NASM CPT Final Exam Questions and
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Core and balance exercises are a component of which part of an OPT workout?
Select one:
a. Resistance training
b. Client's choice
c. Activation
d. Skill development - ✔✔C. Activation
What is the recommended number of SAQ sessions per week for weight-loss
clients?
Select one:
a. 3 or 4 sessions per week
b. 1 or 2 sessions per week
c. 5 to 7 sessions per week
d. 0 sessions per week - ✔✔b. 1 or 2 sessions per week
What advice would enable a client to breathe properly?
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,Select one:
a. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your mouth while allowing your
chest to expand.
b. Sit with an increased kyphosis and slowly breathe in through your nose while
minimizing abdominal movement.
c. Sit with an increased kyphosis and slowly breathe in through your nose while
allowing your stomach to expand.
d. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose while allowing your
stomach to expand. - ✔✔D. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose
while allowing your stomach to expand.
Which of the following does plyometric training help increase?
Select one:
a. Core stability
b. Overall base strength
c. Balance
d. Motor unit recruitment - ✔✔d. Motor unit recruitment
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,What muscles does the tubing (shoulder) internal rotation exercise primarily
target?
Select one:
a. Subscapularis
b. Scalenes
c. Infraspinatus
d. Anterior tibialis - ✔✔a. Subscapularis
Which hip muscle helps maintain a level pelvis in the frontal plane?
Select one:
a. Gluteus medius
b. Hip flexor
c. Erector spinae
d. Gluteus maximus - ✔✔a. Gluteus medius
How is an isokinetic muscle contraction best described?
Select one:
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, a. A contraction that occurs when muscle tension is developed and movement
occurs through a given range of motion at a speed that may vary
b. A contraction that occurs when the speed of movement is fixed and the
resistance varies with the force exerted
c. A contraction that occurs when a muscle is exerting force greater than the
resistive force, resulting in a shortening of the muscle
d. A contraction that occurs when muscle tension is created without a change in
length and no visible movement of the joint - ✔✔B. A contraction that occurs
when the speed of movement is fixed and the resistance varies with the force
exerted
How is heart rate collected during the YMCA 3-minute step test to evaluate the
cardiorespiratory fitness level of an individual?
Select one:
a. It is measured over a 60-second count immediately following the test.
b. It is measured over a 10-second count during the last 30 seconds of the test.
c. It is measured over a 30-second count during the last minute of the test.
d. It is measured over a 20-second count immediately following the test. - ✔✔a.
It is measured over a 60-second count immediately following the test.
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Answers 100% Solved | Rated A+
Core and balance exercises are a component of which part of an OPT workout?
Select one:
a. Resistance training
b. Client's choice
c. Activation
d. Skill development - ✔✔C. Activation
What is the recommended number of SAQ sessions per week for weight-loss
clients?
Select one:
a. 3 or 4 sessions per week
b. 1 or 2 sessions per week
c. 5 to 7 sessions per week
d. 0 sessions per week - ✔✔b. 1 or 2 sessions per week
What advice would enable a client to breathe properly?
1|Page
©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,Select one:
a. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your mouth while allowing your
chest to expand.
b. Sit with an increased kyphosis and slowly breathe in through your nose while
minimizing abdominal movement.
c. Sit with an increased kyphosis and slowly breathe in through your nose while
allowing your stomach to expand.
d. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose while allowing your
stomach to expand. - ✔✔D. Sit upright and slowly breathe in through your nose
while allowing your stomach to expand.
Which of the following does plyometric training help increase?
Select one:
a. Core stability
b. Overall base strength
c. Balance
d. Motor unit recruitment - ✔✔d. Motor unit recruitment
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©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,What muscles does the tubing (shoulder) internal rotation exercise primarily
target?
Select one:
a. Subscapularis
b. Scalenes
c. Infraspinatus
d. Anterior tibialis - ✔✔a. Subscapularis
Which hip muscle helps maintain a level pelvis in the frontal plane?
Select one:
a. Gluteus medius
b. Hip flexor
c. Erector spinae
d. Gluteus maximus - ✔✔a. Gluteus medius
How is an isokinetic muscle contraction best described?
Select one:
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©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, a. A contraction that occurs when muscle tension is developed and movement
occurs through a given range of motion at a speed that may vary
b. A contraction that occurs when the speed of movement is fixed and the
resistance varies with the force exerted
c. A contraction that occurs when a muscle is exerting force greater than the
resistive force, resulting in a shortening of the muscle
d. A contraction that occurs when muscle tension is created without a change in
length and no visible movement of the joint - ✔✔B. A contraction that occurs
when the speed of movement is fixed and the resistance varies with the force
exerted
How is heart rate collected during the YMCA 3-minute step test to evaluate the
cardiorespiratory fitness level of an individual?
Select one:
a. It is measured over a 60-second count immediately following the test.
b. It is measured over a 10-second count during the last 30 seconds of the test.
c. It is measured over a 30-second count during the last minute of the test.
d. It is measured over a 20-second count immediately following the test. - ✔✔a.
It is measured over a 60-second count immediately following the test.
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