NCSF CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER FINAL EXAM
2024-2025 COMPLETE 150 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION
|ALREADY GRADED A+
What term represents the transfer of energy across joints to
support voluntary movement? - Answer-Kinetic chain
The posterior pelvic tilt seen in this picture, is commonly seen
in bilateral leg exercises a result of tight
____________________. - Answer-glutes
Ankle dorsi flexion is caused by _________________. - Answer-
a concentric contraction of the anterior tibialis
When performing biceps and triceps exercises, what joint
action should occur at the shoulder? - Answer-no joint
movement
What exercise is used to cause elevation of the shoulder
complex (scapulae and humerus)? - Answer-barbell shrug
,What is the natural curvature of the thoracic spine? - Answer-
kyphotic curve
When performed correctly, what is the prime mover
responsible for hip extension during the back squat? - Answer-
gluteus maximus
What back muscle is the prime mover for the seated row
exercise as it is responsible for retraction of the scapula? -
Answer-rhomboids
Which of the following exercises requires the greatest
contribution from trunk stabilizers when using 80% 1RM? -
Answer-barbell bent-over row
The performance of dumbbell side raises occurs in what
movement plane? - Answer-frontal
What position of the knee is necessary to fully stretch the
gastrocnemius when the ankle is in full dorsi flexion? - Answer-
fully extended
, What muscles are used to globally stabilize the humerus during
the bench press? - Answer-latissimus dorsi and deltoid
Based on the principles of stability what exercise would be the
most difficult to stabilize? - Answer-standing single-arm
dumbbell press
To correct the movement error seen in the image, the client
should be instructed to ____________. - Answer-take a broader
step and push the back leg downward
Which of the following refers to the cumulative input to the
nervous system that relays body and positional movement? -
Answer-proprioception
What muscle is the prime mover for the lateral lunge
performed in the picture? - Answer-hip abductors
Clients should be instructed to retract the scapula during the
seated row exercise in order to effectively train the: - Answer-
rhomboids
2024-2025 COMPLETE 150 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION
|ALREADY GRADED A+
What term represents the transfer of energy across joints to
support voluntary movement? - Answer-Kinetic chain
The posterior pelvic tilt seen in this picture, is commonly seen
in bilateral leg exercises a result of tight
____________________. - Answer-glutes
Ankle dorsi flexion is caused by _________________. - Answer-
a concentric contraction of the anterior tibialis
When performing biceps and triceps exercises, what joint
action should occur at the shoulder? - Answer-no joint
movement
What exercise is used to cause elevation of the shoulder
complex (scapulae and humerus)? - Answer-barbell shrug
,What is the natural curvature of the thoracic spine? - Answer-
kyphotic curve
When performed correctly, what is the prime mover
responsible for hip extension during the back squat? - Answer-
gluteus maximus
What back muscle is the prime mover for the seated row
exercise as it is responsible for retraction of the scapula? -
Answer-rhomboids
Which of the following exercises requires the greatest
contribution from trunk stabilizers when using 80% 1RM? -
Answer-barbell bent-over row
The performance of dumbbell side raises occurs in what
movement plane? - Answer-frontal
What position of the knee is necessary to fully stretch the
gastrocnemius when the ankle is in full dorsi flexion? - Answer-
fully extended
, What muscles are used to globally stabilize the humerus during
the bench press? - Answer-latissimus dorsi and deltoid
Based on the principles of stability what exercise would be the
most difficult to stabilize? - Answer-standing single-arm
dumbbell press
To correct the movement error seen in the image, the client
should be instructed to ____________. - Answer-take a broader
step and push the back leg downward
Which of the following refers to the cumulative input to the
nervous system that relays body and positional movement? -
Answer-proprioception
What muscle is the prime mover for the lateral lunge
performed in the picture? - Answer-hip abductors
Clients should be instructed to retract the scapula during the
seated row exercise in order to effectively train the: - Answer-
rhomboids
