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NSCA-CPT Practice Questions with
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The optimal area for body weight training in a gym is which of the following? - ✔✔49 sq ft.
A personal trainer was asked to help design a home gym. Where should the personal trainer recommend
the mirrors be placed? - ✔✔Position bottom edge at a minimum of 20in (51cm) off the floor
Which of the following muscle groups are concentrically involved during the upward movement phase
of the lead leg of the step-up exercise? - ✔✔Quadriceps
Which of the following joint actions occurs during the concentric phase of the front squat? - ✔✔Hip
Extension
Which of the following identifies the change in biomechanics from walking to running? - ✔✔Foot strikes
shifts from being in front of the body while walking to under the hips while running
Which method of stretching will improve end range of motion through activation of the Golgi tendon
organ? - ✔✔PNF Stretching
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Lead Athor
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When training a client to use a stair stepper, which of the following recommendations should be made? -
✔✔Stand up-right and take deep steps (4 - 8in or 10 - 20cm)
Which of the following actions is most appropriate when performing a back hyperextension exercise on a
stability ball? - ✔✔Clasp the hands behind the head.
Which of the following best describes proper technique when using skipping as a plyometric activity? -
✔✔Drive the toes of the lead leg in a dorsiflexed position while raising the leg forward and up to 90
degrees of hip and knee flexion
What plane of motion is a wide grip pull up performed in? - ✔✔Frontal
Which of the following best describes proper technique when instructing a client to perform preacher
curls? - ✔✔Keep the upper torso against the pad and perpendicular to the floor.
When performing the bench press, the anterior deltoid acts in which manner? - ✔✔Synergist
Performance of which of the following exercises will result in the greatest activation of the erector spinae?
- ✔✔Supine hip lift on a ball
A client's excessive posterior pelvic tilt has been linked to their low back pain. A stretching program
should focus on which of the following musculature? - ✔✔Hamstrings
Which of the following exercises is most appropriate to include for a client beginning a plyometric
program for the first time? - ✔✔Jump to box
Which of the following drills would be best for improving stride frequency? - ✔✔Ankling
What motivational technique is practiced when a client states "I enjoy doing squats"? - ✔✔Positive self
talk
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Lead Athor
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Which of the following training loads and volumes would be most appropriate for a 45-year-old client
who has been training 3 days per week for approximately 6 months and wishes to develop muscular
hypertrophy? - ✔✔Performing 3 sets of 10-12 repetitions at 70%-75% of the 1RM
Which of the following best describes the concentric force-velocity relationship of skeletal muscle during
maximal effort? - ✔✔Velocity increases, concentric force decreases
Which of the following identifies why a client's foot strike lands in front of their center of gravity? -
✔✔Overstriding
Which stretching technique most closely stimulates movements that occur in activities in daily living? -
✔✔Dynamic Stretching
If an athlete is performing a movement commonly referred to as a "negative"; they are employing which
of the following muscle actions? - ✔✔Eccentric
Which of the following physiological adaptations is most likely to occur in response to an aerobic
endurance training program? - ✔✔Enhanced ventricular hypertrophy
Which of the following is an example of a closed kinetic chain exercise? - ✔✔Push-up
Which of the following is classified as a high intensity plyometric drill? - ✔✔Depth Jump
Which of the following guidelines are appropriate for a personal trainer to follow when training a
pregnant client? - ✔✔Avoid exercises while lying on the back after the first trimester
Which of the following decreases with chronic resistance training and increases with chronic aerobic
capacity? - ✔✔Mitochondrial density
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Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
NSCA-CPT Practice Questions with
Correct Answers 100% Pass
The optimal area for body weight training in a gym is which of the following? - ✔✔49 sq ft.
A personal trainer was asked to help design a home gym. Where should the personal trainer recommend
the mirrors be placed? - ✔✔Position bottom edge at a minimum of 20in (51cm) off the floor
Which of the following muscle groups are concentrically involved during the upward movement phase
of the lead leg of the step-up exercise? - ✔✔Quadriceps
Which of the following joint actions occurs during the concentric phase of the front squat? - ✔✔Hip
Extension
Which of the following identifies the change in biomechanics from walking to running? - ✔✔Foot strikes
shifts from being in front of the body while walking to under the hips while running
Which method of stretching will improve end range of motion through activation of the Golgi tendon
organ? - ✔✔PNF Stretching
X
Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
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When training a client to use a stair stepper, which of the following recommendations should be made? -
✔✔Stand up-right and take deep steps (4 - 8in or 10 - 20cm)
Which of the following actions is most appropriate when performing a back hyperextension exercise on a
stability ball? - ✔✔Clasp the hands behind the head.
Which of the following best describes proper technique when using skipping as a plyometric activity? -
✔✔Drive the toes of the lead leg in a dorsiflexed position while raising the leg forward and up to 90
degrees of hip and knee flexion
What plane of motion is a wide grip pull up performed in? - ✔✔Frontal
Which of the following best describes proper technique when instructing a client to perform preacher
curls? - ✔✔Keep the upper torso against the pad and perpendicular to the floor.
When performing the bench press, the anterior deltoid acts in which manner? - ✔✔Synergist
Performance of which of the following exercises will result in the greatest activation of the erector spinae?
- ✔✔Supine hip lift on a ball
A client's excessive posterior pelvic tilt has been linked to their low back pain. A stretching program
should focus on which of the following musculature? - ✔✔Hamstrings
Which of the following exercises is most appropriate to include for a client beginning a plyometric
program for the first time? - ✔✔Jump to box
Which of the following drills would be best for improving stride frequency? - ✔✔Ankling
What motivational technique is practiced when a client states "I enjoy doing squats"? - ✔✔Positive self
talk
X
Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
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Which of the following training loads and volumes would be most appropriate for a 45-year-old client
who has been training 3 days per week for approximately 6 months and wishes to develop muscular
hypertrophy? - ✔✔Performing 3 sets of 10-12 repetitions at 70%-75% of the 1RM
Which of the following best describes the concentric force-velocity relationship of skeletal muscle during
maximal effort? - ✔✔Velocity increases, concentric force decreases
Which of the following identifies why a client's foot strike lands in front of their center of gravity? -
✔✔Overstriding
Which stretching technique most closely stimulates movements that occur in activities in daily living? -
✔✔Dynamic Stretching
If an athlete is performing a movement commonly referred to as a "negative"; they are employing which
of the following muscle actions? - ✔✔Eccentric
Which of the following physiological adaptations is most likely to occur in response to an aerobic
endurance training program? - ✔✔Enhanced ventricular hypertrophy
Which of the following is an example of a closed kinetic chain exercise? - ✔✔Push-up
Which of the following is classified as a high intensity plyometric drill? - ✔✔Depth Jump
Which of the following guidelines are appropriate for a personal trainer to follow when training a
pregnant client? - ✔✔Avoid exercises while lying on the back after the first trimester
Which of the following decreases with chronic resistance training and increases with chronic aerobic
capacity? - ✔✔Mitochondrial density
X
Emily Charlene
Lead Athor
©All Rights Reserved, 2025
