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

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

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

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

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Glucose

Glycogen

Free Fatty Acids

All of the above

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

True

False

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

Practice Exam

1. Training specificity explains what type of training?

2. Which of the following is true regarding proper weight lifting form?

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

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

5. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

6. Which muscle is the prime mover in spine/trunk flexion?

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

8. Which of the following benefits are attributed to weight training?

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

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