NASM practice exam Questions with
Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
What is a primary cause of musculoskeletal degeneration in
the adult population? - Correct Answers ✅low back pain
How much caffeine per kg of body weight is recommended
about an hour before exercise to provide the most effective
ergogenic response? - Correct Answers ✅3-6mg
What is the highest average daily nutrient intake level likely
to pose no risk of adverse health affects to almost all
individuals in a particular life stage and gender group? -
Correct Answers ✅Tolerable Upper Intake Level
When performing a single-leg squat assessment, if the knee
moves inward, what is a probable overactive muscle? -
Correct Answers ✅Adductor Complex
A woman is training to improve her running capabilities for an
upcoming marathon. She is progressively increasing the
distance and time of her runs. Which principle best explains
physiological adaptions occuring to the woman's aerobic
energy system? - Correct Answers ✅metabolic specificity
Maximal strength adaptations during a resistance training
program are best achieved with which of the following rest
periods? - Correct Answers ✅3-5 minutes
,NASM practice exam Questions with
Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
A new client with limited exercise experience has recently
begun a Phase 1: Stabilization Endurance training program.
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for this
client to increase muscular endurance? - Correct Answers
✅circuit training
During a Phase 3: Hypertrophy workout, what is the
recommended rest interval? - Correct Answers ✅0-60
seconds
Ice skaters are an example of what type of exercise? -
Correct Answers ✅plyometric power exercise
Which of the following core exercises is appropriate for a
client in Phase 1 of the OPT model? - Correct Answers
✅floor prone cobra
Increasing weight with each set is an example of which type
of resistance-training system? - Correct Answers ✅pyramid
Which of the following exercises is a plyometric-power
exercise? - Correct Answers ✅proprioceptive plyometrics
When training a client with arthritis who has never worked
out before, it may be necessary to start out with how many
minutes of exercise? - Correct Answers ✅5 minutes
, NASM practice exam Questions with
Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
When working with loads exceeding 90 percent of maximum,
a client would not exceed a workout volume of? - Correct
Answers ✅10 reps
The adaptation of muscular hypertrophy is best achieved
using which of the following repetition tempos? - Correct
Answers ✅2/0/2
Which of the following training variables should be low when
intensity is high? - Correct Answers ✅volume
A personal trainer is working with a client who has
hypertension. Which of the following statements from the
client indicates a need for further teaching? - Correct
Answers ✅"I should make sure my back is flat against the
floor during a floor bridge."
When performing the static latissimus dorsi ball stretch,
which of the following is a correct body position? - Correct
Answers ✅posterior tilted pevlis
In which phase of the OPT model would ice skaters be an
appropriate exercise? - Correct Answers ✅power
Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
What is a primary cause of musculoskeletal degeneration in
the adult population? - Correct Answers ✅low back pain
How much caffeine per kg of body weight is recommended
about an hour before exercise to provide the most effective
ergogenic response? - Correct Answers ✅3-6mg
What is the highest average daily nutrient intake level likely
to pose no risk of adverse health affects to almost all
individuals in a particular life stage and gender group? -
Correct Answers ✅Tolerable Upper Intake Level
When performing a single-leg squat assessment, if the knee
moves inward, what is a probable overactive muscle? -
Correct Answers ✅Adductor Complex
A woman is training to improve her running capabilities for an
upcoming marathon. She is progressively increasing the
distance and time of her runs. Which principle best explains
physiological adaptions occuring to the woman's aerobic
energy system? - Correct Answers ✅metabolic specificity
Maximal strength adaptations during a resistance training
program are best achieved with which of the following rest
periods? - Correct Answers ✅3-5 minutes
,NASM practice exam Questions with
Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
A new client with limited exercise experience has recently
begun a Phase 1: Stabilization Endurance training program.
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for this
client to increase muscular endurance? - Correct Answers
✅circuit training
During a Phase 3: Hypertrophy workout, what is the
recommended rest interval? - Correct Answers ✅0-60
seconds
Ice skaters are an example of what type of exercise? -
Correct Answers ✅plyometric power exercise
Which of the following core exercises is appropriate for a
client in Phase 1 of the OPT model? - Correct Answers
✅floor prone cobra
Increasing weight with each set is an example of which type
of resistance-training system? - Correct Answers ✅pyramid
Which of the following exercises is a plyometric-power
exercise? - Correct Answers ✅proprioceptive plyometrics
When training a client with arthritis who has never worked
out before, it may be necessary to start out with how many
minutes of exercise? - Correct Answers ✅5 minutes
, NASM practice exam Questions with
Complete Solutions (Latest 2025)
When working with loads exceeding 90 percent of maximum,
a client would not exceed a workout volume of? - Correct
Answers ✅10 reps
The adaptation of muscular hypertrophy is best achieved
using which of the following repetition tempos? - Correct
Answers ✅2/0/2
Which of the following training variables should be low when
intensity is high? - Correct Answers ✅volume
A personal trainer is working with a client who has
hypertension. Which of the following statements from the
client indicates a need for further teaching? - Correct
Answers ✅"I should make sure my back is flat against the
floor during a floor bridge."
When performing the static latissimus dorsi ball stretch,
which of the following is a correct body position? - Correct
Answers ✅posterior tilted pevlis
In which phase of the OPT model would ice skaters be an
appropriate exercise? - Correct Answers ✅power
