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
overload 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 -sustained change over time; begins 6 months after action
has started and continues indefinitely
action stage - Answer -Stage of change in which people are actively changing a
negative behavior or adopting a new, healthy behavior
contemplation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are considering
changing behavior in the next 6 months
,precontemplation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are unwilling to
change their behavior
preparation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are getting ready to make
a change within the coming month
Which assessment should be conducted first to preserve validity - Answer -Body
composition
Core stability is defined as - Answer -The ability to resist external resistance in spine
while extremities are moving
Arthokinematics - Answer -joint motion
Osteokinematics - Answer -movement of bones around a joint axis
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 -porous trabecular bone characterized by rapid bone
demineralization following menopause
type 2 osteoporosis - Answer -Porous trabecular and cortical bone observed in men
and women after the age of 70
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 -Amount of physical training performed within a specified
period.
Training Duration - Answer -The timeframe of a workout or the length of time spent in
one phase of training
Unloading phase - Answer -The concentric phase of a reactive exercise
stretch-shortening cycle - Answer -eccentric contraction followed immediately by
concentric 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
anterior pelvic tilt cause - Answer -Hip flexors and erector spinae are expected to be
tight
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: >0.95
Women: >0.86
Kinesiophobia - Answer -fear of movement
Muscle involved in shoulder Extension in pulling movements - Answer -Latissimus
Dorsi
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 to flow that blood 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 -Improve cardio for healthy sedentary individuals
HRZ 1
Start slow
Work up to 30 - 60 min of exercise
Stage 2 of training - Answer -Individuals with low to moderate cardio fitness ready to
train at higher intensities.
HRZ 2 to train 1 min intervals
HRZ 1 to recover 3 min interval
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
overload 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 -sustained change over time; begins 6 months after action
has started and continues indefinitely
action stage - Answer -Stage of change in which people are actively changing a
negative behavior or adopting a new, healthy behavior
contemplation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are considering
changing behavior in the next 6 months
,precontemplation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are unwilling to
change their behavior
preparation stage - Answer -stage of change in which people are getting ready to make
a change within the coming month
Which assessment should be conducted first to preserve validity - Answer -Body
composition
Core stability is defined as - Answer -The ability to resist external resistance in spine
while extremities are moving
Arthokinematics - Answer -joint motion
Osteokinematics - Answer -movement of bones around a joint axis
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 -porous trabecular bone characterized by rapid bone
demineralization following menopause
type 2 osteoporosis - Answer -Porous trabecular and cortical bone observed in men
and women after the age of 70
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 -Amount of physical training performed within a specified
period.
Training Duration - Answer -The timeframe of a workout or the length of time spent in
one phase of training
Unloading phase - Answer -The concentric phase of a reactive exercise
stretch-shortening cycle - Answer -eccentric contraction followed immediately by
concentric 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
anterior pelvic tilt cause - Answer -Hip flexors and erector spinae are expected to be
tight
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: >0.95
Women: >0.86
Kinesiophobia - Answer -fear of movement
Muscle involved in shoulder Extension in pulling movements - Answer -Latissimus
Dorsi
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 to flow that blood 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 -Improve cardio for healthy sedentary individuals
HRZ 1
Start slow
Work up to 30 - 60 min of exercise
Stage 2 of training - Answer -Individuals with low to moderate cardio fitness ready to
train at higher intensities.
HRZ 2 to train 1 min intervals
HRZ 1 to recover 3 min interval
