SWOT Analysis Correct Answer: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats CEUs Correct Answer: continuing education units; 2.0 units of CEU must be completed every 2 years Extrinsic Motivation Correct Answer: participating in an activity or behavior in order to get a reward or recognition from others Intrinsic Motivation Correct Answer: engaging in an activity or behavior because they feel satisfaction Process Goals Correct Answer: focus on the actions an individual must engag...

What are two of the most common issues at the foot and ankle complex? A. Achilles tendonitis and athlete's foot B. Strains and heel spurs C. Sprains and plantar fasciitis D. Plantar fasciitis and shin splints Correct Answer: C. Sprains and plantar fasciitis How often does an NASM Certified Personal Trainer need to renew their certification? A. Every 2 years B. Every 3 years C. Every year D. Every 5 years Correct Answer: A. Every 2 years Mac, an NASM-CPT, has been working as ...

Golgi tendon Correct Answer: musculotendonous junction that detects tension applied to tendon during slow static stretch. Cardio Output Correct Answer: amount of blood pumped out by each side of the heart in 1 min. Davie's Law Correct Answer: soft tissue models along the lines of stress. Reciprocal inhibition Correct Answer: muscles on one side of a joint relaxing to accommodate contraction on the other side of that joint. Agonist Muscle Correct Answer: the muscle that contract...

Exercise should be done in a supine position after the first trimester. Correct Answer: What is a contradiction when training a client who is pregnant? Mid and lower trapezius Correct Answer: A client's shoulders elevate during a pulling assessment. Which of the following muscles may be underactive? reflections. Correct Answer: When talking to a client, conversational techniques that express the purported meaning of what was just heard are referred to as: Loss of water Correct Answe...

Medial Correct Answer: the midline of the body distal Correct Answer: further away from the midline of the body proximal Correct Answer: closer to the midline of the body ipsilateral Correct Answer: on the same side of the body contralateral Correct Answer: on the opposite side of the body inferior Correct Answer: below the midline superior Correct Answer: above the midline anterior Correct Answer: front of the body posterior Correct Answer: back of the body G...

After leaving the left ventricle, blood enters which of the following structures? Select one: a. Superior vena cava b. Aorta c. Inferior vena cava d. Pulmonary artery Correct Answer: Aorta Which of the following joints is between the metacarpals and phalanxes? Select one: a. Condyloid b. Pivot c. Saddle d. Hinge Correct Answer: Condyloid According to continuing education requirements, which of the following is true? Select one: a. Accumulate 2 units of approved continu...

Davis's law states which of the following? Select one: a. A chronically shortened muscle will demonstrate poor neuromuscular efficiency. b. Soft tissue models along the lines of stress. c. A tight agonist muscle will decrease neural drive to its functional antagonist. d. The body will seek the path of least resistance during functional movement patterns. Correct Answer: b. Soft tissue models along the lines of stress Which of the following muscles is underactive if a client demonstrate...

NASM CPT PRACTICE QUESTIONS Which of the following is a goal of the Stabilization Level of the OPT model? - Enhance joint stability A client's increase in biceps strength from performing dumbbell c urls is evidence of which fitness principle?