NASM CPT 7 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Davis's Law - Answer -States that soft tissue models along the lines of stress
Mechanical effect that occurs from myofascial rolling - Answer -Compress to the local
myofascia, relaxes the tissues by increasing bloodflow
What causes coronary heart disease? - Answer -atherosclerosis
Phase 4 of OPT Model - Answer -Maximal strength
Phase 3 of OPT Model - Answer -Muscular Development
Phase 2 of OPT Model - Answer -Strength Endurance Training
Phase 1 of OPT Model - Answer -Stabilization Endurance Training
Phase 5 of OPT Model - Answer -Power Training
Wolff's Law - Answer -A bone grows or remodels in response to forces or demands
placed upon it
specificity principle - Answer -standard which states that gradual increase of a physical
demand on the body will improve fitness
Archimedes' Principle - Answer -the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of
the fluid displaced by the object
The TRX Rip Trainer should be most beneficial to which of the following phases of the
OPT model? - Answer -Phases 1, 2, and 5
What are the primary levels of the OPT model - Answer -Stabilization, Strength, Power
What does the electron transport chain do? - Answer -uses the high-energy electrons
from glycolysis and the Krebs cycle to convert ADP into ATP
maintenance stage - Answer -has been consistently exercising for 6 months or more-
less tempted to stop-continues indefinitely
action stage - Answer -has been exercising for up to 6 months
contemplation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are considering
changing behavior in the next 6 months but have taken no steps to start
,precontemplation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people have made no
changes or plans to change
preparation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are getting ready to make
a change within the next month
To quantify body compositional (fat mass loss) changes (A Fitness assessment
measure) - Answer -Body composition measurement
Core stability is defined as - Answer -The ability to maintain position stabilizing spine
while extremities are moving
Arthokinematics - Answer -joint motion (unseen)
3 major types: roll, slide, spin
Osteokinematics - Answer -movement of bones around a joint axis (visible)
Biomechanics - Answer -The science concerned with the internal and external forces
acting on the human body and the effects produced by these forces.
Kinesiology - Answer -study of movement
type 1 osteoporosis - Answer -"primary" caused by normal aging/lower estrogen &
progesterone- following menopause
type 2 osteoporosis - Answer -"secondary" due to medical condition/alcohol abuse or
smoking
Training Frequency - Answer -The number of training sessions performed during a
specified period (usually 1 week)
Training Intensity - Answer -An individual's level of effort, compared with their maximal
effort, which is usually expressed as a percentage.
Training Volume - Answer -The sum of the (reps x sets) x resistance used.
Training Duration - Answer -amount of time of a training session
Unloading phase - Answer -The concentric phase
stretch-shortening cycle - Answer -eccentric (stretch) contraction followed immediately
by concentric (shortening) contraction
Amortization phase - Answer -the transition period between the eccentric and
concentric actions during plyometrics; a crucial part of the stretch-shortening cycle that
contributes to power development
, loading phase - Answer -The eccentric phase of a reactive exercise
posterior pelvic tilt cause - Answer -Rectus abdominis and hamstrings are thought to be
tight causes LESSER lordotic curve to lumbar spine
anterior pelvic tilt cause - Answer -Hip flexors and erector spinae are expected to be
tight causes GREATER lumbar lordosis
PAR-Q reflects what three health indicators - Answer -Current activity level, signs and
symptoms of disease, desired exercise intensity
high risk waist to hip ratio - Answer -Men: moderate >0.96-1.
high>1
Women: moderate>0.81-.85
high >.86
Stages 3-5 (of the 5 stages/4 zones) are most appropriate for - Answer -atheletes and
advanced fitness enthusiasts who seek greater cardiorespiratory conditioning (stages 1-
2 are best for those seeking to improve health)
Muscle involved in shoulder Extension in pulling movements - Answer -Latissimus
Dorsi, teres major and minor, posterior deltoid
What percentage of people experience low-back pain in their lifetime - Answer -80%
venous pooling - Answer -accumulation of the blood in a part of the body
peripheral resistance - Answer -the opposition that blood flow encounters in vessels
away from the heart
Frank-Starling Law of the Heart - Answer -the more the heart fills with blood during
diastole, the greater the force of contraction during systole
Valsalva maneuver - Answer -forcible exhalation against a closed glottis, resulting in
increased intrathoracic pressure
Stage 1 of training - Answer -Goal: build aerobic base & foundational fitness
Steady State
below VT1
Improve cardio fitness
Work up to 30
once can do 30 min 3xwk ready for stage 2
Stage 2 of training - Answer -Intermediate cardio fitness. Ready to train at higher
intensities.
