NASM Stretching and Flexibility EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | VERIFIED
/Tension - Answer-the baseline force on the fascial network that allows it to
accommodate, adapt and respond to varied forces generated by the human movement
system (HMS)?
/.Understanding, compassion and empathy - Answer-emotional characteristics are most
important for the fitness professional to have during an assisted-stretching session?
/.Stiff legged deadlift - Answer-When impaired, which exercise may uncover a shift in
the back net (BN)?
/.Pectoralis major - Answer-muscles that included in the Superficial Front Arm Net
(SFAN)?
/.Lying on side, arm reaching up overhead. - Answer-What is the position of the client
during the side-lying pectorals stretch?
/.Structural efficiency - Answer-describes the alignment of each component of the
human movement system (HMS) allowing posture to be balanced in correlation to the
center of gravity?
/.Quick and strong movements - Answer-What types of movement should be used to
engage the sympathetic nervous system?
/.Lateral net - Answer-Which fascial net dysfunction may cause hip hiking?
/.Through the hip leaning away - Answer-How should the traction during the adductor
stretch be completed?
/.Mechanoreceptors detect quick and powerful changes in tissue length and cause a
contraction in the muscle. - Answer-How does the stretch reflex prevent injury?
/.Most states and countries umbrella the professional-client touch relationship under the
massage therapy license. - Answer-Why should the fitness professional take caution
and make sure they understand the scope of practice in their location before stretching
clients?
/.Myofascial nets - Answer-Which term describes the muscular and fascial chains
located throughout the body?
/.Biomechanical model - Answer-What concept is described as the collection of parts
that work together to create movement patterns?
, /.Preparation - Answer-What self-stretching program utilizes perpetual movement at a
moderately fast tempo?
/.Right rotation of the trunk - Answer-Which of the following fascial net dysfunctions may
be found by a shift in the spiral net (SN)?
/.Moderately fast - Answer-What tempo should be used during pre-training stretching?
/.Personal hands-on contact - Answer-Why does the fitness professional and client
develop a close relationship during stretching sessions?
/.Cranial fascia, sacrolumbar fascia, sacrotuberous ligament, plantar fascia - Answer-
Which of the following structures are found in the Back Net (BN)?
/.It shifts towards a higher percentage of polluted bulk water zones within the ground
substance of fascia. - Answer-What happens to bulk water during chronic inflammation?
/.Neurophysiological and somatovisceral - Answer-What other body systems may be
simultaneously involved if a client has a history of chronic dysfunction according to the
Regional Interdependence (RI) model?
/.Proprioceptors - Answer-Which specialized receptors help monitor, regulate, and
maintain optimal movement patterns?
/.Spiral net - Answer-Which fascial net may cause a restriction in ROM during a lunge
with twist?
/.Stretching sessions have more desirable outcomes when breathing techniques are
optimized. - Answer-Why is it important to assess a client's breathing when constructing
a stretching program?
/.Self-stretching - Answer-Which of the following should be the next step in a client's
stretching program once their goals for optimal mobility have been reached?
/.Assisted-stretching session - Answer-Which of the following terms could the fitness
professional use marketing that they offer stretching techniques?
/.Before stretching sessions begin. - Answer-When should a conversation about client
expectations occur?
/.Back net - Answer-Which fascial net could be shifted upward with an excessive
forward lean during the overhead squat?
/.Unilateral tilting of the pelvis - Answer-Which postural dysfunction is caused by a
lateral net shift?
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | VERIFIED
/Tension - Answer-the baseline force on the fascial network that allows it to
accommodate, adapt and respond to varied forces generated by the human movement
system (HMS)?
/.Understanding, compassion and empathy - Answer-emotional characteristics are most
important for the fitness professional to have during an assisted-stretching session?
/.Stiff legged deadlift - Answer-When impaired, which exercise may uncover a shift in
the back net (BN)?
/.Pectoralis major - Answer-muscles that included in the Superficial Front Arm Net
(SFAN)?
/.Lying on side, arm reaching up overhead. - Answer-What is the position of the client
during the side-lying pectorals stretch?
/.Structural efficiency - Answer-describes the alignment of each component of the
human movement system (HMS) allowing posture to be balanced in correlation to the
center of gravity?
/.Quick and strong movements - Answer-What types of movement should be used to
engage the sympathetic nervous system?
/.Lateral net - Answer-Which fascial net dysfunction may cause hip hiking?
/.Through the hip leaning away - Answer-How should the traction during the adductor
stretch be completed?
/.Mechanoreceptors detect quick and powerful changes in tissue length and cause a
contraction in the muscle. - Answer-How does the stretch reflex prevent injury?
/.Most states and countries umbrella the professional-client touch relationship under the
massage therapy license. - Answer-Why should the fitness professional take caution
and make sure they understand the scope of practice in their location before stretching
clients?
/.Myofascial nets - Answer-Which term describes the muscular and fascial chains
located throughout the body?
/.Biomechanical model - Answer-What concept is described as the collection of parts
that work together to create movement patterns?
, /.Preparation - Answer-What self-stretching program utilizes perpetual movement at a
moderately fast tempo?
/.Right rotation of the trunk - Answer-Which of the following fascial net dysfunctions may
be found by a shift in the spiral net (SN)?
/.Moderately fast - Answer-What tempo should be used during pre-training stretching?
/.Personal hands-on contact - Answer-Why does the fitness professional and client
develop a close relationship during stretching sessions?
/.Cranial fascia, sacrolumbar fascia, sacrotuberous ligament, plantar fascia - Answer-
Which of the following structures are found in the Back Net (BN)?
/.It shifts towards a higher percentage of polluted bulk water zones within the ground
substance of fascia. - Answer-What happens to bulk water during chronic inflammation?
/.Neurophysiological and somatovisceral - Answer-What other body systems may be
simultaneously involved if a client has a history of chronic dysfunction according to the
Regional Interdependence (RI) model?
/.Proprioceptors - Answer-Which specialized receptors help monitor, regulate, and
maintain optimal movement patterns?
/.Spiral net - Answer-Which fascial net may cause a restriction in ROM during a lunge
with twist?
/.Stretching sessions have more desirable outcomes when breathing techniques are
optimized. - Answer-Why is it important to assess a client's breathing when constructing
a stretching program?
/.Self-stretching - Answer-Which of the following should be the next step in a client's
stretching program once their goals for optimal mobility have been reached?
/.Assisted-stretching session - Answer-Which of the following terms could the fitness
professional use marketing that they offer stretching techniques?
/.Before stretching sessions begin. - Answer-When should a conversation about client
expectations occur?
/.Back net - Answer-Which fascial net could be shifted upward with an excessive
forward lean during the overhead squat?
/.Unilateral tilting of the pelvis - Answer-Which postural dysfunction is caused by a
lateral net shift?
