CPT Practice Exam

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

Isokinetic

Isotonic

Isometric

None of the above

Tell her to wait a few minutes, then try the exercise again.

Attempt to diagnose what is wrong

Recommend she seek care from a qualified physician

Offer her some medication for the pain

Glucose

Glycogen

Free Fatty Acids

All of the above

Pay attention to target muscles for a specific sport or training purpose

Lift heavy no matter what

Push through plateaus

Always overload on your resistance

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Moves the body toward the midline

Increases the angle at a joint

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

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

Practice Exam

1. Which one of these is not within your scope of responsibilities?

2. Which contraction involves muscle length variations with no change in tension?

3. Your client is feeling a sharp pain in her knee during exercise. What should you do?

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

5. Training specificity explains what type of training?

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

7. How many repetitions are usually recommended for building muscular endurance?

8. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

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

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