NASM CPT EXAM CHEAT SHEET
testbank WITH ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ()
NEW EDITION
Phase 2 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Strengṭ h Endurance Training ̣
Phase 1 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Stabilization Endurance Training ̣
Phase 5 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Power Training ̣
Wolff's Law - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..A bone gṛ ows or remodels in response to forces or
demands placed upon it
specificity principle - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..standard which states that gṛ adual increase of a
physical demand on the body will improve fitness
Archimedes' Principle - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..the buoyant force on an object is equal to the
weigh
̣ t of the fluid displaced by the object
The TRX Rip Trainer should be most beneficial to which of the following ̣ phases of the
OPT model? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Phases 1, 2, and 5
What are the primary levels of the OPT model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Stabilization, Strengṭ h,
Power
What does the electron transport chain do? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..uses the high
̣ -energỵ
electrons from gḷ ycolysis and the Krebs cycle to convert ADP into ATP
maintenance stage
̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..has been consistently exercising ̣ for 6 months or
more-less tempted to stop-continues indefinitely
action stage
̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..has been exercising ̣ for up to 6 months
contemplation stage
̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..stage
̣ of change
̣ in which people are considering ̣
,changị ng ̣ behavior in the next 6 months but have taken no steps to start
precontemplation stage ̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..stage
̣ of change
̣ in which people have made
no change
̣ s or plans to change
̣
preparation stage
̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..stage ̣ of change
̣ in which people are ge
̣ tting ̣ ready
to make a change ̣ within the next month
nervous system - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..communication network within the body.
nervous system functions - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..1. sensory: change
̣ s in the
environment 2. integṛ ative: analyze and interpret
3. motor: the neuromuscular response
Central nervous system (CNS) - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..brain and spinal cord; coordinates
activity of the body
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..nerves connecting ̣ the CNS to the
rest of the body and environment.
subdivisions: -
somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Davis's Law - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..States that soft tissue models along ̣ the lines of stress
Mechanical effect that occurs from myofascial rolling ̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Compress to
the local myofascia, relaxes the tissues by increasing ̣ bloodflow
What causes coronary heart disease? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..atherosclerosis
Phase 4 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Maximal strengṭ h
Phase 3 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Muscular Development
To quantify body compositional (fat mass loss) change
̣ s (A Fitness assessment
,measure) - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Body composition measurement
Core stability is defined as - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The ability to maintain position stabilizing ̣
spine while extremities are moving ̣
Arthokinematics - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..joint motion (unseen)
3 major types: roll, slide, spin
Osteokinematics - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..movement of bones around a joint axis (visible)
Biomechanics - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The science concerned with the internal and external
forces acting ̣ on the human body and the effects produced by these forces.
Kinesiologỵ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..study of movement
type 1 osteoporosis - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔.."primary" caused by normal aging
̣ /lower
̣
estrogen
̣ & progesterone-
̣ following ̣ menopause
type 2 osteoporosis - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔.."secondary" due to medical condition/alcohol
abuse or smoking ̣
Training ̣ Frequency - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The number of training ̣ sessions performed
during ̣ a specified period (usually 1 week)
Training ̣ Intensity - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..An individual's level of effort, compared with
their maximal effort, which is usually expressed as a percentag e
̣ .
Training ̣ Volume - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The sum of the (reps x sets) x resistance used.
Training ̣ Duration - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..amount of time of a training ̣ session
Unloading ̣ phase - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The concentric phase
stretch-shortening ̣ cycle - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..eccentric (stretch) contraction followed
immediately by concentric (shortening)̣ contraction
Amortization phase - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..the transition period between the eccentric and
concentric actions during ̣ plyometrics; a crucial part of the stretch-shortening ̣ cycle that
contributes to power development
, loading ̣ phase - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The eccentric phase of a reactive exercise
posterior pelvic tilt cause - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Rectus abdominis and hamstringṣ are
though
̣ t to be tigh
̣ t causes LESSER lordotic curve to lumbar spine
anterior pelvic tilt cause - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Hip flexors and erector spinae are
expected to be tigh
̣ t causes GREATER lumbar lordosis
PAR-Q reflects what three health indicators - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Current activity level,
sign
̣ s and symptoms of disease, desired exercise intensity
high
̣ risk waist to hip ratio - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Men: moderate >0.96-1.
