NASM CPT 7TH EDITION TEST PAPER 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What term is defined as the generic modifiable factors that impact behavior? a.
Determinants b. Self-efficacy c. Behavior change techniques d. Attitudes -
✔✔Determinants (self-efficacy is one of the strongest determinants)
✔✔What is a key mechanism involved in internal feedback?
a. Knowledge of performance b. Motivation c. Proprioception
d. Knowledge of results - ✔✔Proprioception
✔✔What term would be used to describe the starting point of an individual's fitness level
directly after an assessment has been conducted?
a. Baseline value b. Transformation phase
c. Action phase d. Set point - ✔✔: Baseline value
✔✔Asking a client to turn their head side to side during a balance exercise would
challenge which system? a. Somatosensory system b. Auditory system c. Visual system
d. Vestibular system - ✔✔Vestibular system
✔✔What is defined as steady-state exercise? a. Exercise that goes on for a long time b.
Aerobic exercise performed at a constant intensity c. Exercise that burns a lot of
calories d. Exercise performed for a short duration of time - ✔✔Aerobic exercise
performed at a constant intensity
✔✔Which type of training can be used to improve activation of core muscles compared
to traditional core training? a. Prone dead bugs on floor b. Instability training using a
stability ball c. Planking on a stable surface d. Marching on a stable surface -
✔✔Instability training using a stability ball
✔✔Kettlebell exercises have proven extremely beneficial in the development in which
plane or of which chain? a. Transverse plane b. Anterior chain c. Sagittal plane d.
Posterior chain - ✔✔Posterior chain
✔✔Vitamin K supplements should be avoided by those taking which type of
medication? a. Inhalers b. Anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) c. Insulin d. Painkillers -
✔✔Anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin)
✔✔Which movement assessment utilizes weighted pullies to assess a pushing
movement? a. Standing overhead press b. Standing pull assessment c. Standing push
assessment d. Both standing push and pull - ✔✔Both Standing push and pull
assessment
, ✔✔What plyometric term relates to a rapid eccentric motion followed by an explosive
concentric motion? a. Explosive-shortening phase b. Stretching phase c. Stretch-
shortening cycle d. Muscular-power phase - ✔✔Stretch-shortening cycle
✔✔Which of the folowing exercises is typically used to measure maximum strength of
the upper extremities during a pushing movement?
a. Pulling assessment b. Pushing assessment c. Overhead press assessment d. Bench
press strength assessment - ✔✔Bench press strength assessment
✔✔What is an example of an external factor that may influence the risk of falling in older
adults? a. Ligament integrity b. Joint stability c. The environment d. Muscle strength -
✔✔The environment
✔✔What is defined as the specific outline created by a fitness professional that details
the form of training, length of time, and specific exercises to be performed? a. Acute
variables b. Training plan c. Macrocycle d. Periodization - ✔✔Training plan
✔✔When a muscle is held during a stretch for a prolonged period, the GTO is activated,
which results in the muscle relaxing. What is this action called?
a. Stretch reflex b. Isometric contraction
c. Reciprocal inhibition d. Autogenic inhibition - ✔✔Autogenic inhibition
✔✔What are the three categories within the lipid family?
a) Triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols b) Cholesterol, omega-3s, and omega-6s c)
Saturated fat, unsaturated fat, and cholesterol d) Saturated, unsaturated, and
hydrogenated fats - ✔✔Triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols
✔✔The difference between the end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes is referred to as
what? a. Resting heart rate b. Stroke volume c. Cardiac output d. Venous return -
✔✔Stroke volume
✔✔What is it called when an individual performs the same task repeatedly over time,
which can lead to movement dysfunction?
a. Pattern overload b. Autogenic inhibition c. Stretch reflex
d. Reciprocal inhibition - ✔✔Pattern overload
✔✔What is defined as the level of commitment to a behavior or plan of action? a.
Hypertrophy b. Overtraining c. Goals d. Adherence - ✔✔Adherence
✔✔Which test provides the most personalized assessment of an individual's true
metabolic function? a. 1.5-mile (2.4-km) run test
b. YMCA 3-minute step test c. Ventilatory threshold (VT1) test
d. Rockport walk test - ✔✔Ventilatory threshold (VT1) test
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What term is defined as the generic modifiable factors that impact behavior? a.
