CPT Practice Exam

For good exercise technique

For safety reasons

Both A and B

None of the above

Training progression

Training specificity

Training overload

Diminishing returns

Increases the angle at a joint

Decreases the angle at a joint

Moves the body away from the midline

Elevates a body part

2 to 3 days

3 to 4 days

4 to 7 days

As often as they want

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Improves circulation

Lowers blood glucose levels

Improves strength

All of the above

True

False

Hip Adductor

Gastrocnemius

Triceps

Hamstrings

Practice Exam

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

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

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

4. How often should beginners exercise per week in general?

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

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

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

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

9. Free weights can help in developing the smaller synergistic muscles.

10. Quadriceps are a primary mover (agonist) in a leg extension. What is the antagonist muscle?