CPT Practice Exam

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

You should always use a spotter

When lifting for power movements

When your client asks you not to

When you are not in the mood

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None 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

Begin training but at a low intensity.

Talk with a doctor and seek approval for exercise.

Train at a high intensity.

Begin more physical assessments.

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

True

False

Practice Exam

1. Which of the following muscles is not part of the quad muscles?

2. When is the only time you shouldn’t use a spotter?

3. What are the two primary physiological responses to resistance exercise?

4. Which training principle describes the practice of gradually adding more resistance so there is enough stimulus to grow?

5. Which describes the joint movement of the flexor muscles?

6. Which of the three planes of motion describe dividing the body into top and bottom?

7. Training specificity explains what type of training?

8. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?

9. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

10. You should always keep a current CPR certification when training clients.