CPT Practice Exam

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

Muscle soreness

Fatigue

Weakness

All of the above

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

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

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

Improves circulation

Lowers blood glucose levels

Improves strength

All of the above

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Practice Exam

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

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

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

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

5. What are the two primary physiological responses to resistance exercise?

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

7. How much rest time is recommended for power exercises?

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

9. Why does the American Diabetes Association recommend aerobic and strength training for managing diabetes?

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