NASM CPT Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers (Solved correctly)
When is the best time for clients to measure their resting heart rate? -Answer- upon waking in the morning
Name two common tests for assessing c
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NASM CPT Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers (Solved correctly)
When is the best time for clients to measure their resting heart rate? -Answer- upon waking in the morning
Name two common tests for assessing cardiorespiratory efficiency. -Answer- YMCA 3-Min Step Test & Rockport Walk Test
What are three methods of assessing body fat percentage? -Answer- Underwater weighing, bioelectrical impedance, and skin fold measurements
What is the BMI range for a person who has a very high risk of disease? -Answer- 35.0-39.99
What are the two main calf muscles that are responsible for concentrically accelerating plantar flexion? -Answer- Gastrocnemius and soleus
Name the muscle that is responsible for concentrically accelerating hip extension and external rotation. -Answer- Gluteus maximus
What do you call measurable data regarding a clients physical state, such as body composition, movement assessments, and cardiorespiratory ability? -Answer- Objective information
What do you call information gathered from a client that includes their occupation, lifestyle, and medical background -Answer- Subjective information
What positional guidelines do you give a client who is setting up for an Overhead Squat assessment? -Answer- Feet shoulder-width apart and pointed straight ahead; foot and ankle complex in a neutral position; arms raised overhead, with elbows fully extended
What is the level that a client is instructed to squat to when performing the Overhead Squat assessment? -Answer- Height of a chair
Compensations observed during the Overhead Squat assessment from the anterior view. -Answer- Feet turn out and knees move inward
Compensations observed during the Overhead Squat assessment from the lateral view. -Answer- Low back arches, excessive forward lean, arms fall forward
During an Overhead Squat assessment, what are the probable overactive muscles when the feet turn out? -Answer- Soleus, lateral gastrocnemius, and biceps femoris (short head)
During an Overhead Squat assessment, what are the probable underactive muscles if a client's feet turn out? -Answer- Medial gastrocnemius, medial hamstring complex, gracilis, sartorius, popliteus
During an Overhead Squat assessment, what are the probable overactive muscles when the knees move inward? -Answer- Adductor complex, biceps femoris (short head), tensor fascia latae, vastus lateralis
What are the probable underactive muscles when a client's knees move inward during an Overhead Squat Assessment? -Answer- Gluteus medius/maximus, vastus medialis oblique
During an Overhead Squat assessment, what are the probable overactive muscles when there is an excessive forward lean? -Answer- Soleus, gastrocnemius, hip flexor complex, abdominal complex
During an Overhead Squat assessment, what are the probable underactive muscles when a client shows an excessive forward lean? -Answer- Anterior tibialis, gluteus maximus, erector spinae
During an Overhead Squat assessment, what are the probable overactive muscles when the low back arches? -Answer- Hip flexor complex, erector spinae, latissimus dorsi
During an Overhead Squat assessment, what are the probable underactive muscles when a client's low back arches? -Answer- Gluteus maximus, hamstring complex, intrinsic core stabilizers
During an Overhead Squat assessment, what are the probable overactive muscles when the client's arms fall forward? -Answer- Latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major/minor
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