CPT Practice Exam

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

Head is placed firmly on the bench

Shoulders and upper back should be firm and even on the bench

Feet are flat on the floor

Buttocks is lifted off the bench

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

You should always use a spotter

When lifting for power movements

When your client asks you not to

When you are not in the mood

True

False

1 to 2 sets

2 to 3 sets

3 to 6 sets

3 to 5 sets

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Moves the body toward the midline

Increases the angle at a joint

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Practice Exam

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

2. Which of the following is not true when using proper form?

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

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

5. When is the only time you shouldn’t use a spotter?

6. The Anaerobic System must rely on carbohydrates for ATP production.

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

8. Which joint action describes the movement of adduction?

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

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