CPT Practice Exam

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

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

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

Muscle soreness

Fatigue

Weakness

All of the above

True

False

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

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

Practice Exam

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

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

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

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

5. How many repetitions are usually recommended for building muscular endurance?

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

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

8. Breathing should be performed as inhaling as the muscles lengthen and exhaling as the muscles contract.

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

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