CPT Practice Exam

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

Pointing the toes inward

Leaning too far forward

Not keeping a stable spine

All of the above

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.

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

True

False

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

Isokinetic

Isotonic

Isometric

None of the above

Erector Spinae

Triceps

Gluteus Maximus

Latissimus Dorsi

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Practice Exam

1. Which one of these is not within your scope of responsibilities?

2. What are some common mistakes with body alignment?

3. 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?

4. What are the main reasons to have a spotter?

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

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

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

8. Which contraction involves muscle length variations with no change in tension?

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

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