CPT Practice Exam

Hip Adductor

Gastrocnemius

Triceps

Hamstrings

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

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

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

All of the above

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

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

Begin with heavy weights and a lower number of reps

Pair four or more exercises together

Pair two exercises together

Major muscle groups are split into different days or workouts

Practice Exam

1. Quadriceps are a primary mover (agonist) in a leg extension. What is the antagonist muscle?

2. 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?

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

4. Training specificity explains what type of training?

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

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

7. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

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

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

10. Which best describes a split routine?