NASM PHYSIQUE AND BODYBUILDING COACH (PBC
EXAM) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2024
Physique Coaches are often required to provide education around popular dietary
strategies to their clients. Which dietary strategy often results in reduction in
intramuscular glycogen stores and intramuscular water? - Answer: Ketogenic
Diets
Which PED when dosed even slightly incorrect can result in death from a single
use? - Answer: Insulin
Shea is a physique athlete who is interested in maximizing her time when
resistance training due to her busy work schedule. Her Physique Coach has
introduced a strategy described as increasing her training density. Which training
system supports this concept? - Answer: Compound sets
Exercise activity thermogenesis (EAT) describes the energy expended during
structured, intentional exercise, and comprises approximately what percent of total
daily energy expenditure (TDEE)? - Answer: 5%
Leah is training for a competition which is four months away. Her Physique Coach
has given her a new mesocycle that has her increasing repetitions first and then
increasing load after a few microcycles. Which training principle is being
implemented? - Answer: Double progression
What supplement is often used during peak week to help with diuresis but can
increase the risk of kidney stones? - Answer: Vitamin C
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What is one goal of the cool-down? - Answer: Restore body systems close to
baseline.
Why is a Physique Coach's support and guidance using an evidence-based
approach significant for the physique athlete's goals? - Answer: They assist the
client in integrating their plan with their social life and prevent body image or
eating disorders.
Which of the following describes a rest-pause set configuration for resistance
training? - Answer: Using moderate to heavy loads taken to failure, followed by a
short rest interval, and then taken to failure again
Which strategy demonstrates how to properly utilize a warm-up set during
resistance training? - Answer: A warm-up should allow for acclimation to an
exercise without inducing fatigue to the area.
Which of these skew a client's perception of hunger post-competition? - Answer:
Low leptin and high ghrelin
How does the anabolic hormone testosterone exert its hypertrophic effect on
muscle tissue? - Answer: It elicits gene transcription that increases the production
of myofibrillar proteins (muscle proteins).
What is the primary difference between macronutrients and micronutrients? -
Answer: Micronutrients are consumed in substantially smaller quantities than
macronutrients.
What is a direct reason a Physique Coach might find monitoring subjective
feelings useful for their client before and after a competition? - Answer: Help the
client manage positive and negative emotions surrounding competition
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What enzymes are primarily responsible for breaking down fats in foods into
smaller pieces so they can be properly absorbed by the human body? - Answer:
Lipases
Jenna is struggling post-competition to venture out socially. What is a strategy the
Physique Coach could encourage to improve her post-competition phase? -
Answer: Create dietary strategies that include meals out at restaurants or parties.
Which of the judging criteria differed between the "Mr. America" bodybuilding
competition and "The Great Competition" in Great Britain? - Answer: Entrants
were judged on general appearance, including character and background.
Which of the following describes the principle of reversibility? - Answer: If
positive adaptations that one has gained are lost after a stimulus has been reduced
or removed
When prescribing cardio for a physique athlete who is preparing for competition,
which of the following intensity and duration combinations is appropriate? -
Answer: Moderate-intensity, steady-state (MISS) cardio sessions should be ≤ 45
minutes each.
Why do most clients need a longer offseason? - Answer: More muscle to be
competitive
During a diet break, what is something the client might experience? - Answer:
Reduced appetite
Which micronutrient when utilized as a supplement may actually impair exercise
capacity by blunting the mobilization of fatty acids? - Answer: Vitamin B3
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