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NASM-Practice Exam 2

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Which of the following is a progression of the biceps curl exercise?
Seated dumbbell curl
Layla is in the third trimester of her pregnancy. While performing self-myofascial release with foam rolling, she begins to experience contractions. Which of the following is most likely to have caused it?
Pressure points in the calf and adductor
The primary muscles of the movement system include the
latissimus dorsi and hip flexors.
Which of the following is used to relate exercise intensity with energy expenditure?
Metabolic equivalent value
During a pulling assessment, a personal trainer observes that a client's shoulders elevate. Which of the following muscles is most likely underactive?
Lower Trapezius
An individual should ensure that the knees always stay in line with the toes throughout the jumping phases of takeoff and landing during a _____ exercise.
Power Step-up
What is the next immediate progression for the ball two-arm dumbbell chest press?
Alternating-arm ball dumbbell chest press
Which of the following is an example of a Core-Stabilization level exercise?
Two-leg floor bridge
Identify a true statement about an eccentric motion.
Eccentric motion is a braking motion
_____ are sensitive to change in tension of muscle and the rate of that change and help prevent the muscle from excessive stress or possibility of injury.
Golgi tendon organs
While performing self-myofascial release for her calf muscles, Sarah encounters a tender spot. She uses a foam roller to ease the tension in the muscle, but it only increases the tension. Sarah is most likely to have:
Rolled the foam roll to quickly
When an individual attempts squat jump with stabilization, he or she is required to do all of the following except:
ensure that the legs are offset throughout the jumping phases of takeoff and landing.
Influences resulting from emotions are
Affective Influences
Which of the following collects the channeled air coming from the conducting airways?
Alveoli
Which of the following is a difference between the oblique medicine ball throw and the overhead medicine ball throw?
The overhead medicine ball throw begins in the semi-squat position.
Exercises in _____ involve the entire muscle action spectrum and contraction-velocity spectrum used during integrated, functional movements.
reactive-power training
If a client presents with apparent poor posture, which of the following assessments is the MOST appropriate to evaluate any shoulder complex compensations?
Pushing assessment, lateral view
For which of the following populations is the floor bridge exercise highly contraindicated?
Clients who are in the second or third trimester of pregnancy
A personal trainer is working with a client who reports not having enough time to exercise. Which of the following strategies would be most effective initially to help the client increase awareness of their lifestyle, help prioritize their time, and improve exercise adherence?
Have the client produce internal experiences to support or enhance exercise participation.
What is the immediate progression of the two-arm ball squat, curl to press exercise?
What is the immediate progression of the two-arm ball squat, curl to press exercise?
The objective of _____ is to uniformly strengthen the deep and superficial muscles that stabilize, align, and move the trunk of the body.
Core training
The typical resting heart rate of a human being is between:
70 and 80 beats per minute.
Jade has enrolled herself in a fitness training program. However, she recently gave birth and is unable to adhere to her training schedules as she has to take care of her newborn. Her fitness trainer helps her to arrange for a babysitter so that she can attend her fitness sessions regularly. Which of the following types of social supports does this scenario illustrate?
Personal assistance support
The _____ is designed to estimate a cardiovascular starting point, which is then modified based on ability level.
Lockport walk test
Which of the following is a power exercise used to develop optimal power?
Medicine ball chest-press
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