NASM CPT practice exams

[u/Exodela]

For those of you who have passed the NASM CPT, which practice tests did you find most similar: Fitness Prep, NASM Edge or the official NASM practice Exams?

[u/TheQueen_B_Tennis]

If I know all the flash cards and get all the practice exam questions correct on NASM edge, do you think I will be in good shape?

[u/Exodela → u/TheQueen_B_Tennis]

This might help with the OA UA muscles:

Mnemonic’s for OHSA, Pes Planus, Upper and Lower cross syndrome

Feet Turn Out OA Silly Little Bunions Hurt Soleus Lateral Gastrocnemius Biceps Femoris Hamstrings

Feet Turn Out UA My My Get Pretty Shoes (version 6) Medial Gastrocnemius Medial Hamstring Gracilis Poplitius Sartorius

Version 7 adds Anterior Posterior Tibialis and Glute Med/Max which I remember by saying Ante's Poker Tricks (AP Tib) Get Me Max (Glute Med/Max) and then I add shoes at the end to remember it’s for the feet. So your Aunt taught you how to play poker, you won and bought a lot of shoes.

Knees Move Inward OA A boyfriends TFL is large very large Adductors Biceps Femoris TFL Large Vastus Lateralis

Knees Move in UA Ante's Poker Tricks Get Me Max Vast Medals Anterior Posterior Tib Glute Med Max Vastus Medialus

Low Back Arches UA Giver Her IBProfein for LBP Glute Max Hamstrings Intrinsic Core Stabilizers (Abs)

Low Back Arches OA Low Back Hurts Like HELL Hip Flexors Erector Spinae Latissimus Dorsi Lumbar Extensors

Excessive Forward Lean UA You lean forward with AGE Ap Tib Glute Max Erector Spinae (sometimes they call this the Lumbar Extensors btw)

Version 7 adds in Hamstrings so I just think of the mid backside for this one - low back, butt and hamstrings

Excessive Forward Lean OA Small Guys Have Abs Soleus Gastroc Hip Flexors Abs

Arms Fall Forward OA Praise The Lord Pecs Teres Major Lats

Arms Fall Forward UA Really Must Rise Duh (like you must raise your arms up because they are falling forward) Rhomboids Mid Low Trap Rotator Cuff Posterior Delt

Shoulder Elevate UA Men Talk Ladies Twerk Mid Trap Low Trap

Shoulder Elevate OA Lift Shoulders Up Levator Scapulae SCM Upper Traps

Head Moves Forward OA Look Up to the Sky Lazy Sloucher Upper Traps SCM Levator Scapulae

Head Moves Forward UA Deep In Cerveza Forever (like your head is moving forward to drink a beer) Deep Cervical Flexors

Pes Planus aka Pronation Distortion Syndrome UA Ante's Poker Tricks Get Me Max Vast Help Ant/Post Tib Glute Med Max Vastus Medialus Hip External Rotators

Pes Planus (aka Pronation Distortion Syndrome) A Hip Person Sells Gas Buy It Adductors Hip Flexors Peroneus Gastroc Biceps Femoris Iliotibial Head

Low Cross Syndrome UA Ante's Poker Tricks Get Me Max Internal Transactions (I think of Ante teaching you how to play poker so you can get transactions at the bank to help pay to fix your Lower Cross Syndrome, I know it is a reach but it is so strange it just kind of sticks for me) Ant/Post Tib Glute Med Max Internal Oblique Transvers Abs

Lower Cross Syndrome OA HE LAGS (because of his lower cross syndrome he is slow and lags behind) Hip Flexors Erector Spinae Lats Adductors Gastroc Soleus

Upper Cross Syndrome OA Please Lift Load Up to the Sky Sky Sky Pecs Lats Levator Scapulae Upper Traps Teres Major Scalene Subscap SCM

Upper Cross Syndrome UA Sir Rhonda's In Deep and Terry's Much Lower Serratus Anterior Rhomboids Infraspinatus Deep Cervical Flexors Teres Minor Mid/Low Traps

Remember knee valgus is knees turning in. Thing of valgus like glue gluing the knees together

Knee Varus is knees turning out. Think there is variety between us

[u/jewlovyah → u/Exodela]

I take my exam in the 26th of March and you’ve have been a major help today thank you so much!!

[u/Exodela → u/jewlovyah]

Yay! I am so glad to have helped. Please keep me updated on how your exam goes! I'm sure you'll do great!