NAMS QUESTIONS
1 What is the next immediate progression for the ball two-arm dumbbell chest press?
Select one:
a. Single-leg ball dumbbell chest press
b. Two-arm dumbbell chest press on a bench
c. Alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest press
d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press - ANS -The correct answer is: Alternating-arm ball
dumbbell chest press
1 A client performs a ball squat, curl to overhead press followed by a push-up, a standing cable
row, a single-leg scaption, and a single-leg squat in a circuit fashion. This is an example of
which of the following resistance training systems?
Select one:
a. Peripheral heart action
b. Split-routine
c. Vertical loading
d. Pyramid - ANS -The correct answer is: Vertical loading
1 What is occuring when a prolonged intolerable stressor produces fatigue and leads to a
breakdown in the system or injury?
Select one:
a. Overworking
b. Alarm reaction
c. Resistance development
d. Exhaustion - ANS -The correct answer is: Exhaustion
1 What is the best example of performing an exercise in a proprioceptively enriched
environment?
Select one:
a. Seated military press
b. Machine chest press
c. Dumbbell chest press on stability ball
d. Leg press exercise - ANS -The correct answer is: Dumbbell chest press on stability ball
1 In which of the following cases should the two-arm push press be avoided?
Select one:
a. When a client has not developed proper stability
b. When a client is performing a power superset
c. When a client wants to train for a race Incorrect
,d. When clients want to develop total body power - ANS -The correct answer is: When a client
has not developed proper stability
1 Increasing weight with each set is an example of which type of resistance-training system?
Select one:
a. Multiple-set
b. Vertical loading
c. Pyramid
d. Circuit training - ANS -The correct answer is: Pyramid
1 Resistance should be positioned to resist scapular depression and retraction during which of
the following exercises?
Select one:
a. Biceps curl
b. Standing triceps extension
c. Dumbbell chest press
d. Standing cable row - ANS -The correct answer is: Standing cable row
1 A client performs two repetitions of a bench press exercise with 130 lb and gradually
decreases the resistance with each set until he performs 10 repetitions with 100 lb on the last
set. Which of the following resistance training systems is the client using?
Select one:
a. Split-routine system
b. Pyramid system
c. Peripheral heart action system
d. Drop-set system - ANS -The correct answer is: Pyramid system
1 Which of the following exercises is considered a back-stabilization exercise?
Select one:
a. Medicine ball pull over throw
b. Seated lat pull down
c. Seated cable row
d. Standing cable row - ANS -The correct answer is: Standing cable row
1 Which term best describes the enlargement of skeletal muscle fibers in response to
overcoming force from high volumes of tension?
Select one:
a. Muscular dystrophy
b. Muscular hypotrophy
c. Muscular hypertrophy
d. Muscular atrophy - ANS -The correct answer is: Muscular hypertrophy
2 The client's feet turn out when performing the overhead squat assessment. Which of the
following is likely the overactive muscle?
, Select one:
a. Gracilis
b. Medial hamstring
c. Lateral gastrocnemius
d. Sartorius - ANS -The correct answer is: Lateral gastrocnemius
2 Which of the following muscles is most likely overactive if a client's head protrudes forward
during the pushing assessment?
Select one:
a. Teres minor
b. Longus coli
c. Infraspinatus
d. Levator scapulae - ANS -The correct answer is: Levator scapulae
2 In a client with lower crossed syndrome, which of the following muscles is most likely
lengthened?
Select one:
a. Internal oblique
b. Soleus
c. Gastrocnemius
d. Erector spinae - ANS -The correct answer is: Internal oblique
2 A client's head protrudes during a pulling assessment. Which of the following muscles should
be stretched?
Select one:
a. Sternocleidomastoid
b. Longus capitis
c. Supraspinatus
d. Longus coli - ANS -The correct answer is: Sternocleidomastoid
2 A personal trainer is working with a 40-year-old client who is beginning a new exercise
program. Using the straight percentage method, what is the client's estimated maximal heart
rate?
Select one:
a. 150 beats/min
b. 170 beats/min
c. 160 beats/min
d. 180 beats/min - ANS -The correct answer is: 180 beats/min
2 While observing a new client perform the pushing assessment, the personal trainer notices
that his head protrudes forward. Which of the following groups of muscles are probably
overactive?
