Get your copy of the NASM Cheat Sheet. It helps immensely in studying for the exam. The download is a high-definition printable PDF. Courtesy of Trainer Academy.

Hello NASM learners, and welcome to the PT Pioneer Study hub page for the Cheat Sheet!
This page goes over the PT Pioneer NASM Cheat Sheet and guides you on the best way to use it during your studies.
I recommend downloading the FREE PDF NASM Cheat Sheet by clicking below so you can study offline to ensure you always have access to the material.
In this article, PTPioneer offers:
- An easy-to-download PDF Cheat Sheet Document
- Tips on the utilization of Cheat Sheet pages in your studies
- Next Steps PTPioneer NASM Study Hub
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Let’s dive in and check out the NASM study materials with this Cheat Sheet page.
NASM CPT Study Series
- NASM Exam Prep Home Page
- NASM Study Plan
- NASM Study Guide
- NASM Practice Exams
- NASM Flashcards
- NASM Cheat Sheet
- NASM Exam FAQ

Cheat Sheet Download
If you didn’t click above, click the button right below and put in your email to receive this high-quality PDF Download for a NASM Cheat Sheet.
On top of the cheat sheet, we will also include a valuable PDF study plan for the NASM-certified personal trainer certification.
These two materials are free and sent directly to your email to download and print off to help organize your studies.
What is a Cheat Sheet?
A Cheat Sheet is an extremely valuable test and prep study method and an additional part of a great NASM CPT study guide.
Many people use these one-page sheets for open-book exam taking since they contain all the need-to-know information.
The Cheat Sheet is a one-page document containing all the most important topics and terms, similar to the flashcards, but in one location. There is no need to flip through many study pages to find the materials you need for a test question.
This PTPioneer cheat sheet may give some ideas for your version of a cheat sheet, as not everyone struggles with the same materials.
Cheat sheets are proven to be very useful in our learners’ studies, as they serve as another way to memorize information, as you have to know where to find the specific exercise science information. Hence, it benefits in ease of location of information and actual memorization.
The cheat sheet is the last of our four main study materials within the NASM study hub on PTPioneer. The practice test, study guide, and flashcards are all included in this count.
Use the study plan for ideas on when and how to implement this Cheat Sheet.
Where does this PTPioneer Cheat Sheet come from?
The cheat sheet used here on PTPioneer for the ACSM study plan comes from an affiliated website, Trainer Academy, that makes premium study materials.
They make study materials for top organizations and the most popular fitness certifications, like the NASM CPT, which we cover for free here.
The premium study materials are much more thorough and intensive. They include a pass guarantee, where you would get your money back if you do not pass the certification exam.
This is a great option for learners that wish to have the most study materials offered for online study, and it comes with some great deals on their prices.
Trainer Academy also offers multiple tiers of packages, so you must choose the best one for what you need.
What are the contents of the NASM CPT curriculum?
The NASM exam requires an extensive amount of knowledge. First of all, you’ll need to understand the anatomy of the bones, tendons, ligaments, fascia, joints, cartilage, blood, connective tissue, nervous system, brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
Additionally, NASM requires you to study special population training, movement assessments, exercise technique, program design with the NASM OPT model, and various aspects of business. Most of this is focused for the United States context but NASM curriculum does apply to training clients anywhere.
Cheat Sheet Study Implementation
For the proper use of this cheat sheet, based on the PTPioneer recommendations, it is important to go through the Study Plan sheet in the NASM study hub, and it is fully downloadable as a PDF.
One of the most challenging topics on the NASM personal trainer certification exam is the tightened and weak muscles accompanying different distortions. You can see on the cheat sheet that this has received some focus.
The National Academy of Sports Medicine will have this information in the exam in some form, and it is a good idea to have this sheet with you when you are taking practice tests during your study time.
Print out this sheet so you can have it by your side in the future.
Within the study plans here on all of the PTPioneer study hubs, the study plans look at four different timeframes for learners to utilize, and they help different types of people.
When someone is looking to use the 4-week study plan, the ideal use of the NASM cheat sheet will be simply looking for the appropriate materials and reviewing them as they come up in each chapter.
There will be some crossover between the flashcards and the cheat sheet, but different ways to view these most important topics will help answer exam questions in our practice exam and, eventually, the NASM CPT exam.
For the 3-month study plan, the cheat sheet comes later toward the end. It is familiarized before taking the practice tests again and should be able to help with those practice questions as you go through them, readying for the final exam.
The 6-month and 1-year study plans have the cheat sheet at the end of their last months. This is because they are always viewed as most helpful when taking practice exams, and that is when they are recommended in the study plans.
For all of these NASM resources offered on PTPioneer for the CPT certification, the goal should be familiarized with every aspect within the downloadable guides.
The PTPioneer NASM study guide cheat sheets are jam-packed and full of information, serving as an exam content outline.
Ideally, learners should not utilize the cheat sheet on their first attempt at our NASM certification practice fitness assessment.
After you familiarize yourself with the cheat sheet, keep it handy during your personal trainer certification practice test attempts and only use it when you can’t think of the answer to a test.
You should aim not to rely too greatly on this cheat sheet, as that can hinder your learning and make the cheat sheet more of a crutch you rely on. After test prep is done, this would only hurt you on the inevitable real exam.
Hi thank you guys for everything you do! I have been trying to get the cheat sheet for nasm cpt and I never get an email sent when putting in my information.
Hey Reyonia, I found the link to be working on my end, it just took between 5 and 10 minutes to send. Give it another try when you get a chance and let me know if you were able to get it here in the comments.
I watched the NASM CPT video and subscribed. I am not able to pull up the cheat sheet or download. I have gone in circles studying.
Thank you
Hey Michael, the cheat sheet should get sent directly to your email. Try checking your spam folder on the off-chance that it went there.
I have also requested the cheat sheet a few times and have not received it. Thanks
Hey Latasha, I will see what is going on with that link; my apologies for the button not functioning. Hope you are able to study with the other pages, still!
I have requested the cheat sheet to two different emails probably about 10 times now. I haven’t seen it come through in my inbox or my junkmail box. Any ideas why that would be? Thanks!
I am sorry for the inconvenience; I believe it is fixed now and all should be good.
If I buy your NASM CPT MVP package, will you provide me with everything to study without buying anything else on the NASM headquarters website? Then, when I ready to take the test, do I only take the test on the website of Nasm headquarters?
Hey Chloe, I do not sell anything on this page. But, I do have a free study guide to help guide the learners who want some help.