NASAM VOCAB

Question 1

National Academy of Sports Medicine Code of Professional Conduct:

Answer 1

Refer the client to the appropriate medical practitioner when, at minimum, the certified member:

Becomes aware of any change in the clients health status or medication

Question 2

Relative Flexibility:

Answer 2

The body’s tendency to take the path of least resistance

Question 3

Autogenic Inhibition:

Answer 3

States that prolonged Golgi tendon stimulation inhibits muscles spindles of the same muscle

Question 4

Reciprocal Inhibition

Answer 4

When an agonist receives a signal to contract an inhibitory signal is sent to its antagonist muscle which lengthens.

Question 5

Synergistic Dominance

Answer 5

When a synergist muscle takes over for an agonist muscle that exhibits a decrease in neural drive

Question 6

Precontemplation

Answer 6

Not thinking about working out (stage 1 of change)

Question 7

Gluconeogenesis

Answer 7

Creation of new glucose via non carbohydrate substrates, such as protein.

Question 8

Extrinsic Motivation

Answer 8

Reward/recognition (winning 1st place in a race, cash prize, trophy)

Question 9

Agonist

Answer 9

Prime move for a lift i.e. Military Press (deltoid; synergist triceps, antagonist lats), Bench press( chest; synergist triceps, antagonist posterior deltoid), Squats (quads knee / glutes hip; synergist hamstrings, antagonist psoas

Question 10

Heart Anatomy

Answer 10

SA Node (pacemaker of the heart), pulmonary artery (CO2 A W A Y from the heart), Atriums (hold blood), 140/90 hypertension (systolic / diastolic) PHA = Peripheral Heart Action: Squats to Push-Ups (upper- lower body exercise)

Question 11

OPT Model Acute Variables

Answer 11

Rest, Reps, Intensity, Tempo

Question 12

Davis Law

Answer 12

States that soft tissue molds along a line of stress

Question 13

Altered Reciprocal Inhibition

Answer 13

Overactive agonist muscle decreases neural drive to functional antagonist muscle

Question 14

Sliding filament theory

Answer 14

Muscle contraction involving actin & myosin sliding past one another shortening muscle during concentric muscle action

Question 15

Intrinsic motivation

Answer 15

You feel a sense of satisfaction, belonging (ex: a grandma is happy because she can play with her grandkids due to exercising regularly)

Question 16

All-or-nothing principle

Answer 16

Motor units can’t vary amount of force they generate, they either contact maximally or not at all

Question 17

Length- tension relationship

Answer 17

Resting length if a muscle and the tension it can produce at this length, AKA relationship between actin & myosin (myosin is the larger myofilament)

Question 18

Principle Of Specificity

Answer 18

States that the body will adapt to specific demands that are placed on it

Question 19

Neuromuscular Specificity

Answer 19

Refers to speed of contraction and exercise selection

Question 20

Mechanical Specificity

Answer 20

Refers to weight and movement placed on the body

Question 21

Type I vs Type II muscles fiber:

Answer 21

Sprinter =2 (fast twitch)
Marathon runner = 1 (slow twitch)

Type I= Aerobic / fat utilization

Type 2 = carbs

Question 22

Bio Energetics

Answer 22

Phosphagen = High Intense / explosive with long recovery (when creatine is used)

Glycolysis = Middle (mood intensity)

Oxidation= Low intense / short rest period