Select one:
a. Middle trapezius
1 What is the next immediate progression for the ball two-arm dumbbell chest press?
Select one:
a. Single-leg ball dumbbell chest press
b. Two-arm dumbbell chest press on a bench
c. Alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest press
d. Single-arm ball dumbbell chest press - ANS -The correct answer is: Alternating-arm ball
dumbbell chest press
1 A client performs a ball squat, curl to overhead press followed by a push-up, a standing cable
row, a single-leg scaption, and a single-leg squat in a circuit fashion. This is an example of
which of the following resistance training systems?
Select one:
a. Peripheral heart action
b. Split-routine
c. Vertical loading
d. Pyramid - ANS -The correct answer is: Vertical loading
1 What is occuring when a prolonged intolerable stressor produces fatigue and leads to a
breakdown in the system or injury?
Select one:
a. Overworking
b. Alarm reaction
c. Resistance development
d. Exhaustion - ANS -The correct answer is: Exhaustion
1 What is the best example of performing an exercise in a proprioceptively enriched
environment?
Select one:
a. Seated military press
b. Machine chest press
c. Dumbbell chest press on stability ball
d. Leg press exercise - ANS -The correct answer is: Dumbbell chest press on stability ball
1 In which of the following cases should the two-arm push press be avoided?
Select one:
a. When a client has not developed proper stability
b. When a client is performing a power superset
c. When a client wants to train for a race Incorrect
,d. When clients want to develop total body power - ANS -The correct answer is: When a client
has not developed proper stability
1 Increasing weight with each set is an example of which type of resistance-training system?
Select one:
a. Multiple-set
b. Vertical loading
c. Pyramid
d. Circuit training - ANS -The correct answer is: Pyramid
1 Resistance should be positioned to resist scapular depression and retraction during which of
the following exercises?
Select one:
a. Biceps curl
b. Standing triceps extension
c. Dumbbell chest press
d. Standing cable row - ANS -The correct answer is: Standing cable row
1 A client performs two repetitions of a bench press exercise with 130 lb and gradually
decreases the resistance with each set until he performs 10 repetitions with 100 lb on the last
set. Which of the following resistance training systems is the client using?
Select one:
a. Split-routine system
b. Pyramid system
c. Peripheral heart action system
d. Drop-set system - ANS -The correct answer is: Pyramid system
1 Which of the following exercises is considered a back-stabilization exercise?
Select one:
a. Medicine ball pull over throw
b. Seated lat pull down
c. Seated cable row
d. Standing cable row - ANS -The correct answer is: Standing cable row
1 Which term best describes the enlargement of skeletal muscle fibers in response to
overcoming force from high volumes of tension?
Select one:
a. Muscular dystrophy
b. Muscular hypotrophy
c. Muscular hypertrophy
d. Muscular atrophy - ANS -The correct answer is: Muscular hypertrophy
2 The client's feet turn out when performing the overhead squat assessment. Which of the
following is likely the overactive muscle?
, Select one:
a. Gracilis
b. Medial hamstring
c. Lateral gastrocnemius
d. Sartorius - ANS -The correct answer is: Lateral gastrocnemius
2 Which of the following muscles is most likely overactive if a client's head protrudes forward
during the pushing assessment?
Select one:
a. Teres minor
b. Longus coli
c. Infraspinatus
d. Levator scapulae - ANS -The correct answer is: Levator scapulae
2 In a client with lower crossed syndrome, which of the following muscles is most likely
lengthened?
Select one:
a. Internal oblique
b. Soleus
c. Gastrocnemius
d. Erector spinae - ANS -The correct answer is: Internal oblique
2 A client's head protrudes during a pulling assessment. Which of the following muscles should
be stretched?
Select one:
a. Sternocleidomastoid
b. Longus capitis
c. Supraspinatus
d. Longus coli - ANS -The correct answer is: Sternocleidomastoid
2 A personal trainer is working with a 40-year-old client who is beginning a new exercise
program. Using the straight percentage method, what is the client's estimated maximal heart
rate?
Select one:
a. 150 beats/min
b. 170 beats/min
c. 160 beats/min
d. 180 beats/min - ANS -The correct answer is: 180 beats/min
2 While observing a new client perform the pushing assessment, the personal trainer notices
that his head protrudes forward. Which of the following groups of muscles are probably
overactive?
Select one:
a. Middle trapezius
