CPT Practice Exam

To assist the primary mover

To be the primary mover

To control posture

To prevent injuries

True

False

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

Underhand

Overhand

Neutral

None of the above

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

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

Practice Exam

1. What is the role of an agonist muscle?

2. The frontal plane explains the division of the body between front and back.

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

4. Which training principle describes the practice of systematically increasing your repetitions to get stronger?

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

6. 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?

7. What is a supinated grip?

8. If the hip adductor is the prime mover in an exercise, what is the antagonist?

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

10. Training specificity explains what type of training?