NASM CPT Final Exam Study Guide Questions And
Answers (100% Correct) Graded A+
Agility - correct answer ✅ability to accelerate, decelerate, stabilize, and change
direction quickly while maintaining posture
Quickness - correct answer ✅the ability to react and change body position with
maximal rate of force in all planes of motion
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - correct answer ✅how the body responds
and adapts to stress
Stages: Alarm Reaction, Resistance DEvelopment, Exhaustion
Specific adaptation to imposed demands (SAID) Principle - correct answer ✅states
that the body will adapt to the specific demands being placed on it
Acute Variables - correct answer ✅important components that specify how each
exercise is to be performed
Training Volume - correct answer ✅AMOUNT of physical training performed in a
specified period.
,Training Frequency - correct answer ✅number of training sessions performed
during a specific period (usually 1 week)
Training Duration - correct answer ✅timeframe from the start of the workout to
the end OR length of time (weeks) spent in one phase of training
Nutrition - correct answer ✅process by which a living organism assimilates food
and uses it for growth and repair of tissues
Calorie - correct answer ✅expression of energy, equal to 1,000 calories
Essential Amino Acids - correct answer ✅1. Isoleucine
2. Leucine
3. Lysine
4. Methionine
5. Phenylalanine
6. Threonine
7. Tryptophan
8. Valine
, Types of Carbohydrates - correct answer ✅Monosaccharide: single sugar units
connected to make glucose
Disaccharides 2 sugar units (sucrose [sugar], lactose[milk]
Polysaccharides: longs chains of mono. Complex carbs(starch/fiber)
Daily recommendation for Fiber - correct answer ✅38 g/day -> young men, 25
g/day -> young women
Fatty Acids - correct answer ✅Saturated: risk for heart disease, raise bad
cholesterol
Unsaturated: increase good cholesterol
Monounsaturated: ONE double bond, olive & canola oil
Polyunsaturated: >One double bond, cold water fish
Lipids (Fats) - correct answer ✅most concentrated energy source.
1 g = 9 calories
preserve body heat, regulate nutrients in cells, protects organs, prolonges
digestion
Answers (100% Correct) Graded A+
Agility - correct answer ✅ability to accelerate, decelerate, stabilize, and change
direction quickly while maintaining posture
Quickness - correct answer ✅the ability to react and change body position with
maximal rate of force in all planes of motion
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - correct answer ✅how the body responds
and adapts to stress
Stages: Alarm Reaction, Resistance DEvelopment, Exhaustion
Specific adaptation to imposed demands (SAID) Principle - correct answer ✅states
that the body will adapt to the specific demands being placed on it
Acute Variables - correct answer ✅important components that specify how each
exercise is to be performed
Training Volume - correct answer ✅AMOUNT of physical training performed in a
specified period.
,Training Frequency - correct answer ✅number of training sessions performed
during a specific period (usually 1 week)
Training Duration - correct answer ✅timeframe from the start of the workout to
the end OR length of time (weeks) spent in one phase of training
Nutrition - correct answer ✅process by which a living organism assimilates food
and uses it for growth and repair of tissues
Calorie - correct answer ✅expression of energy, equal to 1,000 calories
Essential Amino Acids - correct answer ✅1. Isoleucine
2. Leucine
3. Lysine
4. Methionine
5. Phenylalanine
6. Threonine
7. Tryptophan
8. Valine
, Types of Carbohydrates - correct answer ✅Monosaccharide: single sugar units
connected to make glucose
Disaccharides 2 sugar units (sucrose [sugar], lactose[milk]
Polysaccharides: longs chains of mono. Complex carbs(starch/fiber)
Daily recommendation for Fiber - correct answer ✅38 g/day -> young men, 25
g/day -> young women
Fatty Acids - correct answer ✅Saturated: risk for heart disease, raise bad
cholesterol
Unsaturated: increase good cholesterol
Monounsaturated: ONE double bond, olive & canola oil
Polyunsaturated: >One double bond, cold water fish
Lipids (Fats) - correct answer ✅most concentrated energy source.
1 g = 9 calories
preserve body heat, regulate nutrients in cells, protects organs, prolonges
digestion
