NASM CPT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. Which of the following is a goal of the Stabilization Level of the OPT
model?: Enhance joint stability
2. A client's increase in biceps strength from performing
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NASM CPT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. Which of the following is a goal of the Stabilization Level of the OPT
model?: Enhance joint stability
2. A client's increase in biceps strength from performing dumbbell curls is
evidence of which fitness principle?: specificity
3. A personal trainer has his client perform the following exercises in order:
ball squat, curl to overhead press, ball dumbbell chest press, standing cable
row, seated stability ball military press, step-up to balance, and then repeat
the sequence. Which of the following resistance training systems does this
exercise routine represent?: vertical loading
4. What is occuring when a prolonged intolerable stressor produces fatigue
and leads to a breakdown in the system or injury?: exhaustion
5. A squat, curl, to two-arm press is an example of an exercise from which
level in the OPT model?: strength
6. What is a primary cause of musculoskeletal degeneration in the adult
population?: low-back pain
7. Which of the following is an example of a peripheral heart action system?-
: Performing a circuit of exercises, alternating upper and lower body movements.
8. Which of the following is a leg-stabilization exercise whose preparatory
step involves standing in front of a box or platform with feet pointed straight
ahead?: Step-up to balance
9. Which of the following focuses on increasing muscle size?: hypertrophy
training
10. When performing the single-leg dumbbell scaption, what is the immediate
regression?: two legs
11. The rate of force production relates to the ability of muscles to do which
of the following?: Exert maximal force output in a minimal amount of time
12. A resistance training system that is a variation of circuit training and that
alternates upper body and lower body exercises throughout the circuit is
called?: Peripheral heart action
13. Which of the following is muscle that acts as the initial and main source
of motive power?: prime mover
14. Which of the following terms refers to the division of a training program
into smaller, progressive stages?: periodization
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