NASM practice exam Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) What is a primary cause of musculoskeletal degeneration in the adult population? - Correct Answers ✅low back pain How much caffeine per kg of body weight is recommended about an hour before exercise to provide the most effective ergogenic response? - Correct Answers ✅3-6mg What is the highest average daily nutrient intake level likely to pose no risk of adverse health affects to almost all individuals in a particular life stage and gender group? - Correct Answers ✅Tolerable Upper Intake Level When performing a single-leg squat assessment, if the knee moves inward, what is a probable overactive muscle? - Correct Answers ✅Adductor Complex A woman is training to improve her running capabilities for an upcoming marathon. She is progressively increasing the distance and time of her runs. Which principle best explains physiological adaptions occuring to the woman's aerobic energy system? - Correct Answers ✅metabolic specificity Maximal strength adaptations during a resistance training program are best achieved with which of the following rest periods? - Correct Answers ✅3-5 minutes 1 / 3
NASM practice exam Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) A new client with limited exercise experience has recently
begun a Phase 1: Stabilization Endurance training program.
Which of the following is the most appropriate way for this client to increase muscular endurance? - Correct Answers ✅circuit training
During a Phase 3: Hypertrophy workout, what is the
recommended rest interval? - Correct Answers ✅0-60 seconds Ice skaters are an example of what type of exercise? - Correct Answers ✅plyometric power exercise Which of the following core exercises is appropriate for a client in Phase 1 of the OPT model? - Correct Answers ✅floor prone cobra Increasing weight with each set is an example of which type of resistance-training system? - Correct Answers ✅pyramid Which of the following exercises is a plyometric-power exercise? - Correct Answers ✅proprioceptive plyometrics When training a client with arthritis who has never worked out before, it may be necessary to start out with how many minutes of exercise? - Correct Answers ✅5 minutes 2 / 3
NASM practice exam Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) When working with loads exceeding 90 percent of maximum, a client would not exceed a workout volume of? - Correct Answers ✅10 reps The adaptation of muscular hypertrophy is best achieved using which of the following repetition tempos? - Correct Answers ✅2/0/2 Which of the following training variables should be low when intensity is high? - Correct Answers ✅volume A personal trainer is working with a client who has hypertension. Which of the following statements from the client indicates a need for further teaching? - Correct Answers ✅"I should make sure my back is flat against the floor during a floor bridge." When performing the static latissimus dorsi ball stretch, which of the following is a correct body position? - Correct Answers ✅posterior tilted pevlis In which phase of the OPT model would ice skaters be an appropriate exercise? - Correct Answers ✅power
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