NSCA-CPT Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers
What is the general idea behind periodization? - Answer-Varying training intensity and volume.
Which training modality cannot utilize a 5% increase in training intensity as effectively? - Answer-Training for hypertrophy
James has been training ...
NSCA-CPT Exam 2 Questions with
Correct Answers
What is the general idea behind periodization? - Answer-Varying training intensity and
volume.
Which training modality cannot utilize a 5% increase in training intensity as effectively? -
Answer-Training for hypertrophy
James has been training for and competing in triathlons for 5 years. He wants to
increase running speed and cycling power. How many times should you suggest he
train per week? - Answer-4-7
Which of the following is an absolute contraindication to stretching? - Answer-A healing
fracture site
(NOTE: a. Presence of osteoporosis
b. Joint swelling
c. Prolonged immobilization of muscles
d. A healing fracture site)
When on the treadmill your client becomes dizzy and passes out. She hits her head on
the ground. She is unconscious and non-responsive. What is an appropriate action to
take? - Answer-Have a coworker call 911 while you stay with her.
Howard is a diabetic client whom you have been training for 3 months. While exercising
he begins to show signs of hypoglycemia. What is the best course of action? - Answer-
Discontinue the exercise and have Howard sit down, give him something sugary to drink
and monitor him
Upon approaching a client who is unconscious and non-responsive, what should you
check and in which order? - Answer-Airway, breathing, and circulation
You are training a client with Epilepsy and he begins having a seizure on the leg press
machine. Which of the following is an appropriate action to take? - Answer-Assist him to
the ground if necessary
All of the following describe how exercise provides cognitive benefits EXCEPT: -
Answer-Greater genetic variation
Which of the following instructions should be given to a client for using a stair climber? -
Answer-"Hold the handrails for balance, if necessary."
,(NOTE: A. "Place your entire foot on the pedal to start but allow the heels to lift off as
each pedal rises."
B. "Lean forward slightly, especially as the workout becomes harder."
C. "Lock out the knees at the bottom of each step."
D. "Hold the handrails for balance, if necessary." )
Which of the following are the most influential age-related changes that may decreased
a client's ability to exhibit muscular strength?
I. decreased ability to produce force rapidly
II. decreased bone density
III. decreased muscle mass
IV. decreased muscle glycogen storage - Answer-I and III
Which of the following exercise modes requires the client to produce the most power? -
Answer-3RM hang clean
(NOTE: other choices were:
A. 1RM squat
B. 1RM leg press
C. 3RM bench press)
Which of the following points along the self-determination or regulation continuum is a
client who is highly intrinsically motivated? - Answer-Integrated
Which of the following control the expansion and recoil of the lungs to create air
exchange during heavy breathing?
I. abdominal muscle activity
II. ribcage movement
III. diaphragm movement
IV. pectoral muscle activity - Answer-I and III
At what point during the upward movement phase of the standing barbell curl exercise
can the biceps brachii muscles produce the greatest torque? - Answer-At 90 degrees,
because the moment arm is at its longest length
BMI = - Answer-weight/ (height x height) X 703
How man servings of "bread, rice, cereal, pasta" group does this meal provide?
1.5 cups of cooked oatmeal
1 cup of 1% milk
3/4 cup of apple juice
2 slices of whole wheat toast with 2 tbsp. of peanut butter - Answer-5
Which of the following changes in muscle length and tension are associated with a
muscle spindle and a golgi tendon? - Answer-MS - rapid muscle length change, GT -
increase in muscle tension
, Which of the following is the correct sequence of components from smallest muscle
structure to largest muscle structure? - Answer-Myofilament, myofibril, fiber, fasciculus
Which of the following changes will increase concentric force production? - Answer-
Increased pennation
Clients possessing predominantly Type II muscle fibers in their lower body probably
would perform well in which of the following events?
I. Olympic weightlifting
II. 10k road race
III. 100m sprint
IV. triathlon - Answer-I and III
Which of the following are conditions (or examples of conditions) that must be met
before a personal trainer should recommend a client use the Valsalva maneuver during
a resistance training exercise?
I. the client will perform the bench press exercise
II. the client has exercise technique experience
III. the client does not have hypertension
IV. the client is resistance trained - Answer-II, III, and IV
Which of the following is most likely to happen during a set of 10 repetitions at 75% of
the 1RM for the squat exercise? - Answer-Motor unit recruitment increases
What is the correct order of structures of a muscle from smallest to largest? - Answer-
Muscle fiber, endomysium, fascicles, perimysium, epimysium
What part within the muscle fiber stores glycogen and myoglobin and is made up of
lipids, enzymes and various types of cellular organelles? - Answer-Sarcoplasm
What is the function of calcium in the muscle stimulation process? - Answer-Binds with
troponin to open up binding sites
What controls the process of changing membrane potential in the nerve cell membrane
by allowing sodium ions to rush into the cell? - Answer-Sodium-potassium pump
What relays information to the central nervous system about changes in the body and
limbs' positions due to muscular motions? - Answer-Proprioceptors
Which part of the muscle fiber senses changes in the tension of the muscle? - Answer-
Golgi tendon organs
What type of tissue has a form called serous, which is fluid-filled? - Answer-Fascia
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