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NASM CES Final Exam Version 1,2 &3 Newest 2026/2027
Complete Questions And Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
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Which of the following contributes to a decrease in neuron
excitability during static stretching?
Select one:
a. Muscle spindle
b. Renshaw cell
c. Internode
d. Nociceptors - ANSWER-b. Renshaw cell
What are the four components of the Corrective Exercise
Continuum?
Select one:
a. Inhibit, Lengthen, Activate, Integrate
b. Rest, Ice, Elevate, Compress
c. Stabilization, Strength, Hypertrophy, Power
d. Flexibility, Mobility, Stability, Strengthen - ANSWER-a. Inhibit,
Lengthen, Activate, Integrate
Which of the following techniques allows for relaxation and
simultaneous elongation of a muscle?
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Select one:
a. Self-myofascial release
b. Static stretching
c. Integration techniques
d. Positional isometrics - ANSWER-b. Static stretching
Research demonstrated stretching tight ipsilateral quadriceps
and hip flexor musculature can significantly improve
Select one:
a. spinal extension.
b. dorsiflexion.
c. hip flexion.
d. plantar flexion. - ANSWER-c. hip flexion.
Research suggests there is moderate evidence to indicate that
acute, pre-exercise stretching performed in isolation may have a
negative effect on
Select one:
a. muscular strength and power.
b. muscular flexibility and tonus.
c. joint range of motion (ROM).
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d. muscle elasticity and control. - ANSWER-a. muscular strength
and power.
There is moderate evidence to indicate that chronic, long-term
stretching protocols tend to lead to which of the following?
Select one:
a. Increased incidence of injury
b. Decreased cost of time due to injury
c. Decreased Golgi tendon activity
d. Increased tissue hypoxia - ANSWER-b. Decreased cost of time
due to injury
What integrated dynamic movement is an immediate
progression for a staggered stance exercise?
Select one:
a. Two-leg exercise
b. Lunge exercise
c. Single-leg exercise
d. Hopping exercise - ANSWER-b. Lunge exercise
According to the text, which of the following is a
contraindication for isolated strengthening?
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Select one:
a. Clients with poor core stabilization strength
b. Acute muscle strain of muscle of non-affected joint
c. Acute rheumatoid arthritis of affected joint
d. Senior clients with poor balance - ANSWER-c. Acute
rheumatoid arthritis of affected joint
Which of the following is an example of an activation (isolated
strengthening) technique?
Select one:
a. Standing Cable External Rotation
b. Alternating-leg Lunge, Curl to Press
c. Single-arm Row to Arrow
d. Step-up to Overhead Press - ANSWER-a. Standing Cable
External Rotation
What is the best knee joint action for optimal concentric
recruitment of the quadriceps during the Standing Cable
Quadriceps exercise?
Select one:
a. Knee flexion
b. Knee extension
NASM CES Final Exam Version 1,2 &3 Newest 2026/2027
Complete Questions And Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
|Already Graded A+||Just Out!!!
Which of the following contributes to a decrease in neuron
excitability during static stretching?
Select one:
a. Muscle spindle
b. Renshaw cell
c. Internode
d. Nociceptors - ANSWER-b. Renshaw cell
What are the four components of the Corrective Exercise
Continuum?
Select one:
a. Inhibit, Lengthen, Activate, Integrate
b. Rest, Ice, Elevate, Compress
c. Stabilization, Strength, Hypertrophy, Power
d. Flexibility, Mobility, Stability, Strengthen - ANSWER-a. Inhibit,
Lengthen, Activate, Integrate
Which of the following techniques allows for relaxation and
simultaneous elongation of a muscle?
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Select one:
a. Self-myofascial release
b. Static stretching
c. Integration techniques
d. Positional isometrics - ANSWER-b. Static stretching
Research demonstrated stretching tight ipsilateral quadriceps
and hip flexor musculature can significantly improve
Select one:
a. spinal extension.
b. dorsiflexion.
c. hip flexion.
d. plantar flexion. - ANSWER-c. hip flexion.
Research suggests there is moderate evidence to indicate that
acute, pre-exercise stretching performed in isolation may have a
negative effect on
Select one:
a. muscular strength and power.
b. muscular flexibility and tonus.
c. joint range of motion (ROM).
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d. muscle elasticity and control. - ANSWER-a. muscular strength
and power.
There is moderate evidence to indicate that chronic, long-term
stretching protocols tend to lead to which of the following?
Select one:
a. Increased incidence of injury
b. Decreased cost of time due to injury
c. Decreased Golgi tendon activity
d. Increased tissue hypoxia - ANSWER-b. Decreased cost of time
due to injury
What integrated dynamic movement is an immediate
progression for a staggered stance exercise?
Select one:
a. Two-leg exercise
b. Lunge exercise
c. Single-leg exercise
d. Hopping exercise - ANSWER-b. Lunge exercise
According to the text, which of the following is a
contraindication for isolated strengthening?
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Select one:
a. Clients with poor core stabilization strength
b. Acute muscle strain of muscle of non-affected joint
c. Acute rheumatoid arthritis of affected joint
d. Senior clients with poor balance - ANSWER-c. Acute
rheumatoid arthritis of affected joint
Which of the following is an example of an activation (isolated
strengthening) technique?
Select one:
a. Standing Cable External Rotation
b. Alternating-leg Lunge, Curl to Press
c. Single-arm Row to Arrow
d. Step-up to Overhead Press - ANSWER-a. Standing Cable
External Rotation
What is the best knee joint action for optimal concentric
recruitment of the quadriceps during the Standing Cable
Quadriceps exercise?
Select one:
a. Knee flexion
b. Knee extension