Davis's Law - Answer -States that soft tissue models along the lines of stress
Mechanical effect that occurs from myofascial rolling - Answer -Compress to the local
myofascia, relaxes the tissues by increasing bloodflow
What causes coronary heart disease? - Answer -atherosclerosis
Phase 4 of OPT Model - Answer -Maximal strength
Phase 3 of OPT Model - Answer -Muscular Development
Phase 2 of OPT Model - Answer -Strength Endurance Training
Phase 1 of OPT Model - Answer -Stabilization Endurance Training
Phase 5 of OPT Model - Answer -Power Training
Wolff's Law - Answer -A bone grows or remodels in response to forces or demands
placed upon it
specificity principle - Answer -standard which states that gradual increase of a physical
demand on the body will improve fitness
Archimedes' Principle - Answer -the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of
the fluid displaced by the object
The TRX Rip Trainer should be most beneficial to which of the following phases of the
OPT model? - Answer -Phases 1, 2, and 5
What are the primary levels of the OPT model - Answer -Stabilization, Strength, Power
What does the electron transport chain do? - Answer -uses the high-energy electrons
from glycolysis and the Krebs cycle to convert ADP into ATP
maintenance stage - Answer -has been consistently exercising for 6 months or more-
less tempted to stop-continues indefinitely
action stage - Answer -has been exercising for up to 6 months
contemplation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are considering
changing behavior in the next 6 months but have taken no steps to start
,precontemplation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people have made no
changes or plans to change
preparation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are getting ready to make
a change within the next month
To quantify body compositional (fat mass loss) changes (A Fitness assessment
measure) - Answer -Body composition measurement
Core stability is defined as - Answer -The ability to maintain position stabilizing spine
while extremities are moving
Arthokinematics - Answer -joint motion (unseen)
3 major types: roll, slide, spin
Osteokinematics - Answer -movement of bones around a joint axis (visible)
Biomechanics - Answer -The science concerned with the internal and external forces
acting on the human body and the effects produced by these forces.
Kinesiology - Answer -study of movement
type 1 osteoporosis - Answer -"primary" caused by normal aging/lower estrogen &
progesterone- following menopause
type 2 osteoporosis - Answer -"secondary" due to medical condition/alcohol abuse or
smoking
Training Frequency - Answer -The number of training sessions performed during a
specified period (usually 1 week)
Training Intensity - Answer -An individual's level of effort, compared with their maximal
effort, which is usually expressed as a percentage.
Training Volume - Answer -The sum of the (reps x sets) x resistance used.
Training Duration - Answer -amount of time of a training session
Unloading phase - Answer -The concentric phase
stretch-shortening cycle - Answer -eccentric (stretch) contraction followed immediately
by concentric (shortening) contraction
Amortization phase - Answer -the transition period between the eccentric and
concentric actions during plyometrics; a crucial part of the stretch-shortening cycle that
contributes to power development
, loading phase - Answer -The eccentric phase of a reactive exercise
posterior pelvic tilt cause - Answer -Rectus abdominis and hamstrings are thought to be
tight causes LESSER lordotic curve to lumbar spine
anterior pelvic tilt cause - Answer -Hip flexors and erector spinae are expected to be
tight causes GREATER lumbar lordosis
PAR-Q reflects what three health indicators - Answer -Current activity level, signs and
symptoms of disease, desired exercise intensity
high risk waist to hip ratio - Answer -Men: moderate >0.96-1.
high>1
Women: moderate>0.81-.85
high >.86
Stages 3-5 (of the 5 stages/4 zones) are most appropriate for - Answer -atheletes and
advanced fitness enthusiasts who seek greater cardiorespiratory conditioning (stages 1-
2 are best for those seeking to improve health)
Muscle involved in shoulder Extension in pulling movements - Answer -Latissimus
Dorsi, teres major and minor, posterior deltoid
What percentage of people experience low-back pain in their lifetime - Answer -80%
venous pooling - Answer -accumulation of the blood in a part of the body
peripheral resistance - Answer -the opposition that blood flow encounters in vessels
away from the heart
Frank-Starling Law of the Heart - Answer -the more the heart fills with blood during
diastole, the greater the force of contraction during systole
Valsalva maneuver - Answer -forcible exhalation against a closed glottis, resulting in
increased intrathoracic pressure
Stage 1 of training - Answer -Goal: build aerobic base & foundational fitness
Steady State
below VT1
Improve cardio fitness
Work up to 30
once can do 30 min 3xwk ready for stage 2
Stage 2 of training - Answer -Intermediate cardio fitness. Ready to train at higher
intensities.
