NASM-CPT NASM Movement Assessment

Question 1

What is the Overhead Squat Assessment (OHSA) used for in NASM?

Accepted Answer

To identify movement compensations and muscle imbalances throughout the kinetic chain

Answer

The OHSA evaluates the integrated function of the kinetic chain by observing compensations at the feet/ankles, knees, lumbo-pelvic-hip complex, and shoulders during a functional movement pattern.

Question 2

What does an anterior pelvic tilt during the overhead squat indicate?

Accepted Answer

Overactive hip flexors and erector spinae with underactive gluteus maximus and core stabilizers

Answer

Anterior pelvic tilt indicates overactive hip flexors (psoas, rectus femoris) and erector spinae paired with underactive gluteus maximus, hamstrings, and intrinsic core stabilizers.

Question 3

What is the NASM Corrective Exercise Continuum?

Accepted Answer

A four-step process: inhibit overactive muscles, lengthen them, activate underactive muscles, then integrate into functional movement

Answer

The Corrective Exercise Continuum follows four steps: Inhibit (foam rolling overactive muscles), Lengthen (static stretching), Activate (isolated strengthening of underactive muscles), and Integrate (functional movement patterns).

Question 4

What is the kinetic chain concept in NASM?

Accepted Answer

The interdependent system of muscles, joints, and nerves that work together to produce movement

Answer

The kinetic chain describes how the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems function as an integrated unit, where dysfunction in one component affects the entire system's movement quality.

Question 5

What are the five kinetic chain checkpoints during movement assessment?

Accepted Answer

Feet/ankles, knees, lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LPHC), shoulders, and head/cervical spine

Answer

The five checkpoints are systematically observed from the ground up: feet/ankles, knees, LPHC (lumbar spine, pelvis, hip), shoulder complex, and head/cervical spine, identifying compensations at each level.

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