CPT Practice Exam

Glucose

Glycogen

Free Fatty Acids

All of the above

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

True

False

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

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

Origin and insertion

Function

Number of origins

All of the above

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

Practice Exam

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

2. When deciding exercise volume for a new client, how many sets are recommended for muscle endurance?

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

4. Resistance training machines are best suited for experienced weight lifters.

5. Which best describes a split routine?

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

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

8. Which describes the joint movement of the flexor muscles?

9. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

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