performs the machine chest press?
a. When the client moves his or her head forward
b. When the client performs it while seated
c. When the client draws in the belly button
d. When the client extends his or her arms and elbows
✓✓~ a. When the client moves his or her head forward
The drawing-in maneuver is a maneuver used to recruit the local core
stabilizers by drawing the _____ in toward the spine.
,3
a. shoulder
b. chest
c. navel
d. pelvis
✓✓~ c. navel
Identify an example of a core-stabilization exercise.
a. Rotation chest pass
b. Cable rotation
c. Ball crunch
d. Floor prone cobra
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✓✓~ d. Floor prone cobra
What is the immediate progression of an alternating-arm ball dumbbell
chest press?
a. Two-arm ball dumbbell chest press
b. Barbell bench press
c. Alternating-arm dumbbell chest press on bench
d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press
✓✓~ d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press
*check for answer. Not (a)
Identify an example of an eccentric motion.
a. Jumping upward
