NASM CPT EXAMINATION TEST FINAL
PAPER FULL SOLUTION 2026 GRADED A+.
⫸ Obesity. Ans: The condition of being considerably overweight and
having subcutaneous fat exceeding the amount of lean body mass —
refers to a person with a BMI of 30+ or at least 30 pounds over their
recommended weight:height
⫸ Overweight. Ans: Status that refers to someone with a BMI of 25-
29.9 or who is between 25-30 pounds over their recommended
weight:height
⫸ Desirable BMI range for adults. Ans: 18.5-24.9
⫸ Blood lipids. Ans: Also known as cholesterol and triglycerides,
blood lipids are carried in the bloodstream by protein molecules
known as high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density
lipoproteins (LDL)
⫸ Diabetes. Ans: A chronic metabolic disorder, caused by insulin
deficiency, which impairs carbohydrate usage and enhances usage of
fat and protein
⫸ A main reason why musculoskeletal pain is more common now.
Ans: Due to lack of physical activity — our lives have become more
sedentary
,⫸ Deconditioned. Ans: A state of lost physical fitness, which may
include muscle imbalances, decreased flexibility, and a lack of core
and joint stability
⫸ Proprioception. Ans: The cumulative sensory input to the CNS
from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb
movement
⫸ Prioprioceptively-enriched environment. Ans: An unstable yet
controllable physical situation in which exercises are performed,
causing the body to use internal balance and stabilization mechanisms
⫸ Integrated training. Ans: A comprehensive training approach that
combines all the components necessary to help a client achieve
optimum performance, including flexibility training, cardiorespiratory
training, core balance, balance training, pylometric training, speed,
agility and quickness training, and resistance training
⫸ OPT Model. Ans: A training program for a society that has more
structural imbalances to injury than ever before
⫸ Physiologic benefits of the OPT Model. Ans: Improves
cardiorespiratory efficiency, enhances beneficial endocrine (hormone)
and serum lipid (cholesterol) adaptations, increases metabolic
efficiency (metabolism), increases bone density
,⫸ Physical benefits of the OPT Model. Ans: Decreases body fat,
increases lean body mass, and increases tissue strength (tendons,
ligaments, muscles)
⫸ Performance benefits of the OPT Model. Ans: Increases strength,
power, endurance, flexibility, speed, agility, and balance and
coordination
⫸ Levels of training within the OPT Model. Ans: Stabilization,
strength, power
⫸ Phases of training within the OPT Model. Ans: Stabilization,
endurance, hypertrophy, maximal strength, power
⫸ Stabilization level. Ans: The first phase of training within the OPT
Model — addresses muscular imbalances and attempts to improve
stabilization of joints and overall posture, while focusing on
increasing muscular endurance and stability
⫸ Muscular endurance. Ans: A muscle's ability to contract for an
extended period
⫸ Neuromuscular efficiency. Ans: The ability of the neuromuscular
system to enable all muscles to efficiently work together in all planes
of motion
, ⫸ Prime mover. Ans: Muscle that acts as the initial and main source
of motive power
⫸ Rate of force production. Ans: Ability of muscles to exert
maximal force output in a minimal amount of time
⫸ Human movement system. Ans: The combination and
interrelationship of the nervous, muscular and skeletal systems that
makes human movement possible
⫸ Nervous system. Ans: Consists of specialized cells called neurons
designed to transmit and coordinate signals to provide a
communication network within the body — divided into the CNS and
PNS
⫸ Central nervous system (CNS). Ans: One of the two parts of the
nervous system — is made of the brain and spinal cord and
coordinates activity for the body
⫸ Peripheral nervous system (PNS). Ans: One of the two parts of the
nervous system — is made up cranial and spinal nerves and connects
the CNS to the rest of the body so it can receive and initiate response
⫸ Main functions of the nervous system. Ans: Sensory input,
integration, motor output — responsible for recruiting muscles,
learning patterns of movement and functioning of every organ in the
body
PAPER FULL SOLUTION 2026 GRADED A+.
