CPT Practice Exam

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

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Erector Spinae

Triceps

Gluteus Maximus

Latissimus Dorsi

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.

Type 1 and Type 2

Type 4 and Type 5

Cells and Organs

Glycogen and Free Fatty Acids

Underhand

Overhand

Neutral

None of the above

True

False

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

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

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

Practice Exam

1. Training specificity explains what type of training?

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

3. Biceps are a primary mover (agonist) in a bicep curl. What is the antagonist muscle?

4. 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?

5. Name the two types of muscle fibers.

6. What is a supinated grip?

7. Exercise volume refers to the amount of intensity a client has.

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

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

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