CPT Practice Exam

Triceps

Gluteus medius

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Rectus abdominis

Erector spinae

Hamstrings

Quadriceps

Get your clients stronger

Help them lose weight

Provide safe and effective exercise instruction

Motivate and inspire

2 to 3 times per week

3 to 4 times per week

4 to 7 times per week

Twice a day

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

Never use a full range of motion

Always use your back when lifting from the floor

Always lock your knees

Never jerk the weight

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Easier to develop power and strength

Recruits more muscles

Moves through a full range of motion

All of the above

Hip Adductor

Gastrocnemius

Triceps

Hamstrings

An erect body position should be maintained at all times

Always check for a stable base of support

Both A and B

None of the above

Practice Exam

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

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

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

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

5. Training specificity explains what type of training?

6. Which of the following is true regarding proper weight lifting form?

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

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

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

10. Which of the following factors are important for proper body alignment?