NASM - CPT EXAM Questions With Correct Answers.
Which statement about a Certified Personal Trainer's scope of practice is
accurate?
Select one:
a.Once certified, a personal trainer is bound by law in the United States to a
specific scope of practice.
b.Certified Personal Trainers have specific governmental regulations that
define their scope of practice.
c.The scope of practice for Certified Personal Trainers is consistent globally.
d.Certified Personal Trainers do not diagnose or treat areas of pain or disease.
Feedback - accurate answers-d.Certified Personal Trainers do not diagnose or
treat areas of pain or disease.
Which statement about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
accurate?
Select one:
a.It is an acute disease.
b.It is typically a stress-induced condition.
c.It is not a curable disease.
d.Brisk walking is not recommended, as it can bring on symptoms. - accurate
answers-c.It is not a curable disease.
What term is defined as the generic modifiable factors that impact behavior?
Select one:
a.Determinants
b.Attitudes
c.Self-efficacy
d.Behavior change techniques - accurate answers-d.Determinants
What is a client-centric coaching style that helps enhance their desire to
change by resolving ambivalence?
Select one:
a.Affirming
b.Reflective listening
c.Collecting summaries
d.Motivational interviewing - accurate answers-d.Motivational interviewing
When a client makes a statement that supports their current behavior, what is
this called?
,Select one:
a.Sustain talk
b.An affirmation
c.A collecting summary
d.Change talk - accurate answers-a.sustain talk
Which type of exercise accommodates effort whereby the harder the
individual pushes or pulls, the more resistance they feel, despite the
movement speed remaining constant?
Select one:
a.Eccentric
b.Concentric
c.Isometric
d.Isokinetic - accurate answers-d.isokentic
Which of the macronutrients has the highest thermic effect of food (TEF)?
Select one:
a.Glucose
b.Carbohydrates
c.Lipids
d.Protein - accurate answers-d.protein
What are essential amino acids?
Select one:
a.Amino acids that must be consumed because they cannot be created by the
body
b.The only type of amino acid found in protein sources
c.Amino acids that can be synthesized by the body
d.Amino acids responsible for protein synthesis - accurate answers-a.Amino
acids that must be consumed because they cannot be created by the body
How should the amortization phase of the stretch-shortening cycle be
described?
Select one:
a.The transition between the isometric and eccentric phases
b.The transition between the concentric and isometric phases
c.The transition from eccentric loading to concentric unloading
d.The transition from concentric loading to eccentric unloading - accurate
answers-c.The transition from eccentric loading to concentric unloading
,Vitamin C has a role in which of these functions?
Select one:
a.Immunity only
b.Collagen synthesis and immunity
c.Collagen synthesis only
d.Increasing bone density - accurate answers-b.Collagen synthesis and
immunity
What types of foods contain carbohydrates?
Select one:
a.Plant foods and dairy
b.All foods
c.Animal and plant foods
d.Proteins - accurate answers-a.Plant foods and dairy
Which system supplies neural input to organs that run the involuntary
processes of the body?
Select one:
a.Autonomic nervous system
b.Somatic nervous system
c.The brain
d.Mechanoreceptors - accurate answers-a. Automatic nervous system
Which two electrolytes are most commonly supplemented by athletes to
replace those lost in sweat?
Select one:
a.Sodium and calcium
b.Magnesium and sodium
c.Sodium and potassium
d.Potassium and manganese - accurate answers-c.Sodium and potassium
Pronation of the foot describes what multiplanar movements?
Select one:
a.Eversion, dorsiflexion, and ankle abduction
b.Eversion, plantar flexion, and ankle abduction
c.Inversion, dorsiflexion, and ankle adduction
d.Eversion, dorsiflexion, and ankle adduction - accurate answers-d.Eversion,
dorsiflexion, and ankle abduction
, What is the scientific term that describes the nervous system's role in the
contract/relax relationship between agonists and antagonists?
Select one:
a.Reciprocal inhibition
b.Stretch-shortening cycle
c.Length-tension relationship
d.Muscle imbalance
Feedback - accurate answers-a.Reciprocal inhibition
Which of the following muscles is primarily targeted when performing a
biceps curl exercise with the thumb up?
Select one:
a.Brachioradialis
b.Triceps brachii
c.Biceps brachii
d.Brachialis - accurate answers-a.Brachioradialis
What term is used to describe muscle tension that is created without a change
in muscle length and no visible movement of the joint?
Select one:
a.Isometric
b.Eccentric
c.Isokinetic
d.Concentric - accurate answers-a.Isometric
Which of the following is a ketone body?
Select one:
a.Glycogen
b.Pyruvate
c.Lactic acid
d.Acetoacetic acid - accurate answers-d.Acetoacetic acid
How can systolic blood pressure be defined?
Select one:
a.The pressure in arteries and other blood vessels when the heart is
contracting; the first (top) number recorded
b.The pressure in arteries and other blood vessels when the heart is at rest or
between beats; the second (bottom) number recorded
Which statement about a Certified Personal Trainer's scope of practice is
accurate?
