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NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) Exam Complete Guide with Questions and Answers 2026/2027 Update
NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
Exam Complete Guide with Questions and
Answers
2026/2027 Update
Q: Main types of muscle fibre
Answer:
Type I (slow-twich) or type II (fast-twich)
Q: Characteristics of type I (slow-twitch) muscle fibre
Answer:
More capillaries, increased oxygen delivery, smaller in size, less force produced, slow to fatigue,
long-term contractions
Q: Characteristics of type II (fast-twich) muscle fibre
Answer:
Fewer capillaries, decreased oxygen delivery, larger in size, more force produced, quick to
fatigue, short-term contractions (force and power)
Q: Agonist
Answer:
Prime mover muscle
Q: Synergist
Answer:
Muscle that assists prime mover
Q: Stabilizer
Answer:
Muscles that stabilize while prime mover and synergist work
Q: Antagonist
Answer:
Muscle that opposes prime mover
Q: List the agonist(s), synergist(s), stabilzer(s), and antagonist(s) when performing a row
Answer:
A: Latissimus dorsi, S: posterior deltoid + biceps, S: rotator cuff, A: pectoralis major
Q: List the agonist(s), synergist(s), stabilzer(s), and antagonist(s) when performing a bench
press
Answer:
A: Pectoralis major, S: anterior deltoid + triceps, S: rotator cuff, A: posterior deltoid
Q: List the agonist(s), synergist(s), stabilzer(s), and antagonist(s) when performing a squat
Answer:
A: Gluteus maximums + quadriceps, S: hamstrings complex, S: transversus abdominis, A: psoas
Q: Endocrine system
Answer:
Responsible in regulating a variety of bodily functions, including the control of mood, growth
and development, tissue function and metabolism  made up of glands that secrete hormones
into the bloodstream
Q: Primary endocrine glands
Answer:
Hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenal glands
Q: Pituitary gland
Answer:
"Master gland" of the endocrine system  controls the functions of the other endocrine glands
Q: Thyroid gland
Answer:
Produces hormones that regulate rate of metabolism and affects the growth and rate of function
of many body systems
Q: Adrenal glands
Answer:
Secretes hormones in response to stress
Q: Organ that regulates control of blood gluclose
Answer:
Pancreas
Q: Insulin
Answer:
Hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates energy and glucose metabolism in the body
Q: Glucagon
Answer:
Hormone produced by the pancreas that raises blood glucose levels by triggering the release of
glycogen stores from the liver
Q: Glucagon "exercise" effects
Answer:
When activity levels increase, glucose uptake by body also increases due to increased sensitivity
to insulin
Q: Catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine)
Answer:
Hormones produced by adrenal glands to help prepare for activity as part of the stress response
(fight or flight response)
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