CPT Practice Exam

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

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

Type 1 and Type 2

Type 4 and Type 5

Cells and Organs

Glycogen and Free Fatty Acids

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

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

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

Practice Exam

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

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

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

4. Name the two types of muscle fibers.

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

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

7. Training specificity explains what type of training?

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

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

10. What are the main reasons to have a spotter?