CPT Practice Exam

Erector Spinae

Triceps

Gluteus Maximus

Latissimus Dorsi

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

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

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

True

False

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Muscle soreness

Fatigue

Weakness

All of the above

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

Practice Exam

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

2. How many days per week should you recommend exercise for an experienced lifter?

3. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

4. Some muscles are named after the function they perform in the body. As an example, forearm muscles are called flexors because they perform this action?

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

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

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

8. What are the most common signs of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)?

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

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