2026 NCEP REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔two exercises that use the Anterior Deltoid as a primary mover? - ✔✔Push ups,
bench press (Pushes)
Anterior deltoid is the front of shoulder
✔✔How can you measure a person's body fat level? - ✔✔body callipers, bod pod,
hydrostatic
✔✔at the knee joint, what are the bones that make up the knee joint? - ✔✔femur, tibia
✔✔what is the recommended rep range for Level 1 resistance training? - ✔✔30 sec- 3
min
✔✔what are the attachments of the LATissimus Dorsi? - ✔✔Pelvis to the humerus (Hip)
✔✔what exercise use the Latissimus Dorsi as a primary mover? - ✔✔Pull ups, chin ups
(pulls)
✔✔when your muscle produce a lesser amount of force inside than is placed upon it, it
is a(n) ______ contraction. - ✔✔Eccentric
✔✔what is the definition of Power (level 5 Resistance training)? - ✔✔Maximum amount
of force in the least amount of time (Speed component)
Speed and power
✔✔what level of cardio would you program for a 50 year old man that is 30 pounds
overweight and needs to improve cardiac function? (doctor approved exercise) -
✔✔level 1 provided he passed, level 2
, ✔✔regarding the 5 levels of resistance training, what is the goal of level 1? - ✔✔Neural
adaptation
✔✔what muscles act as ligaments and hold the humerus in the glenoid foses? (hint-
deep shoulder muscle) - ✔✔rotator cuff
✔✔when your muscle produces a greater amount of force inside than is placed upon it,
it is a(n) ______ contraction - ✔✔concentric
when doing a squat, going up is concentric bc pushing up and using more force
✔✔what is the recommended rep range for Endurance Strength (Level 2 Resistance
training)? - ✔✔12- 20
✔✔what is the definition of muscular (max) strength? - ✔✔most amount of force that
can be produced at one time
level 4
✔✔what is the target heart rate for a 20 year old according to NCEP? (assume level 1) -
✔✔80-120 beats per min
✔✔what does IR mean when determining a client's readiness for exercise according to
the American College of Sports Medicine? - ✔✔Increased Risk- must get doc approval
before starting a program according to ACSM
✔✔what are the attachments of the Gastrocnemius? - ✔✔lower femur to the calcaneus
(heel bone)
✔✔what would be the major metabolic pathway (energy system) utilized during 1 REP
MAX - ✔✔ATP-CP
✔✔what exercises uses the Biceps Femoris (hamstring muscle) as a primary mover? -
✔✔front lunges, side lunges (lunges)
✔✔KD mean when determining a client's readiness for exercise according to American
College of Sports Medicine? - ✔✔Known Disease
✔✔When your muscle produces an equal amount of force inside as placed upon it, is
a(n) _______ contraction - ✔✔isometric
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔two exercises that use the Anterior Deltoid as a primary mover? - ✔✔Push ups,
bench press (Pushes)
Anterior deltoid is the front of shoulder
✔✔How can you measure a person's body fat level? - ✔✔body callipers, bod pod,
hydrostatic
✔✔at the knee joint, what are the bones that make up the knee joint? - ✔✔femur, tibia
✔✔what is the recommended rep range for Level 1 resistance training? - ✔✔30 sec- 3
min
✔✔what are the attachments of the LATissimus Dorsi? - ✔✔Pelvis to the humerus (Hip)
✔✔what exercise use the Latissimus Dorsi as a primary mover? - ✔✔Pull ups, chin ups
(pulls)
✔✔when your muscle produce a lesser amount of force inside than is placed upon it, it
is a(n) ______ contraction. - ✔✔Eccentric
✔✔what is the definition of Power (level 5 Resistance training)? - ✔✔Maximum amount
of force in the least amount of time (Speed component)
Speed and power
✔✔what level of cardio would you program for a 50 year old man that is 30 pounds
overweight and needs to improve cardiac function? (doctor approved exercise) -
✔✔level 1 provided he passed, level 2
, ✔✔regarding the 5 levels of resistance training, what is the goal of level 1? - ✔✔Neural
adaptation
✔✔what muscles act as ligaments and hold the humerus in the glenoid foses? (hint-
deep shoulder muscle) - ✔✔rotator cuff
✔✔when your muscle produces a greater amount of force inside than is placed upon it,
it is a(n) ______ contraction - ✔✔concentric
when doing a squat, going up is concentric bc pushing up and using more force
✔✔what is the recommended rep range for Endurance Strength (Level 2 Resistance
training)? - ✔✔12- 20
✔✔what is the definition of muscular (max) strength? - ✔✔most amount of force that
can be produced at one time
level 4
✔✔what is the target heart rate for a 20 year old according to NCEP? (assume level 1) -
✔✔80-120 beats per min
✔✔what does IR mean when determining a client's readiness for exercise according to
the American College of Sports Medicine? - ✔✔Increased Risk- must get doc approval
before starting a program according to ACSM
✔✔what are the attachments of the Gastrocnemius? - ✔✔lower femur to the calcaneus
(heel bone)
✔✔what would be the major metabolic pathway (energy system) utilized during 1 REP
MAX - ✔✔ATP-CP
✔✔what exercises uses the Biceps Femoris (hamstring muscle) as a primary mover? -
✔✔front lunges, side lunges (lunges)
✔✔KD mean when determining a client's readiness for exercise according to American
College of Sports Medicine? - ✔✔Known Disease
✔✔When your muscle produces an equal amount of force inside as placed upon it, is
a(n) _______ contraction - ✔✔isometric
