NASM CPT Practice Exam Questions and Answers

NASM CPT Practice Exam Questions and Answers What are the effects of vasodilators on the heart rate and blood pressure? - Answer ️️ -They increase the heart rate and decrease the blood pressure The main goal of _____ is to increase muscle size. - Answer ️️ -Hypertrophy Training __________ is the process of meeting and interacting with various stakeholders. - Answer ️️ - Networking Various forms of motions, such as pitching a baseball, running long distances, and cycling, which with time places abnormal stress on the body exemplifies _____. - Answer ️️ -pattern overload Which of the following is about having an attitude and genuine interest in seeking a clients perspective? - Answer ️️ -active listening In order to develop higher levels of stability while pushing, chest exercises will need to be performed with _____. - Answer ️️ -controlled, unstable exercises, at slower speeds Influences resulting from emotions are _________. - Answer ️️ -Affective influences During the overhead squat assessment the knees move inward, which of the following strengthening exercises should be used? - Answer ️️ -Tube walking The anatomical location that describes a position above a reference point on the human body is known as _____. - Answer ️️ -superior ____ simply means creating a purposeful system or plan to achieve a specific goal. - Answer ️️ -Program design ALF stands for ____________. - Answer ️️ -Always Listen First Core-stabilization exercises are designed to improve _____. - Answer ️️ -neuromuscular efficiency and intervertebral stability While performing self-myofascial release for her calf muscles, Sarah encounters a tender spot. She uses a foam roller to ease the tension in the muscle, but it only increases the tension. Sarah is most likely to have: - Answer ️️ -rolled the foam too quickly. It is important to ensure that an individual has proper extensibility of the _____ muscle before performing the ball medicine ball (MB) pullover throw exercise to decrease stress to the low back and shoulders. - Answer ️️ -latissimus dorsi Layla is in the third trimester of her pregnancy. While performing self-myofascial release with foam rolling, she begins to experience contractions. Which of the following is most likely to have caused it? - Answer ️️ -Pressure points in the calf and adductor During a pulling assessment, a personal trainer observes that a client's shoulders elevate. Which of the following muscles is most likely underactive? - Answer ️️ -Lower trapezius Adduction is a movement in the _____ back toward the midline of the body - Answer