NASM CPT 7 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS + ANSWERS
1. Which of the following is a behavior change technique where clients list
potential barriers and make plans to overcome them?: Coping responses
2. Which component contributes the most to total energy expenditure?: Resting
metabolism
3. Compared to nonheme iron, heme iron is absorbed how?: More eflciently
4. What is the RDA for protein?: 0.8 g/kg of body weight
5. If someone went out for a 5-mile jog with their friend, which energy system
would provide most of the ATP for this activity?: Oxidative phosphorylation
6. What is the correct order of fascia, starting with the most superficial?: Epimysium,
perimysium, endomysium
7. Low-intensity activity burns a higher proportion of fat as fuel, but if someone
wanted to burn the most total calories from any substrate, which of the follow- ing
activities would be most effective?: 20 minutes of moderate-intensity activity
8. What is the primary function of the large intestine?: Absorption of food and passage of
waste into the rectum
9. What is end-diastolic volume?: The amount of blood in the ventricle before contraction
10. Overactive hip flexors may lead to which of the following postural compen-
sations?: Anterior tilting of the pelvis and an increased low-back arch
11. How can diastolic blood pressure be defined?: The pressure in arteries and other blood
vessels when the heart is at rest or between beats; the second (bottom) number recorded
12. Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to the low back
arching during the overhead squat assessment?: Gluteus maximus
13. What location on the body does NASM recommend for measuring the rest-
ing heart rate?: Radial pulse
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, 14. What is the recommendation of minutes per week for cardiorespiratory
training, if participating in vigorous-intensity exercise (e.g., jogging or run-
ning)?: 75 minutes per week
15. Which of the following types of balance occurs when an individual seeks to
maintain postural control within a stationary limit of stability but with a moving
base of support?: Semi-dynamic balance
16. What phase of the OPT model aims to increase maximal strength and
rate of force production?: Power Training
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1. Which of the following is a behavior change technique where clients list
potential barriers and make plans to overcome them?: Coping responses
2. Which component contributes the most to total energy expenditure?: Resting
metabolism
3. Compared to nonheme iron, heme iron is absorbed how?: More eflciently
4. What is the RDA for protein?: 0.8 g/kg of body weight
5. If someone went out for a 5-mile jog with their friend, which energy system
would provide most of the ATP for this activity?: Oxidative phosphorylation
6. What is the correct order of fascia, starting with the most superficial?: Epimysium,
perimysium, endomysium
7. Low-intensity activity burns a higher proportion of fat as fuel, but if someone
wanted to burn the most total calories from any substrate, which of the follow- ing
activities would be most effective?: 20 minutes of moderate-intensity activity
8. What is the primary function of the large intestine?: Absorption of food and passage of
waste into the rectum
9. What is end-diastolic volume?: The amount of blood in the ventricle before contraction
10. Overactive hip flexors may lead to which of the following postural compen-
sations?: Anterior tilting of the pelvis and an increased low-back arch
11. How can diastolic blood pressure be defined?: The pressure in arteries and other blood
vessels when the heart is at rest or between beats; the second (bottom) number recorded
12. Which muscle would be considered underactive, leading to the low back
arching during the overhead squat assessment?: Gluteus maximus
13. What location on the body does NASM recommend for measuring the rest-
ing heart rate?: Radial pulse
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, 14. What is the recommendation of minutes per week for cardiorespiratory
training, if participating in vigorous-intensity exercise (e.g., jogging or run-
ning)?: 75 minutes per week
15. Which of the following types of balance occurs when an individual seeks to
maintain postural control within a stationary limit of stability but with a moving
base of support?: Semi-dynamic balance
16. What phase of the OPT model aims to increase maximal strength and
rate of force production?: Power Training
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