NASM Practice Questions (Free Online Quiz)

Flexibility is the normal __________ of all soft tissues that allow full range of mo- tion at a joint

Static stretching is a form of

Connective tissue is primarily composed of elastic and ________ fibers.

The residual or permanent change in connective tissue length due to tissue elongation best describes

Slow deformation and imperfect recovery of connective tissue best describe

Connective tissue surrounding neural tissue is self-innervated by the

Each sarcomere is made up of _________, which includes overlapping thick (myosin) and thin (actin) contractile proteins.

Self-innervation and an abundant blood supply allow the connective tissue of the nerve to be very:

An integrated training and flexibility program can delay physical changes associated with aging such as muscle atrophy and

Static stretching and self-myofascial release forms of stretching use the principle of ___________ to improve soft tissue extensibility.

Answer the following questions referring to the images below.

What type of balance exercise is illustrated above?

Answer the following questions referring to the images below.

Which phase(s) of the OPT model would this exercise be most appropriate for?

Answer the following question referring to the images below.

What type of balance exercise is illustrated above?

Answer the following question referring to the images below.

Answer the following question referring to the images below.

Which phase(s) of the OPT model would this exercise be most appropriate for?

All of the following are true regarding plyometric training EXCEPT

The three phases of plyometric training in order are __________, __________,_________

The amortization phase is referred to as a(n) __________ delay.

Decreasing sensitization of the Golgi tendon organ will help _________ force pro- duction.

Athletes with minimal experience using plyometrics should keep the ground contacts to less than ____ maximal efforts per session.

What type of exercise is the “squat jump with stabilization”?

Which phase(s) of the OPT model would be MOST appropriate for the “box jump-up with stabilization” exercise?

What type of exercise is the “repeat squat jump”?

Which phase(s) of the OPT model would be MOST appropriate for the “repeat box jump-up” exercise?

What type of exercise is the “depth-jump to sprinting”?

Which phase(s) of the OPT model would be MOST appropriate for the “hurdle jump to vertical jump” exercise?