NASM CHAPTER 1

A proprioceptively enriched environment challenges an individual's

•    Internal balance and stabilization
•    Maximum cardiac output
• Maximum strength capabilities
• Hypertrophy gains

The Optimum Performance Training^TM (OPT^TM) model is broken into which three levels?

• Endurance, Hypertrophy, and Power
• Strength, Cardiorespiratory, and Nutrition
• Fat Loss, Strength, and Hypertrophy
• Stabilization, Strength, and Power

The Power training level of the OPT model strives to MOST improve

• Hypertrophy
• Rate of force production
• Muscular endurance
• Stabilization strength

Which phases of training comprise the Strength level of the OPT model?

• Strength Endurance Training, Hypertrophy Training, Maximal Strength Training
• Stabilization Endurance Training, Strength Endurance Training, Hypertrophy Training
• Hypertrophy Training, Maximal Strength Training, Power Training
• Stabilization Endurance Training, Strength Endurance Training, Power Training

Which phase of the OPT model supersets a “barbell bench press” with a “medicine ball chest pass

• Strength Endurance Training
• Maximal Strength Training
• Power Training
• Stabilization Endurance Training

Obesity is a condition of being considerably overweight and refers to a person with a body mass index (BMI) of

• Between 18.5-24.0
• Less than 18.5
• Greater than 30
• Between 25 to 29.9

True or false, the first commercial gym in the US was opened in 1936 in Oakland, California.

• True
• False

True or false, the US spends 1 trillion annually on treating chronic illness?

• True
• False

True or false, the costs of cardiovascular are 503.2 billion annually?

• True
• False

True or false, more than 50% of Americans have total cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dL?

• True
• False