NASM 7th Edition Overactive and Underactive Muscles Exam Questions and Answers

NASM 7th Edition Overactive and
Underactive Muscles Exam Questions
and Answers
Over Head Squat Assessment (Foot turn out) - Overactive -
Answers-Gastrocnemius/Soleus
Hamstrings

Over head squat assessment (Foot turn out) - Underactive - Answers-•Glutes
•Posterior and anterior tibialis

Knee Valgus - Overactive - Answers-•Tensor fascia latae
•adductor complex

Knee Valgus - Underactive - Answers-•Glutes
•Anterior and posterior tibialis

Over Head Squat Assessment Low back arches (Overactive Muscles) - Answers-•Hip
flexors (rectus femoris, psoas, TFL)
•Lumbar extensors (low-back muscles)
•Latissimus dorsi (large back muscle)

Overhead Squat Low back arches (Underactive) - Answers-•Gluteus maximus
•Hamstrings complex
•Abdominals

Excessive forward lean (Overactive Muscles) - Answers-•Hip flexors
•Gastrocnemius/soleus
•Rectus abdominis and external obliques (superficial abdominal muscles)

Excessive forward lean (Underactive Muscles) - Answers-•Gluteus maximus
•Hamstrings complex
•Lumbar extensors

Arms fall forward (Overactive Muscles) - Answers-•Lattissimus Dorsi
•Teres Major,
•Perctoralis Major/Minor

Arms Fall Forward (Underactive) - Answers-•Middle and lower trapezius (mid-back
muscle)
•Rhomboids (muscles near shoulder blades)
•Posterior deltoids (back of shoulder muscles)
•Portions of the rotator cuff (small muscles that stabilize the shoulder)