CPT Practice Exam

True

False

8 to 15

12 or more

6 or less

1 to 2

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

Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Vastus lateralis

Soleus

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

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

Underhand

Overhand

Neutral

None of the above

Protects the body from injury

Improves posture

Reduces stress

All of the above

Begin training but at a low intensity.

Talk with a doctor and seek approval for exercise.

Train at a high intensity.

Begin more physical assessments.

Practice Exam

1. Resistance training machines are best suited for experienced weight lifters.

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

3. Training specificity explains what type of training?

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

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

6. If the hip adductor is the prime mover in an exercise, what is the antagonist?

7. Which best describes a split routine?

8. What is a supinated grip?

9. Which of the following benefits are attributed to weight training?

10. When answering the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), your client answers “yes” to a bone or joint problem that could be made worse by exercise. What should you recommend?