Select one:
a.Once certified, a personal trainer is bound by law in the United States to a
specific scope of practice.
b.Certified Personal Trainers have specific governmental regulations that
define their scope of practice.
c.The scope of practice for Certified Personal Trainers is consistent globally.
d.Certified Personal Trainers do not diagnose or treat areas of pain or disease.
Feedback - accurate answers-d.Certified Personal Trainers do not diagnose or
treat areas of pain or disease.
Which statement about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
accurate?
Select one:
a.It is an acute disease.
b.It is typically a stress-induced condition.
c.It is not a curable disease.
d.Brisk walking is not recommended, as it can bring on symptoms. - accurate
answers-c.It is not a curable disease.
What term is defined as the generic modifiable factors that impact behavior?
Select one:
a.Determinants
b.Attitudes
c.Self-efficacy
d.Behavior change techniques - accurate answers-d.Determinants
What is a client-centric coaching style that helps enhance their desire to
change by resolving ambivalence?
Select one:
a.Affirming
b.Reflective listening
c.Collecting summaries
d.Motivational interviewing - accurate answers-d.Motivational interviewing
When a client makes a statement that supports their current behavior, what is
this called?
,Select one:
a.Sustain talk
b.An affirmation
c.A collecting summary
d.Change talk - accurate answers-a.sustain talk
Which type of exercise accommodates effort whereby the harder the
individual pushes or pulls, the more resistance they feel, despite the
movement speed remaining constant?
Select one:
a.Eccentric
b.Concentric
c.Isometric
d.Isokinetic - accurate answers-d.isokentic
Which of the macronutrients has the highest thermic effect of food (TEF)?
Select one:
a.Glucose
b.Carbohydrates
c.Lipids
d.Protein - accurate answers-d.protein
What are essential amino acids?
Select one:
a.Amino acids that must be consumed because they cannot be created by the
body
b.The only type of amino acid found in protein sources
c.Amino acids that can be synthesized by the body
d.Amino acids responsible for protein synthesis - accurate answers-a.Amino
acids that must be consumed because they cannot be created by the body
How should the amortization phase of the stretch-shortening cycle be
described?
Select one:
a.The transition between the isometric and eccentric phases
b.The transition between the concentric and isometric phases
c.The transition from eccentric loading to concentric unloading
d.The transition from concentric loading to eccentric unloading - accurate
answers-c.The transition from eccentric loading to concentric unloading
,Vitamin C has a role in which of these functions?
Select one:
a.Immunity only
b.Collagen synthesis and immunity
c.Collagen synthesis only
d.Increasing bone density - accurate answers-b.Collagen synthesis and
immunity
What types of foods contain carbohydrates?
Select one:
a.Plant foods and dairy
b.All foods
c.Animal and plant foods
d.Proteins - accurate answers-a.Plant foods and dairy
Which system supplies neural input to organs that run the involuntary
processes of the body?
Select one:
a.Autonomic nervous system
b.Somatic nervous system
c.The brain
d.Mechanoreceptors - accurate answers-a. Automatic nervous system
Which two electrolytes are most commonly supplemented by athletes to
replace those lost in sweat?
Select one:
a.Sodium and calcium
b.Magnesium and sodium
c.Sodium and potassium
d.Potassium and manganese - accurate answers-c.Sodium and potassium
Pronation of the foot describes what multiplanar movements?
Select one:
a.Eversion, dorsiflexion, and ankle abduction
b.Eversion, plantar flexion, and ankle abduction
c.Inversion, dorsiflexion, and ankle adduction
d.Eversion, dorsiflexion, and ankle adduction - accurate answers-d.Eversion,
dorsiflexion, and ankle abduction
, What is the scientific term that describes the nervous system's role in the
contract/relax relationship between agonists and antagonists?
Select one:
a.Reciprocal inhibition
b.Stretch-shortening cycle
c.Length-tension relationship
d.Muscle imbalance
Feedback - accurate answers-a.Reciprocal inhibition
Which of the following muscles is primarily targeted when performing a
biceps curl exercise with the thumb up?
Select one:
a.Brachioradialis
b.Triceps brachii
c.Biceps brachii
d.Brachialis - accurate answers-a.Brachioradialis
What term is used to describe muscle tension that is created without a change
in muscle length and no visible movement of the joint?
Select one:
a.Isometric
b.Eccentric
c.Isokinetic
d.Concentric - accurate answers-a.Isometric
Which of the following is a ketone body?
Select one:
a.Glycogen
b.Pyruvate
c.Lactic acid
d.Acetoacetic acid - accurate answers-d.Acetoacetic acid
How can systolic blood pressure be defined?
Select one:
a.The pressure in arteries and other blood vessels when the heart is
contracting; the first (top) number recorded
b.The pressure in arteries and other blood vessels when the heart is at rest or
between beats; the second (bottom) number recorded