⫸ Obesity. Ans: The condition of being considerably overweight and
having subcutaneous fat exceeding the amount of lean body mass —
refers to a person with a BMI of 30+ or at least 30 pounds over their
recommended weight:height
⫸ Overweight. Ans: Status that refers to someone with a BMI of 25-
29.9 or who is between 25-30 pounds over their recommended
weight:height
⫸ Desirable BMI range for adults. Ans: 18.5-24.9
⫸ Blood lipids. Ans: Also known as cholesterol and triglycerides,
blood lipids are carried in the bloodstream by protein molecules
known as high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density
lipoproteins (LDL)
⫸ Diabetes. Ans: A chronic metabolic disorder, caused by insulin
deficiency, which impairs carbohydrate usage and enhances usage of
fat and protein
⫸ A main reason why musculoskeletal pain is more common now.
Ans: Due to lack of physical activity — our lives have become more
sedentary
,⫸ Deconditioned. Ans: A state of lost physical fitness, which may
include muscle imbalances, decreased flexibility, and a lack of core
and joint stability
⫸ Proprioception. Ans: The cumulative sensory input to the CNS
from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb
movement
⫸ Prioprioceptively-enriched environment. Ans: An unstable yet
controllable physical situation in which exercises are performed,
causing the body to use internal balance and stabilization mechanisms
⫸ Integrated training. Ans: A comprehensive training approach that
combines all the components necessary to help a client achieve
optimum performance, including flexibility training, cardiorespiratory
training, core balance, balance training, pylometric training, speed,
agility and quickness training, and resistance training
⫸ OPT Model. Ans: A training program for a society that has more
structural imbalances to injury than ever before
⫸ Physiologic benefits of the OPT Model. Ans: Improves
cardiorespiratory efficiency, enhances beneficial endocrine (hormone)
and serum lipid (cholesterol) adaptations, increases metabolic
efficiency (metabolism), increases bone density
,⫸ Physical benefits of the OPT Model. Ans: Decreases body fat,
increases lean body mass, and increases tissue strength (tendons,
ligaments, muscles)
⫸ Performance benefits of the OPT Model. Ans: Increases strength,
power, endurance, flexibility, speed, agility, and balance and
coordination
⫸ Levels of training within the OPT Model. Ans: Stabilization,
strength, power
⫸ Phases of training within the OPT Model. Ans: Stabilization,
endurance, hypertrophy, maximal strength, power
⫸ Stabilization level. Ans: The first phase of training within the OPT
Model — addresses muscular imbalances and attempts to improve
stabilization of joints and overall posture, while focusing on
increasing muscular endurance and stability
⫸ Muscular endurance. Ans: A muscle's ability to contract for an
extended period
⫸ Neuromuscular efficiency. Ans: The ability of the neuromuscular
system to enable all muscles to efficiently work together in all planes
of motion
, ⫸ Prime mover. Ans: Muscle that acts as the initial and main source
of motive power
⫸ Rate of force production. Ans: Ability of muscles to exert
maximal force output in a minimal amount of time
⫸ Human movement system. Ans: The combination and
interrelationship of the nervous, muscular and skeletal systems that
makes human movement possible
⫸ Nervous system. Ans: Consists of specialized cells called neurons
designed to transmit and coordinate signals to provide a
communication network within the body — divided into the CNS and
PNS
⫸ Central nervous system (CNS). Ans: One of the two parts of the
nervous system — is made of the brain and spinal cord and
coordinates activity for the body
⫸ Peripheral nervous system (PNS). Ans: One of the two parts of the
nervous system — is made up cranial and spinal nerves and connects
the CNS to the rest of the body so it can receive and initiate response
⫸ Main functions of the nervous system. Ans: Sensory input,
integration, motor output — responsible for recruiting muscles,
learning patterns of movement and functioning of every organ in the
body