high>1
̣
Women: moderate>0.81-.85
high ̣ >.86
Stages
̣ 3-5 (of the 5 stages/4
̣ zones) are most appropriate for -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..atheletes and advanced fitness enthusiasts who seek greater
̣
cardiorespiratory conditioning ̣ (stages
̣ 1-2 are best for those seeking ̣ to improve health)
Muscle involved in shoulder Extension in pulling ̣ movements -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Latissimus Dorsi, teres major and minor, posterior deltoid
What percentage
̣ of people experience low-back pain in their lifetime -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..80%
venous pooling ̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..accumulation of the blood in a part of the body
peripheral resistance - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..the opposition that blood flow encounters
in vessels away from the heart
Frank-Starling ̣ Law of the Heart - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..the more the heart fills with
blood during ̣ diastole, the greater
̣ the force of contraction during ̣ systole
Valsalva maneuver - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..forcible exhalation aga
̣ inst a closed gḷ ottis,
resulting ̣ in increased intrathoracic pressure
testbank WITH ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ()
NEW EDITION
Phase 2 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Strengṭ h Endurance Training ̣
Phase 1 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Stabilization Endurance Training ̣
Phase 5 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Power Training ̣
Wolff's Law - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..A bone gṛ ows or remodels in response to forces or
demands placed upon it
specificity principle - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..standard which states that gṛ adual increase of a
physical demand on the body will improve fitness
Archimedes' Principle - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..the buoyant force on an object is equal to the
weigh
̣ t of the fluid displaced by the object
The TRX Rip Trainer should be most beneficial to which of the following ̣ phases of the
OPT model? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Phases 1, 2, and 5
What are the primary levels of the OPT model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Stabilization, Strengṭ h,
Power
What does the electron transport chain do? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..uses the high
̣ -energỵ
electrons from gḷ ycolysis and the Krebs cycle to convert ADP into ATP
maintenance stage
̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..has been consistently exercising ̣ for 6 months or
more-less tempted to stop-continues indefinitely
action stage
̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..has been exercising ̣ for up to 6 months
contemplation stage
̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..stage
̣ of change
̣ in which people are considering ̣
,changị ng ̣ behavior in the next 6 months but have taken no steps to start
precontemplation stage ̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..stage
̣ of change
̣ in which people have made
no change
̣ s or plans to change
̣
preparation stage
̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..stage ̣ of change
̣ in which people are ge
̣ tting ̣ ready
to make a change ̣ within the next month
nervous system - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..communication network within the body.
nervous system functions - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..1. sensory: change
̣ s in the
environment 2. integṛ ative: analyze and interpret
3. motor: the neuromuscular response
Central nervous system (CNS) - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..brain and spinal cord; coordinates
activity of the body
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..nerves connecting ̣ the CNS to the
rest of the body and environment.
subdivisions: -
somatic
- autonomic
- parasympathetic
- sympathetic
Davis's Law - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..States that soft tissue models along ̣ the lines of stress
Mechanical effect that occurs from myofascial rolling ̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Compress to
the local myofascia, relaxes the tissues by increasing ̣ bloodflow
What causes coronary heart disease? - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..atherosclerosis
Phase 4 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Maximal strengṭ h
Phase 3 of OPT Model - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Muscular Development
To quantify body compositional (fat mass loss) change
̣ s (A Fitness assessment
,measure) - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Body composition measurement
Core stability is defined as - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The ability to maintain position stabilizing ̣
spine while extremities are moving ̣
Arthokinematics - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..joint motion (unseen)
3 major types: roll, slide, spin
Osteokinematics - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..movement of bones around a joint axis (visible)
Biomechanics - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The science concerned with the internal and external
forces acting ̣ on the human body and the effects produced by these forces.
Kinesiologỵ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..study of movement
type 1 osteoporosis - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔.."primary" caused by normal aging
̣ /lower
̣
estrogen
̣ & progesterone-
̣ following ̣ menopause
type 2 osteoporosis - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔.."secondary" due to medical condition/alcohol
abuse or smoking ̣
Training ̣ Frequency - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The number of training ̣ sessions performed
during ̣ a specified period (usually 1 week)
Training ̣ Intensity - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..An individual's level of effort, compared with
their maximal effort, which is usually expressed as a percentag e
̣ .
Training ̣ Volume - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The sum of the (reps x sets) x resistance used.
Training ̣ Duration - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..amount of time of a training ̣ session
Unloading ̣ phase - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The concentric phase
stretch-shortening ̣ cycle - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..eccentric (stretch) contraction followed
immediately by concentric (shortening)̣ contraction
Amortization phase - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..the transition period between the eccentric and
concentric actions during ̣ plyometrics; a crucial part of the stretch-shortening ̣ cycle that
contributes to power development
, loading ̣ phase - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..The eccentric phase of a reactive exercise
posterior pelvic tilt cause - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Rectus abdominis and hamstringṣ are
though
̣ t to be tigh
̣ t causes LESSER lordotic curve to lumbar spine
anterior pelvic tilt cause - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Hip flexors and erector spinae are
expected to be tigh
̣ t causes GREATER lumbar lordosis
PAR-Q reflects what three health indicators - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Current activity level,
sign
̣ s and symptoms of disease, desired exercise intensity
high
̣ risk waist to hip ratio - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Men: moderate >0.96-1.
high>1
̣
Women: moderate>0.81-.85
high ̣ >.86
Stages
̣ 3-5 (of the 5 stages/4
̣ zones) are most appropriate for -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..atheletes and advanced fitness enthusiasts who seek greater
̣
cardiorespiratory conditioning ̣ (stages
̣ 1-2 are best for those seeking ̣ to improve health)
Muscle involved in shoulder Extension in pulling ̣ movements -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..Latissimus Dorsi, teres major and minor, posterior deltoid
What percentage
̣ of people experience low-back pain in their lifetime -
✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..80%
venous pooling ̣ - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..accumulation of the blood in a part of the body
peripheral resistance - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..the opposition that blood flow encounters
in vessels away from the heart
Frank-Starling ̣ Law of the Heart - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..the more the heart fills with
blood during ̣ diastole, the greater
̣ the force of contraction during ̣ systole
Valsalva maneuver - ✔✔✔ANSW✔✔..forcible exhalation aga
̣ inst a closed gḷ ottis,
resulting ̣ in increased intrathoracic pressure
