CPT Practice Exam

Improves circulation

Lowers blood glucose levels

Improves strength

All of the above

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

Isokinetic

Isotonic

Isometric

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

Dispense medication

Help set realistic training goals

Collect health status information

Motivate and inspire

True

False

Head is placed firmly on the bench

Shoulders and upper back should be firm and even on the bench

Feet are flat on the floor

Buttocks is lifted off the bench

Glucose

Glycogen

Free Fatty Acids

All of the above

Frontal plane

Sagittal plane

Transverse plane

None of the above

Practice Exam

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

2. Which best describes a split routine?

3. Which contraction involves muscle length variations with no change in tension?

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

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

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

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

8. Which of the following is not true when using proper form?

9. What are the three main sources of fuel used by the body for energy?

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