CPT Practice Exam

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

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

Extend the wrist

Elevate the wrist

Rotate the wrist

Flex the wrist

True

False

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

Muscular strength and muscle size

Muscle size and power

Muscle strength and flexibility

Muscle size and flexibility

Practice Exam

1. Which muscle is the prime mover in spine/trunk flexion?

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

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

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

5. Training specificity explains what type of training?

6. Some muscles are named after the function they perform in the body. As an example, forearm muscles are called flexors because they perform this action?

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

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

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

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