NASM CPT EXAM 2025/2026 Exam
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Which statement best describes the neurophysiological effect that occurs from
myofascial rolling? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The direct roller compression may create
tissue relaxation and pain reduction in tissues by stimulating nerve receptors.
You have a client seeking weight loss. What is the most appropriate amount of rest
recommended between each repetition of an SAQ exercise? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔15
to 60 seconds
What is the primary limiting factor for exercise in the client with PAD? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Leg pain
Stage 3 balance exercise should include what types of motion? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Hopping motions with a single-leg stance landing
What is the superior boundary of the core? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Diaphragm
,What is a safe flexibility modification that you can recommend to a client who has
varicose veins? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gentle static stretching
Which muscles are typically overactive when the feet turn out? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Gastrocnemius and soleus
Improved performance during a plyometric jump is dependent upon which of the
following? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rapid amortization phase
What is a regression for the box jump-up with stabilization - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Squat jump with stabilization
Which heart chamber receives oxygenated blood and pumps it to the body? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Left ventricle
Proper abdominal crunches on a stability ball allows for: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Increased spinal extension due to the curvature of the ball
Which type of joint includes the sutures of the skull? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Nonsynovial
What is a normal physiologic process of aging that results in arteries that are less
elastic and pliable? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Arteriosclerosis
, What differentiates change of direction from agility? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Reaction to
a signal
Which term describes the movement of bones, such as flexion and extension? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Osteokinematics
In what plane of movement do shoulder horizontal adduction and abduction occur?
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Transverse
What is the ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1)? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The point at which
the body switches to using carbohydrates to provide at least half the fuel for
exercise
What are the two primary actions of the muscle spindle? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sense
the change in muscle length and the speed of length change
Which of the following tests is used to measure lateral speed and agility? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Lower extremity functional test (LEFT)
Which of the following reflects the characteristics of moderate-intensity exercise? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ability to talk comfortably during exercise without breathlessness
in the average untrained individual
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Questions and Verified Answers |
Already Graded A+
Which statement best describes the neurophysiological effect that occurs from
myofascial rolling? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The direct roller compression may create
tissue relaxation and pain reduction in tissues by stimulating nerve receptors.
You have a client seeking weight loss. What is the most appropriate amount of rest
recommended between each repetition of an SAQ exercise? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔15
to 60 seconds
What is the primary limiting factor for exercise in the client with PAD? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Leg pain
Stage 3 balance exercise should include what types of motion? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Hopping motions with a single-leg stance landing
What is the superior boundary of the core? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Diaphragm
,What is a safe flexibility modification that you can recommend to a client who has
varicose veins? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gentle static stretching
Which muscles are typically overactive when the feet turn out? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Gastrocnemius and soleus
Improved performance during a plyometric jump is dependent upon which of the
following? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rapid amortization phase
What is a regression for the box jump-up with stabilization - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Squat jump with stabilization
Which heart chamber receives oxygenated blood and pumps it to the body? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Left ventricle
Proper abdominal crunches on a stability ball allows for: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Increased spinal extension due to the curvature of the ball
Which type of joint includes the sutures of the skull? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Nonsynovial
What is a normal physiologic process of aging that results in arteries that are less
elastic and pliable? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Arteriosclerosis
, What differentiates change of direction from agility? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Reaction to
a signal
Which term describes the movement of bones, such as flexion and extension? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Osteokinematics
In what plane of movement do shoulder horizontal adduction and abduction occur?
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Transverse
What is the ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1)? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The point at which
the body switches to using carbohydrates to provide at least half the fuel for
exercise
What are the two primary actions of the muscle spindle? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sense
the change in muscle length and the speed of length change
Which of the following tests is used to measure lateral speed and agility? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Lower extremity functional test (LEFT)
Which of the following reflects the characteristics of moderate-intensity exercise? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ability to talk comfortably during exercise without breathlessness
in the average untrained individual
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