NSCA-CPT Test Questions and Answers
Riding a bicycle - Answer-What exercise mode would be most appropriate for a 52 year old female client with no medical or physical contraindications, whos goal is to ride a 50-mile cycling event
1. Walking on tredmill
2. Riding a bicycle
3. Using an elliptic...
NSCA-CPT Test Questions
and Answers
Riding a bicycle - Answer-What exercise mode would be most appropriate for a 52 year
old female client with no medical or physical contraindications, whos goal is to ride a 50-
mile cycling event
1. Walking on tredmill
2. Riding a bicycle
3. Using an elliptical
4. Using a rowing machine
three 5-minute bouts with rest in between at 50-60% HRR - Answer-Sedentary 35 year
old who is morbidly obese wants to lose weight. Personal trainer selected the semi
recumbent bike as the exercise mode. What is the appropriate exercise program for this
exercise session
1. three 5-minute bouts with rest in between, at 50-60% HRR
2. 20 minutes continuous at 75% HRR
3. 25 minutes of intervals at 90% HRR and 70 HRR
4. 30 minutes of LSD at 65% HRR
push press - Answer-Exercise that benefits the most from the advantages of the stretch
shortening cycle (SSC)
1. push press
2. deadlift
3. back squat
4. front squat
Atleast 3 months of general resistance exercises - Answer-The requirement to
participate in a plyometric training program
1. atleast 18 years old
2. More than 1 year performing power exercises
3. Atleast 3 months of general resistance training exercises
4. less than 50 years old
Decrease the height of the box - Answer-What adjustment is most appropriate for a
client having difficulty performing a depth jump correctly due to the amortization phase
being too long?
1. Discontinue the depth jump
2. Have client try using 1 leg
3. Focus on absorbing the landing
4. Decreaser the height of the box
, Resisted sprinting, technique training, plyometric training - Answer-The personal trainer
notices that a client takes short, choppy steps while sprinting. What type of training will
help improve stride length the most. (more than 1 answer)
1. Resisted sprinting
2. Assisted sprinting
3. Technique training
4. Plyometric training
Neural adaptations - Answer-Following eight weeks of regular strength training, 10 year
old boy made significant gains in chest press and leg press. What is most responsible
for his training-induced gains in muscle strength
1. Muscle hypertrophy
2. Muscle hyperplasia
3. Neural adaptations
4. Enhanced body composition
Reduce body fat, decreased resting systolic blood pressure, and improve endothelial
function - Answer-What resistance training adaptations will lower the risk of
cardiovascular disease in a 70 year old client. (more than 1 answer)
1. Reduce body fat
2. Decreased resting systolic blood pressure
3. Improve endothelial function
4. Drecreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Gradually increase to 30 minutes per day of accumulated physical activity on at least 3
days per week and strength training for the major muscle groups can be performed
provided a resistance that permits mulitple reps used - Answer-Exercise
recommendations appropriate for a healthy pregnant women
Standing cable crossover - Answer-Chesr exercises most appropriate for women in their
2nd trimester of pregnancy
1. Dumbbell bench press
2. Standing cable crossover
3. Dumbbell chest flys
4. Barbell bench press
Mitochondria - Answer-Aerobic ATP production within the cell occurs in what cellular
organelles
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