NASM CPT | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY
WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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, Name the structures that make up the
lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LPHC). Answer: Lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, abdomen,
and hip joint
Dysfunction within the connective
tissue of the kinetic chain that is
treated by the body as an injury,
initiating this repair process. Answer: Cumulative injury cycle
Name four core-strength exercises. Answer: Ball Crunch, Back Extensions, Reverse
Crunch, Cable Rotations
The type of flexibility training that
applies gentle force to an adhesion,
altering the elastic muscle fibers from
a bundled position to a straighter
alignment with the direction of the
muscle and/or fascia. Answer: Self-myofascial release
Exercises in the core-stabilization level
are identified through these
characteristics. Answer: They involve little motion through the
spine and pelvis
What are four common ways a stressor
causes breakdown or injury? Answer: Stress fractures, muscle strains, joint
pain, emotional fatigue
Name four core-stabilization exercises. Answer: Marching, Floor Bridge, Floor Prone
Cobra, Prone Iso-abs
Law stating that soft tissue models
along the lines of stress. Answer: Davis's law
Referred to as a co-contraction of
global muscles, such as the rectus
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Name the structures that make up the
lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LPHC). Answer: Lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, abdomen,
and hip joint
Dysfunction within the connective
tissue of the kinetic chain that is
treated by the body as an injury,
initiating this repair process. Answer: Cumulative injury cycle
Name four core-strength exercises. Answer: Ball Crunch, Back Extensions, Reverse
Crunch, Cable Rotations
The type of flexibility training that
applies gentle force to an adhesion,
altering the elastic muscle fibers from
a bundled position to a straighter
alignment with the direction of the
muscle and/or fascia. Answer: Self-myofascial release
Exercises in the core-stabilization level
are identified through these
characteristics. Answer: They involve little motion through the
spine and pelvis
What are four common ways a stressor
causes breakdown or injury? Answer: Stress fractures, muscle strains, joint
pain, emotional fatigue
Name four core-stabilization exercises. Answer: Marching, Floor Bridge, Floor Prone
Cobra, Prone Iso-abs
Law stating that soft tissue models
along the lines of stress. Answer: Davis's law
Referred to as a co-contraction of
global muscles, such as the rectus
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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