Determinants b. Self-efficacy c. Behavior change techniques d. Attitudes -
✔✔Determinants (self-efficacy is one of the strongest determinants)
✔✔What is a key mechanism involved in internal feedback?
a. Knowledge of performance b. Motivation c. Proprioception
d. Knowledge of results - ✔✔Proprioception
✔✔What term would be used to describe the starting point of an individual's fitness level
directly after an assessment has been conducted?
a. Baseline value b. Transformation phase
c. Action phase d. Set point - ✔✔: Baseline value
✔✔Asking a client to turn their head side to side during a balance exercise would
challenge which system? a. Somatosensory system b. Auditory system c. Visual system
d. Vestibular system - ✔✔Vestibular system
✔✔What is defined as steady-state exercise? a. Exercise that goes on for a long time b.
Aerobic exercise performed at a constant intensity c. Exercise that burns a lot of
calories d. Exercise performed for a short duration of time - ✔✔Aerobic exercise
performed at a constant intensity
✔✔Which type of training can be used to improve activation of core muscles compared
to traditional core training? a. Prone dead bugs on floor b. Instability training using a
stability ball c. Planking on a stable surface d. Marching on a stable surface -
✔✔Instability training using a stability ball
✔✔Kettlebell exercises have proven extremely beneficial in the development in which
plane or of which chain? a. Transverse plane b. Anterior chain c. Sagittal plane d.
Posterior chain - ✔✔Posterior chain
✔✔Vitamin K supplements should be avoided by those taking which type of
medication? a. Inhalers b. Anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin) c. Insulin d. Painkillers -
✔✔Anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin)
✔✔Which movement assessment utilizes weighted pullies to assess a pushing
movement? a. Standing overhead press b. Standing pull assessment c. Standing push
assessment d. Both standing push and pull - ✔✔Both Standing push and pull
assessment
, ✔✔What plyometric term relates to a rapid eccentric motion followed by an explosive
concentric motion? a. Explosive-shortening phase b. Stretching phase c. Stretch-
shortening cycle d. Muscular-power phase - ✔✔Stretch-shortening cycle
✔✔Which of the folowing exercises is typically used to measure maximum strength of
the upper extremities during a pushing movement?
a. Pulling assessment b. Pushing assessment c. Overhead press assessment d. Bench
press strength assessment - ✔✔Bench press strength assessment
✔✔What is an example of an external factor that may influence the risk of falling in older
adults? a. Ligament integrity b. Joint stability c. The environment d. Muscle strength -
✔✔The environment
✔✔What is defined as the specific outline created by a fitness professional that details
the form of training, length of time, and specific exercises to be performed? a. Acute
variables b. Training plan c. Macrocycle d. Periodization - ✔✔Training plan
✔✔When a muscle is held during a stretch for a prolonged period, the GTO is activated,
which results in the muscle relaxing. What is this action called?
a. Stretch reflex b. Isometric contraction
c. Reciprocal inhibition d. Autogenic inhibition - ✔✔Autogenic inhibition
✔✔What are the three categories within the lipid family?
a) Triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols b) Cholesterol, omega-3s, and omega-6s c)
Saturated fat, unsaturated fat, and cholesterol d) Saturated, unsaturated, and
hydrogenated fats - ✔✔Triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols
✔✔The difference between the end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes is referred to as
what? a. Resting heart rate b. Stroke volume c. Cardiac output d. Venous return -
✔✔Stroke volume
✔✔What is it called when an individual performs the same task repeatedly over time,
which can lead to movement dysfunction?
a. Pattern overload b. Autogenic inhibition c. Stretch reflex
d. Reciprocal inhibition - ✔✔Pattern overload
✔✔What is defined as the level of commitment to a behavior or plan of action? a.
Hypertrophy b. Overtraining c. Goals d. Adherence - ✔✔Adherence
✔✔Which test provides the most personalized assessment of an individual's true
metabolic function? a. 1.5-mile (2.4-km) run test
b. YMCA 3-minute step test c. Ventilatory threshold (VT1) test
d. Rockport walk test - ✔✔Ventilatory threshold (VT1) test
