CPT Practice Exam

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

200 muscles

500 muscles

700 muscles

Over 1,000

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

2 to 3 days

3 to 4 days

4 to 7 days

As often as they want

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

An erect body position should be maintained at all times

Always check for a stable base of support

Both A and B

None of the above

Glucose

Glycogen

Free Fatty Acids

All of the above

Practice Exam

1. Popular reasons why free weights are better than machines include:

2. How many muscles are in your body (roughly)?

3. What is your most important role as a personal trainer?

4. How often should beginners exercise per week in general?

5. When deciding exercise volume for a new client, how many sets are recommended for muscle endurance?

6. How much rest time is recommended for power exercises?

7. Which training principle describes the practice of systematically increasing your repetitions to get stronger?

8. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into left and right?

9. Which of the following factors are important for proper body alignment?

10. What are the three main sources of fuel used by the body for energy?