Nasm Stretching And Flexibility Questions And Answers

NASM STRETCHING AND
FLEXIBILITY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS


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Daily

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assessmentrrandrrfindsrronerrsiderrthatrrisrrmorerrrestrictedrrinrrmovement?rr-rrans-
Therrclientrrshouldrrcontractrrtherrantagonistrrmusclerrtorrinhibitrrandrrlengthenrrtherrstretchingrrm
uscle.

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ushingrrbackrrduringrrarrstretch?rr-rrans-
Therrclientrrshouldrrcontractrrtherrantagonistrrmusclerrtorrinhibitrrandrrlengthenrrtherrstretchingrrm
uscle.

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Improvementrrofrrtissuerrrelaxation.

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Throughrrtherrhiprrleaningrraway

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Regionalrrinterdependencerrmodel

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usclerrsynergiesrratrrtherrcorrectrrtimerrwithrrappropriaterrforcerrtorrcompleterrfunctionalrrtasksrrwi
thrrtherrleastrramountrrofrrstressrrandrrenergyrrtorrtherrHMS?rr-rrans-Functionalrrefficiency

Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrcanrrdisruptrrtherrbalancerrofrrtensionrrandrrcompressionrrwhichrrhelprrto
rroptimizerrandrrmaintainrrmovement?rr-rrans-Traumaticrrinjury




Whenrrisrritrrrecommendedrrthatrrarrclientrrperformrrself-myofascialrrtechniques?rr-rrans-
Beforerrstretching

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rrduringrrarrstretchingrrsession?rr-rrans-Consistentrrpracticerrandrrfeedbackrrwithrrlike-

mindedrrprofessionals.

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rrans-

Therrclientrrshouldrrcompleterrallrrtherrstretchesrronrronerrsiderrbeforerrmovingrrtorrtherrotherrrside.

WhichrrfascialrrnetrrmayrrcauserrarrrestrictionrrinrrROMrrduringrrarrstandingrrlateralrrdeltoidrrraise?
rr-rrans-Superficialrrfrontrrarmrrnet




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Itrrshouldrrberreasyrrtorrrememberrrandrrcustomized

Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrrarrcommonrrerrorrrmaderrbyrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrduringrrlateralr
rnetrrstretch?rr-rrans-Allowingrrtherrhipsrrtorrrotate




Whyrrisrritrrimportantrrtorrassessrrarrclient'srrbreathingrrwhenrrconstructingrrarrstretchingrrprogra
m?rr-rrans-
Stretchingrrsessionsrrhaverrmorerrdesirablerroutcomesrrwhenrrbreathingrrtechniquesrrarerropti
mized.

Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrbestrrdescribesrrfunctionalrrmovement?rr-rrans-
Movementrrthatrrimprovesrrtherrclient'srractivitiesrrofrrdailyrrliving.

Whatrrupdatedrrmodelsrrhaverrbeenrrusedrrtorrcreaterranrrintegratedrrstretchingrrapproach?rr-
rrans-Biodynamic




Howrrdoesrrstressrrreductionrreffectrrarrclient'srrintegratedrrstretchingrrprogramrroutcomes?rr-
rrans-

Stressrrreductionrraidsrrinrrdecreasingrrfascialrrnetrrtension,rrwhichrrhelpsrrtorrincreaserrflexibility
.

Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrweekendrrhobbiesrrwouldrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrberrmostrrlikelyrrtorr
findrrlessrrrestrictionsrrinrrmovementrrandrrmobilityrrduringrranrrinitialrrassessment?rr-rrans-
Dancing

Whichrrfascialrrnetrrmayrrberrshiftedrrwhenrrtherrarmsrrfallrrforwardrrduringrrtherroverheadrrsquat?r
r-rrans-Deeprrbackrrnet




Whatrrsystemrrisrrresponsiblerrforrrmotorrrcontrolrrandrrprimaryrrfoundationalrrmovementrrinrrtherr
humanrrmovementrrsystemrr(HMS)?rr-rrans-Centralrrnervousrrsystem

, Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrdescribesrrunderactiverrmyofascia?rr-rrans-
Chronicallyrrelongatedrrtissuesrrwithrrarrdecreasedrrneuralrrdrive,rrpreventingrrnormalrrmovem
ent.

Whyrrisrritrranrrexcellentrridearrtorrcheckrrinrronrrarrclientrronrrtherrfollowingrrdayrrafterrrbeginningrras
sistedrrstretching?rr-rrans-
Itrrcanrrmakerrtherrclientrrfeelrrcaredrrforrrandrrthatrrwillrraddrrtorrtherrbeneficialrrexperiencesrrfromrrt
herrnewrrstretchingrrprogram.

Whatrrhappensrrtorrbulkrrwaterrrduringrrchronicrrinflammation?rr-rrans-
Itrrshiftsrrtowardsrrarrhigherrrpercentagerrofrrpollutedrrbulkrrwaterrrzonesrrwithinrrtherrgroundrrsub
stancerrofrrfascia.

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Therr"norrpain,rrnorrgain"rrphilosophy

Whatrrarerrtherrtworrthingsrrthatrrarerrtherrmostrrimportantrrtorrdeveloprrforrrarrsolidrrrelationshiprrb
etweenrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrandrrtherrclient?rr-rrans-Trustrrandrropenrrcommunication.

Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrbestrrdescribesrrarrchangerrinrrpropertyrrseenrrinrrunhealthyrrfascia?rr-
rrans-Lossrrofrrspringinessrrandrrelasticrrrecoil




Whatrrisrrtherrpositionrrofrrtherrclientrrduringrrtherrsingle-legrrtraction?rr-rrans-
Supinerrandrrrelaxedrrwithrrarmsrratrrsides.

Whichrrsiderrofrrtherrcurverrisrrconsideredrrunderrrexcessiverrcompressionrrinrrarrclientrrwithrrscoli
osis?rr-rrans-Concave

Whyrrisrranrrindividualizedrrstretchingrrprogramrrmorerradvantageousrrforrrarrclient?rr-rrans-
Specificallyrrdesignedrrprogramsrrhaverrbetterrrcompliance.

WhichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrmusclesrrarerrincludedrrinrrtherrSuperficialrrFrontrrArmrrNetrr(SFAN)?rr-
rrans-Pectoralisrrmajor




Howrrcanrrarrclientrrensurerrthatrrmovementrrisrrefficientrrinrrallrrplanes?rr-rrans-
Theyrrshouldrrmaintainrrarrvariationrrofrrmovementrrinrrallrrplanes.

Whichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrrarrcommonrrerrorrrmaderrbyrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrduringrrside-
lyingrrlatissimusrrdorsirrstretch?rr-rrans-Lettingrrtherrshoulderrrpinch.

Whichrrtermrrdescribesrrtherrmuscularrrandrrfascialrrchainsrrlocatedrrthroughoutrrtherrbody?rr-
rrans-Myofascialrrnets




Howrrmayrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrberranrralliedrrhealthrrparticipantrrinrrimprovingrrfascialrrdysf
unction?rr-rrans-
Theyrrcanrrimpactrrarrclient'srrabilityrrtorrparticipaterrinrrarrcomprehensiverrfitnessrrprogram.