NASM Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions
Subjective Information Correct Answer-Information that is gathered from a prospective client to give the
health and fitness professional feedback regarding personal h
...
NASM Questions and Answers with
Complete Solutions
Subjective Information Correct Answer-Information that is gathered from a prospective client to give the
health and fitness professional feedback regarding personal history such as occupation, lifestyle and
medical background.
Program Design Correct Answer-A purposeful system or plan put together to help an individual achieve a
specific goal.
Biomechanics Correct Answer-A study that uses principals of physics to quantitatively study how forces
interact within a living body.
Dietary Supplement Correct Answer-A substance that completes or makes an addition to daily dietary
intake.
Proprioceptively enriched environment Correct Answer-An unstable (but controlled) environment where
exercises are performed that causes the body to use its internal balance and stabilization mechanisms
Reactive Training Correct Answer-Exercises that use quick, powerful movements involving an eccentric
contraction immediately followed by an explosive concentric contraction.
Obesity Correct Answer-Fastest growing health problem in the US
The Nervous System Correct Answer-It is a conglomeration of billions of cells forming nerves that are
specifically designed to provide a communication network within the human body
nervous system, skeletal system and muscular system Correct Answer-kinetic chain
Heart Correct Answer-Muscular pump that rhythmically contracts to push blood throughout the body
Dynamic Joint Stabilization Correct Answer-The ability of the kinetic chain to stabilize a joint during
movement.
Speed Correct Answer-The ability to move the body in one intended direction as fast as possible.
The Core Correct Answer-The lumbo-pelvic -hip complex and the thoracic and cervical spine, where the
body's center of gravity is located
Flexibility Correct Answer-The normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allow the full range of motion of
a joint.
Nutrition Correct Answer-The sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and uses food
substances.
Blood Correct Answer-Acts as a medium to deliver and collect essential products to and from the tissues
of the body.
Protein Correct Answer-Amino acids linked by peptide bonds.
Diabetes Correct Answer-Chronic metabolic disorder, in which the body's ability to produce insulin or to
utilize glucose is altered
Rate of force production Correct Answer-How quickly a muscle can generate force
Superior Correct Answer-Positioned above a point of reference.
Dynamic Range of Motion Correct Answer-The combination of flexibility and the nervous system's ability
to control this range efficiently.
General Adaptation Syndrome Correct Answer-The kinetic chain's ability to adapt to stresses placed on it.
Multisensory Condition Correct Answer-Training environment that provides heightened stimulation to
proprioceptors and mechanoreceptors.
Cardiorespiratory system Correct Answer-A system comprised of the cardiovascular and respiratory
systems
Rate of Force Production Correct Answer-Ability of muscles to exert maximal force output in a minimal
amount of time.
Acute Variables Correct Answer-Important components that specify how each exercise is to be performed.
Inferior Correct Answer-Positioned below a point of reference
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