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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 9 MIN

Pass The NASM CPT Fast 2026 OPT Quiz Questions

from The Show Up Fitness Podcast · host Chris Hitchko, CEO Show Up Fitness

Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why!You can spend weeks “learning” the NASM CPT textbook and still walk into the exam feeling blind sided. We take the opposite approach: study to pass, fast. If you’re stuck on the OPT model, acute variables, tempos, and rest periods, this conversation turns the chaos into a simple set of rules you can memorize and apply under pressure.We walk through the kinds of NASM practice questions that cause panic, like identifying which OPT phase uses stable to unstable supersets, what 4-2-1-1 and 2-0-2-0 tempos actually mean, and why “maximal power” style wording can be a trick. Then we zoom out and show you the map of the OPT model: stabilization, strength focused phases, hypertrophy or muscular development, maximal strength, and power with post-activation potentiation. Along the way we give you a straight method for thinking through exercises like bench press to push-up, heavy lifts paired with throws or jumps, and what the test expects you to recall about sets, reps, and intensity.We also get honest about the part nobody tells you: passing the personal trainer certification doesn’t make you good at coaching. Clients don’t pay for textbook terms, they pay for results, confidence, and problem solving. That’s why our north star is simple: pass the NASM CPT exam efficiently, then build the real skills that keep trainers in the game beyond year one.Subscribe for more practical CPT exam prep, share this with a friend who’s cramming right now, and leave a review with the one topic you want us to break down next.Want to become a SUCCESSFUL personal trainer? SUF-CPT is the FASTEST growing personal training certification in the world!Want to ask us a question?  Email [email protected] with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show!Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/Become a Successful Personal Trainer Book Vol. 2 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/1aoRnqANASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com

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Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! You can spend weeks “learning” the NASM CPT textbook and still walk into the exam feeling blind sided. We take the opposite approach: study to pass, fast. If you’re stuck on the OPT model, acute variables, tempos, and rest periods, this conversation turns the chaos into a simple set of rules you can memorize and apply under pressure. We walk through the kinds of NASM practice questions that cause panic, like identifying which...

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