NCSF PERSONAL TRAINING EXAM EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ to avoid tibial translation (knee cross toe) during forward lunge
exercise, clients should be cued to:
a. lean backward and push hips forward
b. take a broader step and push the back leg downward
c. lean forwards and push hips backward
d. pre stretch the quadriceps and the glutes. Answer: b. take a
broader step and push the back leg downward
◉ what would increase the proprioception requirement of the
traditional lunge exercise?
a. switching the weight from a barbell to dumbells
b. perform it with more weight
c. moving backward instead of forward
d. placing hands behind head. Answer: c. moving backward instead
of forward
,◉ what muscle group is targeted when performing front squat?
a. quadriceps
b. hamstrings
c. adductors
d. abductors. Answer: a. quadriceps
◉ choose the exercise that would be used for increasing hip power.
a. leg press
b. overhead squat
c. alternating jumping lunges
d. romanian deadlift. Answer: c. alternating jumping lunges
◉ what location of the body is used to spot the chin up exercise
a. hands on the ankles when knees are flexed
b. hands on the thighs and lower limbs
c. hands at the waist
d. hands at the lats. Answer: c. hands at the waist
,◉ what is the most common error in the deadlift exercise that
causes the back to round?
a. too much weight is used
b. extending the knees before the hips
c. starting too far back from the bar
d. all of the above. Answer: d. all of the above
◉ using integrated movement patterns for improved movement and
performance is termed ____
a. functional training
b. flow training
c. isolation training
d. cross training. Answer: a. functional training
◉ which of the following exercises represents an inappropriate use
of training equipment?
a. bench press on smith machine
b. jump squats on smith machine
c. supine leg press on smith machine
, d. all of the above. Answer: c. supine leg press on smith machine
◉ what should be avoided for a 47yo client that has osteoarthritis in
the knees?
a. box jumps
b. plyometrics
c. running
d. all of the above. Answer: d. all of the above
◉ why is performance negatively affected when training in a hot,
humid environment?
a. blood pressure increased
b. heart rate decreases
c. fluid loss increases
d. all of the above. Answer: c. fluid loss increases
◉ how can stiff legged deadlift be adjusted to a proper romanian
deadlift?
a. ankles should be more dorsi- flexed and hips forward
SCRIPT 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ to avoid tibial translation (knee cross toe) during forward lunge
exercise, clients should be cued to:
a. lean backward and push hips forward
b. take a broader step and push the back leg downward
c. lean forwards and push hips backward
d. pre stretch the quadriceps and the glutes. Answer: b. take a
broader step and push the back leg downward
◉ what would increase the proprioception requirement of the
traditional lunge exercise?
a. switching the weight from a barbell to dumbells
b. perform it with more weight
c. moving backward instead of forward
d. placing hands behind head. Answer: c. moving backward instead
of forward
,◉ what muscle group is targeted when performing front squat?
a. quadriceps
b. hamstrings
c. adductors
d. abductors. Answer: a. quadriceps
◉ choose the exercise that would be used for increasing hip power.
a. leg press
b. overhead squat
c. alternating jumping lunges
d. romanian deadlift. Answer: c. alternating jumping lunges
◉ what location of the body is used to spot the chin up exercise
a. hands on the ankles when knees are flexed
b. hands on the thighs and lower limbs
c. hands at the waist
d. hands at the lats. Answer: c. hands at the waist
,◉ what is the most common error in the deadlift exercise that
causes the back to round?
a. too much weight is used
b. extending the knees before the hips
c. starting too far back from the bar
d. all of the above. Answer: d. all of the above
◉ using integrated movement patterns for improved movement and
performance is termed ____
a. functional training
b. flow training
c. isolation training
d. cross training. Answer: a. functional training
◉ which of the following exercises represents an inappropriate use
of training equipment?
a. bench press on smith machine
b. jump squats on smith machine
c. supine leg press on smith machine
, d. all of the above. Answer: c. supine leg press on smith machine
◉ what should be avoided for a 47yo client that has osteoarthritis in
the knees?
a. box jumps
b. plyometrics
c. running
d. all of the above. Answer: d. all of the above
◉ why is performance negatively affected when training in a hot,
humid environment?
a. blood pressure increased
b. heart rate decreases
c. fluid loss increases
d. all of the above. Answer: c. fluid loss increases
◉ how can stiff legged deadlift be adjusted to a proper romanian
deadlift?
a. ankles should be more dorsi- flexed and hips forward
