NASM CPT 7 - Overactive / Underactive Muscles Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

NASM CPT 7 - Overactive / Underactive Muscles Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified Which muscle is often overactive in people with forward head posture? Upper trapezius Which muscle is commonly underactive in clients with excessive lumbar extension? Gluteus maximus What muscle tends to become overactive in individuals with a pronated foot during squats? Peroneals Which muscle is often underactive when a client shows winging of the scapula? Serratus anterior What muscle is commonly overactive in people with rounded shoulders? Pectoralis major Which muscle is underactive in clients with knee valgus during single-leg squat assessments? Gluteus medius 2 What muscle often becomes overactive in lower crossed syndrome? Hip flexors Which muscle is typically underactive in lower crossed syndrome? Gluteus maximus What muscle is commonly overactive when a client has an anterior pelvic tilt? Erector spinae Which muscle is underactive when a client has poor overhead squat performance with arms falling forward? Mid-trapezius Which muscle is overactive in individuals who demonstrate foot flattening during squats? Gastrocnemius Which muscle is underactive in clients who have a depressed and protracted scapula? Lower trapezius What muscle is commonly overactive in individuals with excessive cervical extension? Sternocleidomastoid 3 Which muscle is underactive in clients showing gluteal inhibition during hip extension exercises? Gluteus maximus What muscle is often overactive in upper crossed syndrome affecting shoulder elevation? Levator scapulae Which muscle is underactive in clients with an internally rotated shoulder posture? Rhomboids Which muscle is overactive when the knees move inward during a squat? Adductor complex Which muscle is underactive when the knees collapse inward during a lunge assessment? Gluteus medius What muscle is often overactive in people with tight hamstrings and low back discomfort? Hamstrings Which muscle is underactive in clients who cannot maintain a neutral spine during single-leg balance? Transverse abdominis 4 Which muscle is overactive in individuals with rounded upper back posture? Thoracic erector spinae Which muscle is underactive when a client