NASM PES Exam Review UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Principle of Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER The body will adapt to demands placed
on it.
Caffeine effects... - CORRECT ANSWER CNS, heart, and skeletal muscles
Risk factor for tendonitis - CORRECT ANSWER Cold weather
As stretch intensity increases, - CORRECT ANSWER frequency of nerve impulses
increases
Acute effects occur - CORRECT ANSWER Shortly after ingestion
Rate Coding - CORRECT ANSWER Firing frequency of motor units
Structural efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER Capability if the body to overcome forces
to maintain alignment of the musculoskeletal system, allowing one to maintain center of
gravity.
The highest intensity of muscle activation, while performing Olympic lifts occurs at the.. -
CORRECT ANSWER Hip extensors
During which stage of the stress response will the body experience less soreness and
improvement in activity? - CORRECT ANSWER Resistance Development
What is involved in the postural control system? - CORRECT
ANSWER Proprioceptive, Vestibular, Visual
,How many meals should an athlete eat each day? - CORRECT ANSWER 4-6 small
meals
Detect muscle length - CORRECT ANSWER muscle spindles
detect pain - CORRECT ANSWER nociceptors
Detect limit in a rang of motion - CORRECT ANSWER ruffini afferants
Detect joint rotation - CORRECT ANSWER skin receptors
Rate of force production - CORRECT ANSWER Exert max force in a short amount of
time
Olympic lifts should be inserted into which phases of the OPT model? - CORRECT
ANSWER 5/6
posture - CORRECT ANSWER the capability to maintain alignment within the human
movement system via dynamic control
Main reason cardiac output is improved with training - CORRECT ANSWER increase
in stroke volume
What will improve rate of force production - CORRECT ANSWER plyometrics: rapid
exchange between eccentric and concentric contractions
power exercises
Olympic lifts occur in what planes - CORRECT ANSWER frontal and saggital
, The majority of strength gains occur within - CORRECT ANSWER the first 12 weeks
As intensity of exercise increases, - CORRECT ANSWER respiratory quotient
increases
The number of foot contacts measures - CORRECT ANSWER training volume
speed is - CORRECT ANSWER rate of performance
As intensity increases, the number of repetitions that can be performed - CORRECT
ANSWER decreases
Preferred location to take pulse - CORRECT ANSWER radial pulse
measures horizontal speed - CORRECT ANSWER 5-0-5
Measures reaction capabilities in multiple planes - CORRECT ANSWER T-test
Predicts VO2 Max - CORRECT ANSWER 20-m shuttle test
Measures lateral speed - CORRECT ANSWER Pro lane agility drill
Synergistic dominance - CORRECT ANSWER stabilizing muscles compensating for
weak primary movers
strength - CORRECT ANSWER Ability to exert force against resistance
Stretch shortening cycle - CORRECT ANSWER eccentric contraction followed
quickly by a contraction
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Principle of Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER The body will adapt to demands placed
on it.
Caffeine effects... - CORRECT ANSWER CNS, heart, and skeletal muscles
Risk factor for tendonitis - CORRECT ANSWER Cold weather
As stretch intensity increases, - CORRECT ANSWER frequency of nerve impulses
increases
Acute effects occur - CORRECT ANSWER Shortly after ingestion
Rate Coding - CORRECT ANSWER Firing frequency of motor units
Structural efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER Capability if the body to overcome forces
to maintain alignment of the musculoskeletal system, allowing one to maintain center of
gravity.
The highest intensity of muscle activation, while performing Olympic lifts occurs at the.. -
CORRECT ANSWER Hip extensors
During which stage of the stress response will the body experience less soreness and
improvement in activity? - CORRECT ANSWER Resistance Development
What is involved in the postural control system? - CORRECT
ANSWER Proprioceptive, Vestibular, Visual
,How many meals should an athlete eat each day? - CORRECT ANSWER 4-6 small
meals
Detect muscle length - CORRECT ANSWER muscle spindles
detect pain - CORRECT ANSWER nociceptors
Detect limit in a rang of motion - CORRECT ANSWER ruffini afferants
Detect joint rotation - CORRECT ANSWER skin receptors
Rate of force production - CORRECT ANSWER Exert max force in a short amount of
time
Olympic lifts should be inserted into which phases of the OPT model? - CORRECT
ANSWER 5/6
posture - CORRECT ANSWER the capability to maintain alignment within the human
movement system via dynamic control
Main reason cardiac output is improved with training - CORRECT ANSWER increase
in stroke volume
What will improve rate of force production - CORRECT ANSWER plyometrics: rapid
exchange between eccentric and concentric contractions
power exercises
Olympic lifts occur in what planes - CORRECT ANSWER frontal and saggital
, The majority of strength gains occur within - CORRECT ANSWER the first 12 weeks
As intensity of exercise increases, - CORRECT ANSWER respiratory quotient
increases
The number of foot contacts measures - CORRECT ANSWER training volume
speed is - CORRECT ANSWER rate of performance
As intensity increases, the number of repetitions that can be performed - CORRECT
ANSWER decreases
Preferred location to take pulse - CORRECT ANSWER radial pulse
measures horizontal speed - CORRECT ANSWER 5-0-5
Measures reaction capabilities in multiple planes - CORRECT ANSWER T-test
Predicts VO2 Max - CORRECT ANSWER 20-m shuttle test
Measures lateral speed - CORRECT ANSWER Pro lane agility drill
Synergistic dominance - CORRECT ANSWER stabilizing muscles compensating for
weak primary movers
strength - CORRECT ANSWER Ability to exert force against resistance
Stretch shortening cycle - CORRECT ANSWER eccentric contraction followed
quickly by a contraction
