CPT Practice Exam

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

30 to 90 seconds

30 seconds or less

30 to 60 seconds

2 to 5 minutes

Improves circulation

Lowers blood glucose levels

Improves strength

All of the above

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

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

Pay attention to target muscles for a specific sport or training purpose

Lift heavy no matter what

Push through plateaus

Always overload on your resistance

Pointing the toes inward

Leaning too far forward

Not keeping a stable spine

All of the above

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

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

Practice Exam

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Training specificity explains what type of training?

8. What are some common mistakes with body alignment?

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

10. Which best describes a split routine?