CPT Practice Exam

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

True

False

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

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

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Isokinetic

Isotonic

Isometric

None of the above

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

Practice Exam

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

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

3. You should always keep a current CPR certification when training clients.

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

5. Skeletal muscles are often named by what factors?

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

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

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

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

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