NASM PES Exam Review Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Principle of Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER:-The body will adapt to demands
placed on it.
Caffeine effects... - CORRECT ANSWER:-CNS, heart, and skeletal muscles
Risk factor for tendonitis - CORRECT ANSWER:-Cold weather
As stretch intensity increases, - CORRECT ANSWER:-frequency of nerve
impulses increases
Acute effects occur - CORRECT ANSWER:-Shortly after ingestion
Rate Coding - CORRECT ANSWER:-Firing frequency of motor units
Structural efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER:-Capability if the body to overcome
forces to maintain alignment of the musculoskeletal system, allowing one to
maintain center of gravity.
The highest intensity of muscle activation, while performing Olympic lifts occurs
at the.. - CORRECT ANSWER:-Hip extensors
,During which stage of the stress response will the body experience less soreness
and improvement in activity? - CORRECT ANSWER:-Resistance Development
What is involved in the postural control system? - CORRECT ANSWER:-
Proprioceptive, Vestibular, Visual
How many meals should an athlete eat each day? - CORRECT ANSWER:-4-6
small meals
Detect muscle length - CORRECT ANSWER:-muscle spindles
detect pain - CORRECT ANSWER:-nociceptors
Detect limit in a rang of motion - CORRECT ANSWER:-ruffini afferants
Detect joint rotation - CORRECT ANSWER:-skin receptors
Rate of force production - CORRECT ANSWER:-Exert max force in a short
amount of time
Olympic lifts should be inserted into which phases of the OPT model? -
CORRECT ANSWER:-5/6
posture - CORRECT ANSWER:-the capability to maintain alignment within the
human movement system via dynamic control
Main reason cardiac output is improved with training - CORRECT ANSWER:-
increase in stroke volume
, What will improve rate of force production - CORRECT ANSWER:-plyometrics:
rapid exchange between eccentric and concentric contractions
power exercises
Olympic lifts occur in what planes - CORRECT ANSWER:-frontal and saggital
The majority of strength gains occur within - CORRECT ANSWER:-the first 12
weeks
As intensity of exercise increases, - CORRECT ANSWER:-respiratory quotient
increases
The number of foot contacts measures - CORRECT ANSWER:-training volume
speed is - CORRECT ANSWER:-rate of performance
As intensity increases, the number of repetitions that can be performed -
CORRECT ANSWER:-decreases
Preferred location to take pulse - CORRECT ANSWER:-radial pulse
measures horizontal speed - CORRECT ANSWER:-5-0-5
Measures reaction capabilities in multiple planes - CORRECT ANSWER:-T-test
Predicts VO2 Max - CORRECT ANSWER:-20-m shuttle test
Measures lateral speed - CORRECT ANSWER:-Pro lane agility drill
Synergistic dominance - CORRECT ANSWER:-stabilizing muscles compensating
for weak primary movers
and Answers 100% Pass
Principle of Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER:-The body will adapt to demands
placed on it.
Caffeine effects... - CORRECT ANSWER:-CNS, heart, and skeletal muscles
Risk factor for tendonitis - CORRECT ANSWER:-Cold weather
As stretch intensity increases, - CORRECT ANSWER:-frequency of nerve
impulses increases
Acute effects occur - CORRECT ANSWER:-Shortly after ingestion
Rate Coding - CORRECT ANSWER:-Firing frequency of motor units
Structural efficiency - CORRECT ANSWER:-Capability if the body to overcome
forces to maintain alignment of the musculoskeletal system, allowing one to
maintain center of gravity.
The highest intensity of muscle activation, while performing Olympic lifts occurs
at the.. - CORRECT ANSWER:-Hip extensors
,During which stage of the stress response will the body experience less soreness
and improvement in activity? - CORRECT ANSWER:-Resistance Development
What is involved in the postural control system? - CORRECT ANSWER:-
Proprioceptive, Vestibular, Visual
How many meals should an athlete eat each day? - CORRECT ANSWER:-4-6
small meals
Detect muscle length - CORRECT ANSWER:-muscle spindles
detect pain - CORRECT ANSWER:-nociceptors
Detect limit in a rang of motion - CORRECT ANSWER:-ruffini afferants
Detect joint rotation - CORRECT ANSWER:-skin receptors
Rate of force production - CORRECT ANSWER:-Exert max force in a short
amount of time
Olympic lifts should be inserted into which phases of the OPT model? -
CORRECT ANSWER:-5/6
posture - CORRECT ANSWER:-the capability to maintain alignment within the
human movement system via dynamic control
Main reason cardiac output is improved with training - CORRECT ANSWER:-
increase in stroke volume
, What will improve rate of force production - CORRECT ANSWER:-plyometrics:
rapid exchange between eccentric and concentric contractions
power exercises
Olympic lifts occur in what planes - CORRECT ANSWER:-frontal and saggital
The majority of strength gains occur within - CORRECT ANSWER:-the first 12
weeks
As intensity of exercise increases, - CORRECT ANSWER:-respiratory quotient
increases
The number of foot contacts measures - CORRECT ANSWER:-training volume
speed is - CORRECT ANSWER:-rate of performance
As intensity increases, the number of repetitions that can be performed -
CORRECT ANSWER:-decreases
Preferred location to take pulse - CORRECT ANSWER:-radial pulse
measures horizontal speed - CORRECT ANSWER:-5-0-5
Measures reaction capabilities in multiple planes - CORRECT ANSWER:-T-test
Predicts VO2 Max - CORRECT ANSWER:-20-m shuttle test
Measures lateral speed - CORRECT ANSWER:-Pro lane agility drill
Synergistic dominance - CORRECT ANSWER:-stabilizing muscles compensating
for weak primary movers
