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NASM-PES EXAM QUESTION BANK 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {550 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+/
NASM PES PRACTICE EXAM | BRAND NEW!
What is the proper progression for plyometric-strength
exercises?
a. Lunge jumps, power step-ups, repeat box jumps
b. Lunge jumps, power step-ups, repeat squat jumps
c. Repeat squat jumps, lunge jumps, power step-ups
d. Power step-ups, lunge jumps, repeat box jumps. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > c. Repeat squat jumps, lunge jumps, power step-ups
Which predictable pattern best describes the adaptation to stress
the body follows to maintain a state of physiological balance (or
homeostasis)?
a. Pattern of individualization
b. General Adaptation Syndrome
c. Peripheral heart action system
d. Tolerable upper intake pattern - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. General
Adaptation Syndrome
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Which of the following exercises is MOST appropriate for an
athlete training in the Strength Level (Phases 2,3,4) of the OPT
model?
a. Single-leg balance reach
b. Two-arm medicine ball chest pass
c. Medicine ball oblique throw
d. Bench press - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Bench press
Which Olympic lift moves the load from the ground to overhead in
one single effort?
a. Front squat
b. Power clean
c. Snatch
d. Clean and jerk - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Snatch
Which grade is recommended in downhill running for assisted
speed drills?
a. 3-4%
b. 9-10%
c. 5-6%
d. 7-8% - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. 5-6%
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Which of the following is the principle that states that faster
motor units with larger axons are recruited second when more
force and power are needed?
a. Periodization principle
b. Progressive outcome principle
c. Henneman's size principle
d. Resistance development principle - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c.
Henneman's size principle
Which of the following techniques is critical for maintaining
stability in the sacroiliac joint?
a. Drawing-in maneuver
b. Single-leg balance
c. SMR
d. Bracing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Drawing-in maneuver
Which stage of cardio training should mark the gradual inclusion
of repeated sprint training?
a. Stage 4
b. Stage 1
c. Stage 2
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d. Stage 3 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Stage 3
Which of the following is a serious risk associated with blood
doping?
a. Low hematocrit
b. Bacterial infections
c. Glucose intolerance
d. Erythrocythemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Bacterial infections
Which of the following describes the motivational climate that
has been proven to produce more adaptive motivational patterns,
including positive attitudes and effective learning strategies?
a. Outcome-oriented
b. Mastery-oriented
c. Problem-oriented
d. Solution-oriented - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Mastery-oriented
Which exercise can help decrease perturbation and help achieve
neuromuscular control?
a. Squat on a wobble board
b. Sled push
c. Bench press
NASM-PES EXAM QUESTION BANK 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {550 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+/
NASM PES PRACTICE EXAM | BRAND NEW!
What is the proper progression for plyometric-strength
exercises?
a. Lunge jumps, power step-ups, repeat box jumps
b. Lunge jumps, power step-ups, repeat squat jumps
c. Repeat squat jumps, lunge jumps, power step-ups
d. Power step-ups, lunge jumps, repeat box jumps. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > c. Repeat squat jumps, lunge jumps, power step-ups
Which predictable pattern best describes the adaptation to stress
the body follows to maintain a state of physiological balance (or
homeostasis)?
a. Pattern of individualization
b. General Adaptation Syndrome
c. Peripheral heart action system
d. Tolerable upper intake pattern - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. General
Adaptation Syndrome
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Which of the following exercises is MOST appropriate for an
athlete training in the Strength Level (Phases 2,3,4) of the OPT
model?
a. Single-leg balance reach
b. Two-arm medicine ball chest pass
c. Medicine ball oblique throw
d. Bench press - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Bench press
Which Olympic lift moves the load from the ground to overhead in
one single effort?
a. Front squat
b. Power clean
c. Snatch
d. Clean and jerk - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Snatch
Which grade is recommended in downhill running for assisted
speed drills?
a. 3-4%
b. 9-10%
c. 5-6%
d. 7-8% - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. 5-6%
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Which of the following is the principle that states that faster
motor units with larger axons are recruited second when more
force and power are needed?
a. Periodization principle
b. Progressive outcome principle
c. Henneman's size principle
d. Resistance development principle - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c.
Henneman's size principle
Which of the following techniques is critical for maintaining
stability in the sacroiliac joint?
a. Drawing-in maneuver
b. Single-leg balance
c. SMR
d. Bracing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Drawing-in maneuver
Which stage of cardio training should mark the gradual inclusion
of repeated sprint training?
a. Stage 4
b. Stage 1
c. Stage 2
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d. Stage 3 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Stage 3
Which of the following is a serious risk associated with blood
doping?
a. Low hematocrit
b. Bacterial infections
c. Glucose intolerance
d. Erythrocythemia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Bacterial infections
Which of the following describes the motivational climate that
has been proven to produce more adaptive motivational patterns,
including positive attitudes and effective learning strategies?
a. Outcome-oriented
b. Mastery-oriented
c. Problem-oriented
d. Solution-oriented - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Mastery-oriented
Which exercise can help decrease perturbation and help achieve
neuromuscular control?
a. Squat on a wobble board
b. Sled push
c. Bench press
