NASM PHYSIQUE AND BODYBUILDING COACH
Evidence-based practice - Answers -An approach to practice where decisions are
based on (a) the best available research, (b) the unique context, preferences, and
values of the client, and (c) the experiences of the practitioner.
Physical culture - Answers -A 19th century cultural movement in Europe and the United
States that preceded organized strength and physique sport which promoted health via
regular training, typically including weight lifting.
Physique athlete - Answers -Anyone who trains regularly for the primary purpose of
developing a muscular physique, whether they compete in physique sport or not.
Orthorexia nervosa - Answers -A not yet officially classified pathological focus on
healthy eating that causes anxiety when dietary rules cannot be followed, which
negatively impacts psychosocial and physical health.
Binge eating disorder - Answers -Recurring episodes of uncontrolled eating where an
unusually large amount of food is consumed in a discrete period of time, often resulting
in feelings of guilt or shame.
Bulimia nervosa - Answers -Regular episodes of binge eating frequently followed by
compensatory behavior such as excessive exercise, extreme dieting or fasting, laxative
use, or self-induced vomiting.
Muscle dysmorphia - Answers -A subset of body dysmorphic disorder where a
distressing belief that one is not muscular enough, despite reality, causes obsessive
training, eating, and performance-enhancing drug use.
Causation - Answers -A change in a variable causing a change in an outcome.
Controlled trials in research isolate variables to determine if changing one variable
causes a change in an outcome.
Motor - Answers -A nerve that carries information away from the central nervous system
to the muscles to signal contraction.
Sensory - Answers -A nerve that carries information away from the body about various
senses to the central nervous system about the sensory information.
Central nervous system (CNS) - Answers -The nervous system involving the brain and
spinal cord.
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - Answers -The nervous system outside of the central
nervous system that involves the somatic/motor nerves and the autonomic/visceral
nerves.
Evidence-based practice - Answers -An approach to practice where decisions are
based on (a) the best available research, (b) the unique context, preferences, and
values of the client, and (c) the experiences of the practitioner.
Physical culture - Answers -A 19th century cultural movement in Europe and the United
States that preceded organized strength and physique sport which promoted health via
regular training, typically including weight lifting.
Physique athlete - Answers -Anyone who trains regularly for the primary purpose of
developing a muscular physique, whether they compete in physique sport or not.
Orthorexia nervosa - Answers -A not yet officially classified pathological focus on
healthy eating that causes anxiety when dietary rules cannot be followed, which
negatively impacts psychosocial and physical health.
Binge eating disorder - Answers -Recurring episodes of uncontrolled eating where an
unusually large amount of food is consumed in a discrete period of time, often resulting
in feelings of guilt or shame.
Bulimia nervosa - Answers -Regular episodes of binge eating frequently followed by
compensatory behavior such as excessive exercise, extreme dieting or fasting, laxative
use, or self-induced vomiting.
Muscle dysmorphia - Answers -A subset of body dysmorphic disorder where a
distressing belief that one is not muscular enough, despite reality, causes obsessive
training, eating, and performance-enhancing drug use.
Causation - Answers -A change in a variable causing a change in an outcome.
Controlled trials in research isolate variables to determine if changing one variable
causes a change in an outcome.
Motor - Answers -A nerve that carries information away from the central nervous system
to the muscles to signal contraction.
Sensory - Answers -A nerve that carries information away from the body about various
senses to the central nervous system about the sensory information.
Central nervous system (CNS) - Answers -The nervous system involving the brain and
spinal cord.
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - Answers -The nervous system outside of the central
nervous system that involves the somatic/motor nerves and the autonomic/visceral
nerves.
